Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 25 by dave thompson

Year built	1982
Location of boat	Whiskeytown, CA
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	2002
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes. it is very used friendly and unforgiving so far
Gear that's been added	it came with new furling sail, new main sail, new rigging so I have not had to add anything noteworthy
Structural or complex improvements	none
The boat's best features	easy to sail especially for a rookie sailor such as myself. The boat is very comfortable
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	too early to say
Sailing characterisitcs	nothing extrodiary. Top speed so far about 7 knts
Motoring characterisitcs	pretty easy to get in and out of slip. I have an older Honda 7.5 that seems adequate.
Liveability	The boat is nice for 3-4 people.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	They were helpful. I had some questions about the swing keel. I purchased a Catalina book from them.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	bought from pvt party
Other comments	My brother and I will be welding up a trailer for this boat this summer. I would love to hear any helpful hints you may have. I trailered this boat once using a rented trailer with no problems.