Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 310 by john spera

Year built	2003
Location of boat	mobile
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2003
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	no!
Gear that's been added	the boat is loaded.
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	sails well
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	leaks, poor construction factory and dealer do not communicate.
Sailing characterisitcs	sails okay
Motoring characterisitcs	motors okay
Liveability	not enough storage
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	i called customer service once they were helpful but they cannot make miracles happen.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	the process has been painfull, iresearched this boat for two years, and still made the wrong decision.
Other comments	if this is the best production boat in america, i might as well take up GOLF