Thread: Pearson 323 or Hunter 34 or Catalina 30?
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Old 01-16-2008
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I have a 323, and have been out in 10 ft seas and 35kt winds with it, and was very comfortable. Will get up to hull speed (7 kts) in 18kts of wind on a close reach in 1' seas, likes to be heeled at 18 degrees. Needs a reef around 25kts of wind. Since the keel is inside the hull (keel was part of the hull mold) there are no keelbolts to worry about. The only folks I know of who still make hulls like this is Island Packet. Too expensive for Hunter or Catalina. Could go on about slow beamy boats, but then I'd turn this into a 500 post thread from indignant beamers.

Rob
Rob -- You're a helluva guy! Thanks for the vote of confidence. I know several people with 323's (one on my dock at my marina that I walk past all the time) and they all love the boat. Plus, it just looks like it should be on the high seas. Glad you like yours, too!

Fair winds, Rob!
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