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I think the Catalina ending up in Hawaii just helps prove that the boats can normally take more abuse than the sailors/crew can.
Also, "catastrophic structural failure or water intrusion and subsequent crew peril" are often caused by crew error.
Lastly, just because the Catalina made it to Hawaii, possibly all by its lonesome, doesn't necessarily change the fact that Catalinas aren't designed for bluewater. Plenty of sailors have made successful bluewater passages on boats that most don't consider as true bluewater vessels. Just because a boat isn't designed for bluewater doesn't automatically make them sink when they venture offshore.
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