Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina Capri-25 by Rick

Year built	1982
Location of boat	Lake Winnipesaukee
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	less than 10 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2004
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Without hesitation
Gear that's been added	motor mount, instruments, radio, furler, cushions
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Classic lines, incredible value, it's a lot of boat for the money, durable, just plain fun
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	port lights leak
Sailing characterisitcs	faster than it looks
Motoring characterisitcs	not applicable
Liveability	Great weekender and island hopper
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	They are fantastic, especially Lenore and Kent
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
Other comments	Solid boat, with a lot of very well thought out extras