Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 22 by Norm Ross

Year built	1988
Location of boat	Southshore Marina; West Milford NJ
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
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	NO
Structural or complex improvements	NO
The boat's best features	Compact
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Just started using it. Ok so far.
Sailing characterisitcs	weeds in the water are a pain.
Motoring characterisitcs	weeds also a pain here.
Liveability	too small
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	The broker was excellent.
Other comments	very nice so far.