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Review of the Catalina Capri-26 by brian fraser

Year built	1991
Location of boat	lake norman, NC
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	Press here to select
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?	Not yet time to tell. Just bought the boat. Everyone who passes it tells us what a great looking boat it is. The previous owner was very meticulous. Everything is on board and ready to go.
Gear that's been added	The boat came with just about everything including silverware. The edson steering wheel was the main reason I bought the boat. It was installed in March this year. The only thing I would add is a wind speed/direction instrument.
Structural or complex improvements	Not yet
The boat's best features	I have never seen a 26' would all the advantages that this boat has - aft cabin, full head with shower, hot and cold pressure water, wheel steering, inboard diesel,bright cabin with lots of light, furling, stern seats, am-fm cd player, cockpit speakers, lazy jacks, bbque, dry cell batteries, .....
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	too early to tell
Sailing characterisitcs
Motoring characterisitcs	First time I have owner a diesel. Not yet used to the noise but looking at ways to insulate the engine cover for sound deadening. Would apppreciate any comments if someone had done this already
Liveability
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