Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 25 by Jim Newberg

Year built	1979
Location of boat	texas
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Day sailing
Normal wind strength	10-15 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	98
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	yes been thrilled
Gear that's been added	none yet it was tweaked
Structural or complex improvements	none
The boat's best features	the room
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	none
Sailing characterisitcs	sluggish when dirty and extremely fast when clean
Motoring characterisitcs	good
Liveability	long
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	n/a
Other comments	none