Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 30 by Chris Taylor

Year built	1981
Location of boat	oceanside 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?	Yes
Owner bought the boat in	98
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	YES!
Gear that's been added	None, she was well equiped at purchase.
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Internal volume.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Cockpit layoutm with wheel sterring
Sailing characterisitcs
Motoring characterisitcs	5knts max
Liveability
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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