RE: catalina27-talk: C350 opinions

[Larry Robertie]

Mark,   The 350 is a hugely popular boat in the Catalina Association of New England (CANE) fleet.  They handle well and are great for cruising.  I’ve spent a few nights having cocktails in the spacious cockpit and dinner in the salon while at anchor is simply luxurious.   One of our CANE members got his with the fin keel, and now he regrets it.  Quite honestly the boat’s not a racer, it’s a cruiser.  The fin keel does give him a few extra inches when pointing, but the extra draft has been problematic coming in to some places.  He has the Dutchman furling, but in hind sight he would have gotten in the boom, even if not from Catalina.  I’d get the in the mast.  None of our members with in the mast seem to have any problems with it.   As for me, I’ll be doing Newport and the Boston in the Water Boat Show and if all goes well I’ll have a brand new 310 on order by the end of September.  Yes boys and girls the admiral is ready!  And the fine colleges of Boston no longer, as of two years ago, are getting $32k a year of my dollars.  The 310 is a great boat for my wife and I and is pretty much a scaled down version of the 350,   Larry Robertie Cheeky Monkey Salem, MA     From: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Tamblyn Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 4:17 PM To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Subject: catalina27-talk: C350 opinions     A good friend of mine is almost at the point of purchasing a brand new Catalina 350.   Is there anything that he should be looking for or discussing with the dealer other than the final options, ground tackle and instruments. It sure looks like a great boat I couldn’t find much that wasn’t exactly to my liking.   They are looking for a solid cruising boat for maybe 2 week trips on the Chesapeake bay and beyond.   Mark Tamblyn C27 Josephine Gloucester Point VA