New Owner To-Be

[Deleted member 117556]

Greetings all,
I just put a contract on a 1999 Catalina 310 that I will be purchasing from the original owner. I will keep the boat on the coast of Georgia and live a little south of Savannah. The boat that I have a contract on is actually hull #1 which I thought was unusual but the owner seems to have kept it in excellent condition. The survey will confirm that (or not)... I am moving to this boat after selling my Rhodes 22 that I owned for 12 years and decided to sell thinking it would take me a year or more to sell it. Of course it sold in two weeks and so I have been looking at boats for three months and the C-310 looks perfect for my wife and I.

The Rhodes has a great owner's email list that was very helpful and so I am looking forward to participating in this forum because while the R-22 is a great boat, the C-310 is a lot more boat and a lot more complicated.

Will close on the boat in Feb and sail it north to GA in March.
All the best,
Bob

 

[Tom J]

Good luck on your new boat, you'll love her. Hull #1 is cool, almost historical. You'll be able to get any help you need on this forum. Stay in touch.

 

[JK_Boston_Catalina310]

Congrats! I hope all works out with the survey.

My wife and I moved up to the C310 two years ago from a C&C 24 and have loved it. It is the perfect boat for a couple, IMO.

Can't wait to see some picks after you close on the deal.

Fair winds.

Jesse

 

[Witzend]

Welcome aboard mate!

 

[gpd955]

Welcome and congratulations! As Tom said, you'll be able to get all the info you need on the forums. Get the Sailboatowners.com app for your smart phone! Makes for a great resource if you're working on the boat and need immediate and practical answers!

Post some pics!

 

[Deleted member 117556]

Some pics

Since a couple people requested, here are some pics. f course, I don't even own her yet! I suspect some of these pics will be very familiar to many of you...

 

[Stu Jackson]

Congratulations.

Since you found this site, you might want to spend some time reading ALL of the old posts. Will save you a lot of repeating questions, many of which have been asked and answered, and besides, it's a fun thing to do in the winter until you get your boat.

 

[Bob James]

Hi Bob: Welcome to the group and congratulations on your new 310. I suggest that you join the 310 association and start receiving the Mainsheet Magazine four times per year. To join just email Mark Zabawa secretary-treasurer for all the details. His contact info is 'mark@zabawa.net'