Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 22 by Robert Kline

Year built	1978
Location of boat	Charlevoix
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	1999
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	Maybe.
Gear that's been added	GPS, BBQ, Wind Chicken
Structural or complex improvements	None yet, but swing keel is having problems. winch is not locking, keel bounces back and forth.
The boat's best features	large cockpit.
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	swing keel
Sailing characterisitcs	fine
Motoring characterisitcs	nothing to say, motor is on- it's not sailing
Liveability	a little short on the sleeping berths, length that is.
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