Catalina 30 Engine Noise

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Jeff Martin

I am about to buy a Catalina 30 and since most I am looking at are out of he water on the hard for the winter, how do current/past owners find the engine noise compared to other boats they have owned? I was thinking the location of the engine (under the dinette settee) may be louder that the more traditional location under the stairs??? Thanks Jeff
 
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John Olson

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I have a 1989 C30 and I think the noise is so loud that you cant stay down below for more then a few minutes at a time.My wife gets sick from the noise and movement.I was on a Gas C 30 and It was noiseless very nice but you have to worry about gass on bord and I am not willing to go down that road.I have all ford disel trucks and even a big Ford disel SUV But the C30 is loud.But This year I put sound proofing around the moter ,on all the doors and divided the moter and bilge area and also put pading under draws and in the pot cabenit and its like a new boat Then I put a rubber drive line damper and that stoped all the vibration and now life is good most boats have insulation around the moter catalina dose not .
 
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