Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 36 by M. Simon

Year built	1985
Location of boat	Eagle Harbor
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
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	1990
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yup!
Gear that's been added	GPS, radar, windlass
Structural or complex improvements	windlass unit with switches
The boat's best features
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Anchor locker--hatchcover awkward Difficult to set up windlass since needed special metal plate to stabilize on forward deck *Fuel tank--rusted out--was originally mounted directly in bilge without fiberglassed stand
Sailing characterisitcs	Handles great--no problem going to windward
Motoring characterisitcs	Backing is a bitch! So what else is new with single screws?
Liveability	Comfortable
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
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