Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 22 by Craig Roth

Year built	1980
Location of boat	Rochester, NY
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	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	1980
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes
Gear that's been added	The boat was a bare bones boat, I had to add lifelines, I built my stern rail. I added a boomvang, jiffy reefing, topping lift, and an adjustable clew outhaul. I also added a VHF Radio, Loran, TV, microwave.
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	It's a nice boat. It will sail like a big boat but the swing keel makes it nice to get into shallow water docks.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	nothing
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