Catalina Owner Reviews

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Review of the Catalina 320 by Rick Walsh

Year built	2000
Location of boat	Bear Lake Ut
The boat is sailed on	Lakes
How the boat is used	Weekends and longer
Normal wind strength	less than 10 knots
Average size of crew	2-4
Liveaboard?	No
Owner bought the boat in	2000
If the clock could be turned back, would owner buy again?	without a doubt
Gear that's been added	back stay adjuster
Structural or complex improvements
The boat's best features	Quick to respond to the helm, acceleration, spacious
Problem areas in terms of design, materials, maintenance, etc.	autohelm, starter motor
Sailing characterisitcs	Very fast, competitive with the 36 mk2, will round up if over powered
Motoring characterisitcs	very pleasant
Liveability	very good for weekend, plenty of room in the cabin and on deck, refrig is great
The owner's experience in dealing with Hunter (if any)	Fair, Frank does not seem to live up to his hype.
The owner's experience with the boat dealer or broker, if any
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