Look at the MKII
In looking at boats of this vintage, you'll see that Catalina changed from the MKI to MKII somewhere around Sept 1987. My wife and I looked at a lot of boats and settled on an '88 because of its: opening portlights, lexan hatch over the vee-berth, Tee-shaped cockpit designed to accommodate wheel steering, self-tailing winches, etc. You'll love the boat no matter what, but give the improvements that began with the MKII a look to see if they're worth the cost to you.Regards,Gary Kunkel