Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 380 by Gary jensen

Year built	1998
Location of boat	San Francisco area
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	23-30 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2000
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes!
Gear that's been added	Yes, Foam Luff,cockpit cushions, spinaker halyard, spinaker pole, raft,changed some rigging configurations
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	sailing ability, lay out, room, creature features
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	hard vang attachment at the boom, loose electrical connections, in-mast furler system.
Sailing characterisitcs	Strong winds---39 knots, big, short, erratic waves.
Motoring characterisitcs	good..................
Liveability	excellent with the rear berth arrangement.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	very good..........
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Yes, I bought the boat on the East Coast @ Blue and Gold Yacht Broker, in Daytona Beach, Flordia.. They were EXCELLENT!!!!!!! and I transported it to California via Dudley Trucking.
Other comments	She is nice and as I get use to her it only gets BETTER!!!!!!!!