[C320-list] Looking to purchase a 320: model years to avoid?

[Greg Arnold]

Nice looking boat, but pretty sure it is a Mk I, not a Mk II.


On 6/1/2023 12:57 PM, Rick Krantz wrote:
> I have a 2005 320 for sale (#1036) located in San Diego. If anyone is
> interested here is the link;
> https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2005-catalina-320-mkii-8848182/
>
> Rick Krantz
>
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>     On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 12:37 PM, Greg Arnold via C320-list
>     <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
>
>     When I was looking for a 320, I spent a lot of time reading old
>     posts on
>     this site and studying the association webpage, and also looking at
>     information on Yacht World about 320s for sale.
>
>     As well as I could determine, Catalina went to the deep bilge sump
>     around # 281, but kept the original molded one-piece hollow structural
>     grid.  Then at # 355 they switched to glassed-in individual foam
>     stringers. The later is preferable because there is no place for any
>     fluids to hide.
>
>     There is an easy way to tell from pictures whether a boat is # 355 or
>     above.  Before # 355, there was wood flooring all the way from the
>     main
>     cabin into the forward cabin. Starting with # 355, there is an
>     athwartship piece of fiberglass (maybe a couple inches wide) that
>     separates the wood flooring between the two cabins.
>
>     Greg
>     2005 C-320 #1054
>
>
>     On 6/1/2023 5:52 AM, Elan Krueger via C320-list wrote:
>     > Hi, I am currently in the market for a 320, having narrowed my
>     search down from several options. I’ve owned several (3) boats
>     before so I have some experience. My question is: are there any
>     model years to avoid? I see there have been some changes over the
>     years.
>     >
>     > I’m in the Annapolis, MD, USA area if anyone is looking to sell👍
>     >
>     > Thanks for allowing me to join the group!
>     >
>     > Elan
>     >
>     > Elan Krueger
>     > https://www.linkedin.com/in/elankrueger
>