I am totally perplexed. I have a 310 Catalina hull # 101, fin keel, with a draft of 6'6"! The specs state the draft is 5'9" or in some instances 6'. Does any one have an idea why this boat has such a deep draft? Did Catalina make special order drafts? Unfortunately this boat has had two previous owners and I cannot get in touch with either one. Thanks for any suggestions.
Mine draft is bigger than yours
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From what I have been told by the factory, the early (I find hull #101 to be rather late for an early model) boats shared keels with another boat model. I found this when I took delivery of me 2001 C-310 #52. I have the wing keel which showed a draft of 4'-4" perfect for the shallow area I needed to get into. After some bottom bumping and a check at the factory I was told that in fact my draft is 4'-10" (add 1/2 foot) Without checking for sure you can not be positive, but my guess is that is what you are seeing a keel from another model boat. Write Catalina, they will respond in a day with all the build specifications for your boat given the hull number.
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This is the revised spec from the early Manual - sorry it does not help you much as it still shows 5'-9" and 4,000#
This will probably confuse the situation, but I have a 2006 C309 fin keel and we share the same hull as the C310 and the specs show the draft at 6' 3" and 4000#. The specs for the C309, C310 and C320 according to the Catalina web site were the same in 2006. Bob
Just checked the specs in my manual (Rev. 7/25/00) - Hull No. 149. Draft is shown as 5'9". It was sold to me as 6'. Shall try and measure next week when it is being slipped. Maybe I should claim 3" worth of keel back from the broker.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will contact the factory and try to obtain my exact specs.
I have the same issue with #52 sold as 4'-4" and measured (and factory verified) at 4'-10". Now the post might be "mine is bigger", but I can tell you that some times I wish I did not have that extra 6", it does make a deal.
While putting the winter cover on my boat this week I measured my draft. To my surprise it is 4' 10" also. 2001, Haul 104. Would never had known if not for this thread and I sail on an inland lake where the water depth can get pretty thin. Thanks! Gary
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