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Review of the Catalina 25 by richard hamilton

Year built	1981
Location of boat	naples fl
The boat is sailed on	Open ocean
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	1995
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	i am presently looking for a full keeled boat since everytime i go sailing to key west i end up in a storm an the waves get up to 7 or 8 feetin a very short time
Gear that's been added	radios gps compass
Structural or complex improvements	had the bottom deblistered and painted
The boat's best features	the swing keel, as the water is quite shallow it also has quite a lot of room for a small boat
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	nothing
Sailing characterisitcs	not very much control in a heavy sea
Motoring characterisitcs	generally i have had no problems the engine is a four stroke yamaha
Liveability	good as a weekender
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any	na
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