Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 28mkII by Stuart Bourne

Year built	1999
Location of boat	Queensland Australia
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	16-22 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2011
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	For sure, love it
Gear that's been added	Bimini, spray dodger, TV, GPS.
Structural or complex improvements	No
The boat's best features	Great quality, well built and great design. Ideal for the family or sailing solo. Great size for family coastal cruising and overnighting on the islands of the Queensland coast. Big wide cockpit and easy to handle solo.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Had to replace the head and a few small leaks from the hatches in heavy weather and rain.
Sailing characterisitcs	0-5 knots = stay home. 5- 10 knots = Boring. 10-15 knots = now we're cruising. 15-20 knots = fun. 20-25 knots = exciting. 25-30 and over = reef the main and hang on waahoooo.....awesome
Motoring characterisitcs	Good, cruises at 5.5kts at 1900 rpm
Liveability	Excellent for it's size. Everything you need for short trips and comfortable too.
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The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
Other comments	Great boat, love it. I called her MOJO for good reason, she gets my mojo going. Well done Catalina we love your boats down under as well.