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Review of the Catalina Coronado-15 by Paul Schupbach

Year built	1981
Location of boat	Branced Oak Lake
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	2005
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes great boat and a great value
Gear that's been added	NO I do not have the trapeze hooked up yet but I plan to this year . I would appreciate any help or instruction as I think I'm missing a couple of pieces
Structural or complex improvements	No I am considering going to stern sheeting but again I'm not confident in the plans I have. I would appreciate it if anyone knew of any manuels that I may purchase
The boat's best features	Well thought out, fast, easy to sail easy set up
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	storage could be better and i wish it had a furling jib. like to buy a used one
Sailing characterisitcs	Sails great up to about 15 to 18 mph wind after that hold on tight I did flip it once and had a hard time getting back in the boat winds were 20 to 25 . it likes to sail flat . it turns better and no loss of speed
Motoring characterisitcs	no motor
Liveability	none
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	none
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Branched Oak marina great guys
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