Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 25 by Chuck Minges

Year built	1984
Location of boat	Columbia, SC
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	Press here and selec
Average size of crew	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1994
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Yes
Gear that's been added	Fish Finder(I troll for stripers when the wind won't blow. Cockpit speakers. A second battery
Structural or complex improvements	No
The boat's best features	It sails well. It's well made. big enough for me. easy to sail alone
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	Nothing
Sailing characterisitcs	This is too technical for me
Motoring characterisitcs	It goes 5 1/2 knots with me and a 9.9 Jonhson
Liveability	It has a Pop Top which is great. I don't sleep on it much
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	Bought it from the original owner
Other comments	The boat's 15 years old and has been in the water all that time and I think it's in great shape including the bottom