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Review of the Catalina 310 by Alansails

Year built	2001
Location of boat	Lake Erie
The boat is sailed on	The Great Lakes
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	2013
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	ABSOLUTELY, Wish we had known how good the boat was before , We would have bought sooner!
Gear that's been added	New Batteries-AGM, battery charger, oberdorfer water pump, sails, chart plotter, LED lights, running rigging, hatch off the head to the lazeratte , Bimini and Dodger
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Interior Design, Cockpit design, Hull design, Sailing attitude
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.
Sailing characterisitcs	We have sailed the Great Lakes and have sailed in 30 knot winds, Boat is sturdy, well built is not tender. we have also raced her under PHRF and have taken 2nd place!
Motoring characterisitcs	No Problem, Does hull speed
Liveability	We lived aboard during a 7 week trip up through the Great Lakes, No problems, Not even us!
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Catalina Went above and beyond for answering questions and finding a mast cap from the mast yard, sent it to us at no charge. This is our 3rd Catalina-would not own anything else! Boat is well built and Great Customer support! Spoken with Gerry Douglas , Warren Pandy and others they are Great
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Bought it from Green Turtle Bay brokerage, Great Expierence
Other comments	Would Highly recommend Ownership, Great Boat!

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