Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 27 by Mark Douglas

Year built	1980
Location of boat	Lake Huron,Mi
The boat is sailed on	The Great Lakes
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	2001
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Already have. This is my second Cat 27. I owned 1st for 9 years, went to Cat 30. I didnt like 30 as near as much. Sold 30
Gear that's been added	just getting started. So far just upgraded VHF, Stereo-cd.
Structural or complex improvements	Not on this one.
The boat's best features	value mostly. The fact that its easily single handed. I solo'd west coast of Fl in my last 27. Now I have wife
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Never had a great seal on main hatch, cockpit scuppers easily foul. windows
Sailing characterisitcs	Thats why I went back. Sailed alot of boats, these sail as good as any overall. not that peppy in real light winds, but can really be fun in moderate winds.
Motoring characterisitcs	typical for sailboat
Liveability	Great liveaboard for single. Good for week or two with couple. good for week with 3. Weekend with 4.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Never have
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Individual
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