Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 27 by Dale Gould

Year built	1975
Location of boat	Charleston S.C.
The boat is sailed on	Bays, sounds, or protected salt water
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	2003
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	absolutly
Gear that's been added	new halyards..old ones worn
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	its ability to point and sail well
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Some problems with the diesel engine.. Don't like anchor locker..its very difficult to feed anchor line down the hauser opening
Sailing characterisitcs	Fast as heck..sailed in 25 knot winds with a 150 genoa..swells 5 ft ..handled great...have passed much larger boats in improptu races ..I love this boat
Motoring characterisitcs	11 hp diesel a big weak against strong tide flow passages..
Liveability	have only spent week ends on her..plenty of room for her size
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	no contact
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	from a friend
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