I gave away a Catalina 22 on a trailer, just to get some yard space
back in San Diego. It is in Arizona somewhere now, so act like you
don't care if you get it or not.

Ask about the swing keel bolt. It is behind that cooler Very hard to
see. As mentioned before stepping the mast can take some time, and
make you look like a monkey on a football. You can iron this out at
your residence, or storage yard. It looks as if there is a small
kicker hangin' on the transom, even though not mentioned in the text.
If so price isn't too bad. Otherwise a very fun first sailboat.
Autohelm? on a "non offshore boat". wow!
Checkout http://www.practical-sailor.com/samp...at_Review.html
I use http://www.dogpile.com for info, as it combines Google, Yahoo!
Search, Live Search, Ask.com, About, MIVA, LookSmart and more.

The most fun I had sailing was teaching a Hemet, CA. lady about
sailing, then letting her race whoever happened to be out in the bay!
She was super competitive with my Catalina 27, and could squeeze out
some serious knots. I would be discussing business with a guest, and
they would point out what was going on.
anyway
Have fun
Den