Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina Capri-16.5 by H. David Houser

Year built	1997
Location of boat	Lake Wawasee, Indiana
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1997
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes/purchased this boat to teach my daughter how to sale. This boat has worked out well for her
Gear that's been added	No
Structural or complex improvements	No
The boat's best features	Easy to rig/responds well. Very basic
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Center board is difficult to keep down cleat needs to be replaced with a larger one
Sailing characterisitcs	light and responsive
Motoring characterisitcs	none
Liveability	n/a
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	very good service
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