Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 28 by Scott Kelly

Year built	1991
Location of boat	Dana Point
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1996
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes, we have had alot of fun
Gear that's been added	Gps, Lazy Jacks, Cockpit table, Force 10 Bar-b-que, lots of Catalina Island pictures.
Structural or complex improvements	Some rigging ie boom vang ( Garhauer ) added lights in aft cabin.
The boat's best features	Good sailing, comfortable, big cockpit, open transom.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Bad battery location,
Sailing characterisitcs	All kinds, light air
Motoring characterisitcs	Good now with 3 blade prop. Had to replace our exhaust pipe, this was pure torture!
Liveability	Just Great. We have spent weeks at a time aboard and lived 3 days a week on IIPAC for about 4 months. We loved it.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Don't let the broker hire your survey person.
Other comments	Our boat is really happy sailing! It5 looks good