Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 25 by Bill Nixon

Year built	1982
Location of boat	sandusky ohio
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	solo
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	ohio
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes
Gear that's been added	it came fully equipped,inclu a dodger,gages but dont have alot of time right now
Structural or complex improvements	no
The boat's best features	value , classic lines, my 82 has nice teak accents, even teak ladder , is in great shape and is holding its value.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	the swing keel, will have to drop it, to do the upgrade and put in a new pin.
Sailing characterisitcs	not a good light air boat but I just got a new main and my skills are improving. In heavy air, have to have a headsail to come about. Sails great with a 60% blade and one reef. Need the rudder upgrade.
Motoring characterisitcs	can do 5kn, old 9.9, shaft isnt as long as it should be but ok for most situations
Liveability	just increased the expansion of the starbd bench which allows the seat back to lay along side the seat for a wider bunk. Have a pop top. Its ok for the size boat. put a port in the rear quarter birth.
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	very positive Freeman Eckley, in Vermilion Oh
Other comments	cant wait to go again!live for the weekends