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Originally Posted by weavis
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That's not a bad boat. The Ikea or Kmart chairs in the
salon would have to go but it's an easy fix.
Catalinas, Hunters et all are great
boats but they were made as high value coastal and bay cruisers. Same as a Bennie. Though the Bennie is a little nicer IMHO minus the Ikea feel.
I grew up around Catalina 27's being the gold standard for a bay/coastal cruiser, have a Cat36 in the slip next to us and a
Hunter 49 on our "T" pier. Both nice
boats and in the right conditions etc ones you could use but not ones designed to go
offshore.
One look at
hull and
deck connections,
mast, rig etc shows the differences. My chain plates on the T42 are 3 times the size of the
Hunter 49,
mast is twice as big around, not even looking at
keel and
hull design, freeboard etc. I promise that H49 is fast in light
wind and would shudder in plus 20 where we are just chilling. My point? There are many boats designed for a market, look at ones designed for your use, they all have a purpose for the owner. I'd never
race my boat, it's a fast
passage maker but not a
racer, else I'd own a J42 or some insane foiled
catamaran.
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