The Catalina 320 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas and first built in 1993.[1][2][3]

Production

The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States starting in 1993. The design is now out of production.[1]

Design

Catalina 320
Catalina 320

The Catalina 320 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin bulb keel. It displaces 11,300 lb (5,126 kg) and carries 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of ballast.[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.09 kn (13.13 km/h).[2]

Variants

Catalina 320
Original model introduced in 1993. This version has a draft of 6.46 ft (1.97 m) with the standard keel and 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. This model is fitted with a Perkins Engines M30 (1993-1994), Westerbeke 29B (1995-1996), or Japanese Yanmar 3GM30F diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW) (1997-).[4] The fin keel model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 159 with a high of 170 and low of 147. The wing keel model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 153 with a high of 165 and low of 141. It has a hull speed of 7.09 kn (13.13 km/h).[1][2][5]
Catalina 320 Mark II
Improved model introduced in 2006. This version has a draft of 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with the standard keel and 4.33 ft (1.32 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. This model is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 29 hp (22 kW). The fuel tank holds 19 U.S. gallons (72 L; 16 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 51 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal).[6][7]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. ^ a b c d Browning, Randy (2016). "Catalina 320 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 320". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ^ Browning, Randy (2016). "Gerry Douglas". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Catalina 320 Hull History and Design Changes". Catalina 320 International Association. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 320 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ^ Browning, Randy (2016). "Catalina 320 Mark II sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ^ "About – Catalina Yachts". Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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