She’s a big ol’ girl. Looks ready for any weather.
Yeah, she’s a blue-water boat. But for a few years, she’ll be pretty much confined to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
I love reading this stuff. Bring me more. (Arrrgh).
The missus and I are selling our inboard, and looking to try our hand with our first sailboat (a sloop for us beginners… probably a 25-27’ Catalina).
Wish us luck.
Catalina’s are popular boats on the east coast. Perhaps throughout all of the U.S. They are one of the main competitors to Hunters but the older models tend not to be quite as birthy, IIRC. However, that depends on the model year 'cuz things change so fast.
There is a pretty large sailing community devoted to this boat so you should have no problems getting information about effective mods and general maintenance.
Good luck. 