Hi Brian, This is a very brief history of some the major changes to the Catalina 27 that will hopefully answer your first question.
Throughout it's production, the C27 came with one of two interior layouts. The traditional, with an aft gally and P/S sets with a bulkhead mounted fold-up table, and a Dinette, with a mid-ship galley and forward and aft facing seats with a table in between. Either model was available with an inboard or outboard or the "tall rig" The tall rig has a short bow sprit and a taller mast. In general, older boats have aft or end-boom mainsheets, single non adjustable backstays, aluminum framed windows, and hull-mounted Nav lights at the bow. Later models had cabin top mainsheets, split backstays, frameless windows, the bow light was mounted on the pulpit, the main hatch was equipped with a sea hood, the forward hatch was moved to the front of the coachroof, and an anchor locker was added to the foredeck. This is not by any means, a complete list, nor do I know the specific years that these changes were incorporated. It is only meant as a guide to help you evaluate various model years. Good Luck Bob Stockley Sundance #2436 --- In [email protected], "brrader" <brra...@...> wrote: > > Hi all. > New member, first time poster. > I am shopping for a Catalina 27 in the Pacific Northwest & thought it might > be a good idea to mine the collective wisdom of the group to get some ideas > of good things to look for when shopping. Some specific questions: > What are the differences b/w various years of the 27? > Are hull blisters much of an issue w/ these boats? Some years worse? > I understand they added molded exterior chain lockers in later model years... > when did these start & do people like them? > > From skulking around the internet, it seems like these are some of the things > to watch for. I would appreciate any comments: > backing plates on deck hardware > keel bolts (does Catalina have a fix for this?) > Lower shroud through deck bolts/backing plates > Spreader sockets (did they ever fix this & what year) > For folks w/ the outboard: how does that work in a seaway? Cavitation? Power > ok? > > Thanks much for your thoughts. I am looking forward to learning here! > > Brian Rader >
