Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 30 by Doug

Year built	1990
Location of boat	Watts Bar
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	less than 10 knots
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2012
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes
Gear that's been added	Nicro solar vent installed in small hatch above salon. New instruments including autopilot. New head. New running lines.
Structural or complex improvements	Replaced the compression post block in the bilge with a custom stainless jack screw.
The boat's best features	Roomy below with good headroom. Decent access to engine. Boat has a solid feel and is easy to sail.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Just maintenance items on a 22 year old boat.
Sailing characterisitcs	Tends to round up in a blow. We have the tall rig and wing keel.
Motoring characterisitcs	Tends to veer to port under power.
Liveability	Plenty of berths but not alot of storage.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	N/A
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	N/A
Other comments	Like the T cockpit, full batten main, decent side decks for going forward.