I have seen the boat, been aboard one and read the Practical Sailor review. I am happy you like your 350 and I am sure it serves a market niche among boat buyers, particularly Catalina buyers. I was simply curious how well it was doing in the Catalina marketplace, particularly in comparison to the 36II. Sorry to have been as direct, or rude, perhaps, as I was in my analysis, but I just can''t imagine choosing a 350 over a 36II. Sorry. The 350 is so extremely beamy, and with it''s almost 7'' of headroom, it just has the graceful lines of a refrigerator box and I can only suspect that it sails about as well as one.
That said, Catalina has managed to do what many other boatsuilders have not...they have survived and profited in a tough industry. I happen to think that this boat was more as Practical Sailor described it, a "dockside getaway" that "sails ok". The review went on to say that the people who bought the boat were happy with the accomodations, but none even considered or mentioned the performance.
Different boats for different folks. Catalina obviously knows their market better than I do
