Input pls., which is the best of the 3 - Hunter, Catalina, Benateau?
Something around 30 - 38 ft.?
New.
Thanks,
Brady

I'm partial to Catalinas over the others. I have no respect for most
Hunters. Benes are good for chartering, sail pretty well.

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Input pls., which is the best of the 3 - Hunter, Catalina, Benateau?
Something around 30 - 38 ft.?
New.
Thanks,
Brady

Input pls., which is the best of the 3 - Hunter, Catalina, Benateau?


Beneteau is the weakest of the three, though they are better sailing designs
than the Hunters. The Catalina has pretty good quality and sailing ability with
very usable and bright interiors. A Catalina 34, 36 or the new 350 are hard to
beat for most coastal sailors not looking to spend on a more expensive Tartan
or Sabre type boat and not requiring the tank-like standards of a Caliber,
Pacific Seacraft or Island Packet.

RB

Gary Webster wrote:

Input pls., which is the best of the 3 - Hunter, Catalina, Benateau?
Something around 30 - 38 ft.?
New.

Best for what?

30 feet LOA is *very* different from 38'

Unless you can tell us more about what you want the boat for & what you
want it to do, there is no way anybody (except Bobsprit of course) can
tell you which is best.


Thanks,
Brady

You're welcome.

Doug King

which is the best of the 3 - Hunter, Catalina, Benateau?
Something around 30 - 38 ft.?

That's covering a whole lot of boats, there. Skip the Hunter's =
entirely. I assume you're looking at beneteau Oceanis if you're doing a =
comparison to Catalina's...I'd take the Beneteau's over a Catlaina =
anyday....except maybe the Catalina 34, which IMP, is a better sailing =
boat than the 36....(but then, it has troubles like leaking ports, =
etc...)
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