Our firm exports yachts worldwide for both Catalina & Hunter ( now Marlow-Hunter) and you would be surprised at the number of these boats per year that are purchased by foreign owners, commissioned in the USA and sailed as far away as Australia, New Zealand, North Europe and all thru the Mediterranean as well as both coasts of South America and every Island in the Caribbean. I know for a fact that Catalina & Hunter Yachts must be safe sea boats to sail these distances on their on bottoms. Jack Fitzgerald C&C 39TM HONEY US12788 In a message dated 2/20/2013 11:35:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, charliekilo...@gmail.com writes:
On Catalinas, Eric said... "Would I sail them across an ocean? No, but they were not made for that." Really??? I'm not a particular fan of Catalinas myself, but they do provide a lot of boat for the buck. And yes, they do sail across oceans. From my own observations, I would say you'll see way more Catalinas out on bluewater passages than you will C&C's. (Let's say by a factor of 10 to 20). I think we need to get past this stereotype that boats with large production runs aren't suitable for offshore. You see lots of Catalinas out on the big blue wobbly stuff. And you also see lots of Beneteaus, for that matter. Those boats generally are pretty much going to survive nasty offshore conditions. Where they suffer is in crew comfort offshore. The flat hull sections, plumb bows, wide open spaces below, massive V-berth, etc. Those all can make the crew's life crappy at sea, but the boat will get to its destination. Cheers, Colin On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Eric Baumes <_eric.baumes@gmail.com_ (mailto:eric.bau...@gmail.com) > wrote: As a former Catalina 30 owner it was interesting to observe that the spread between a bare hull and a nicely outfitted one is very small. As there are so many, the market seems to dictate a price. As the broker said when I was selling--all the goodies won't get you any more money, they just mean your boat will sell faster. i.e. the difference between 20 year old Datamarine and new ST60s wouldn't budge the price but would make your boat more attractive and may only be on the market 6 months :). As to knocking Catalinas, I owned two and never had a complaint. Would I sail them across an ocean? No, but they were not made for that. They were decent sailing boats and offered a lot of boat for the $. Also the factory support even for a 20 year old model is great. There, I am out of the closet... Eric 34/36 On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Wally Bryant <_wal@wbryant.com_ (mailto:w...@wbryant.com) > wrote: Umm, perhaps my spam filter deleted the messages, but the only message on this thread that I saw was the one I posted about the Catalina I knew that sold in two weeks. I think I praised the boat and the previous owner. Wal Marek Dziedzic wrote: It is interesting that the discussion on boat prices outed a few Catalina owners (who admitted freely to having one either currently or in the past). I distinctly remember the talk down of any Catalina boats a few months ago on this list. For the sake of the full disclosure, I have to say that I own one, as well. Apparently, even if you appreciate the quality and lines of a C&C, you might be a closet Catalina owner. (-;) _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album _http://www.cncphotoalbum.com_ (http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/) _CnC-List@cnc-list.com_ (mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com) _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album _http://www.cncphotoalbum.com_ (http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/) _CnC-List@cnc-list.com_ (mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com) _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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