you will have a hard time beating the Ensenada for headroom (and overall cabin room) in a boat that size. my first boat was an rk 20. same hull as Ensenada and balboat 20, similar or same cap as Ensenada 20. cabin was fantastic in size. getting forward is tough as you have to climb from the cockpit all the way on top of the cabin top (no "sidewalks" like a more conventional boat). I also think that the phrf rating for those boats is generous. I feel like my current catalina 22 would literally sail circles around the rk.
the rk had a heavier mast to eliminate lower shrouds. I can tell you that stepping the mast is literally the EXACT SAME between the rk and the c22.
summary: the Ensenada/rk have killer cabin space for a boat that size but the catalina 22 does, literally, everything else better. heck, its even layed out better and is easier to control because of it.
the rk had a heavier mast to eliminate lower shrouds. I can tell you that stepping the mast is literally the EXACT SAME between the rk and the c22.
summary: the Ensenada/rk have killer cabin space for a boat that size but the catalina 22 does, literally, everything else better. heck, its even layed out better and is easier to control because of it.