Doug Dotson wrote:
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Catalinas are reasonable boats. Better than Beneteau in overall quality,
reasonably inexpensive, and they sail well.

You're probably comparing Catalina to American built Beneteau, which are
unimpressive. The French built Beneteaus are, I'm told, somewhat better.

BTW, I was onboard the Catalina Morgan 440 at the Boston Boat Show - its
a lot of boat for about $320K. Definitely better made than older Catalinas.