Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 22 by David Howshar

Year built
Location of boat	Guernsey, Wyoming
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
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	New mast, running rigging, standing rigging, all turnbuckles, lazy jacks, jib downhaul, topping lift.
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Its strength--I can and have rammed rocks at 5-10 knots with no damage to the boat other than a few scratches in the bottom paint.(long story, big mistake)
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.
Sailing characterisitcs
Motoring characterisitcs
Liveability
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
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