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Review of the Catalina 22 by Joe Kleid

Year built	1988
Location of boat	CYC, Hudson River NY
The boat is sailed on	Rivers
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	less than 10 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1999
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes
Gear that's been added	This winter I bought a tiller for the catalina 25 and adapted it for the 22. there wasn't enough leg room under the tiller, and this new tiller has an 8
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	the boat is forgiving for new sailors like ourselves. very good first boat, easy to sail
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	the mainsheet at the rear is uncomfortable, trying a new kit that will allow the usual front hand on the sheet rear on the tiller
Sailing characterisitcs	she sails well, this past summer, our first, was a dog- hot hot and little breeze- looking for a little cooler and a bit stiffer this summer
Motoring characterisitcs	with our 8hp mercury, we've
Liveability	I never liked camping, and i wouldn't like to sleep on our boat- or even some of the bigger ones i saw at the show in Hartford this past weekend- why? sleep/eat/piss in a small space that a motel room starts to look like a 4br colonial?
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
Other comments	It was necessary to buy a swing keel-mooring policies, and this boat exceeds our expectations. I have done a lot of wet-ass sailing, and this is our first

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