Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 28mkII by Dave Brower

Year built	1998
Location of boat	Newport Beach, CA
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
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	1998
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes for the size and the price this boat can not be beat.
Gear that's been added
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	The interior size is excellent for a 28 footer.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	I have had several minor problems with the Universal disel
Sailing characterisitcs	Excellent performance in 6 knots of wind and more below 6 knots performance leaves something to be desired
Motoring characterisitcs	Excellent very few boats under 38ft can keep up
Liveability	Very good only thing need more pot and pan storage if you like to cook a lot
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Very good experiance with H & S yachts in So. Cal. would deal with them again
Other comments	Can not beat this boat for the money