Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 27 by Doug LeBon

Year built	1982
Location of boat	Watts Bar, TN
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	less than 10 knots
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2010
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes but maybe one that was in better shape.
Gear that's been added	New sails, furler, electric propulsion, winches, power panel, traveler
Structural or complex improvements	Aftermarket rudder
The boat's best features	Easy to sail
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Inboard engine was hard to access. New electric propulsion takes up less space.
Sailing characterisitcs	A little tender in puffs
Motoring characterisitcs	Rudder design not good for inboard due to the amount of rudder in front of shaft. Tiller pushes to stops if let go. Rudder replaced with aftermarket rudder and now is much better.
Liveability	No so much- mostly overnights
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Very helpful
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	N/A
Other comments	Nice Boat