Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina Capri-16 by Bob Kleinschmit

Year built	1990
Location of boat	Michigan
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
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
Gear that's been added	depth sounder, compass
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	It's small enough to trailer easily and it can be sailed on smaller inland lakes, yet it is stable and secure enough to sail on the Great Lakes and in large waves.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	The topping lift is annoying.
Sailing characterisitcs	Fast, stable, good in all weather and all points of sail.
Motoring characterisitcs	fast and manuverable
Liveability	Acceptable for shorter cruises; two berths but comfortable; limited headroom
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	no problems
Other comments	It's a great all around boat which, probably due to the Capri 18, not many have been built.