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Interior space Catalina27 vs Alberg30

4K views 13 replies 9 participants last post by  Kyhillbilly 
Interior space is a big deal but you have to ask yourself "self", what am I going to use this vessel for?
When you move from a 27 to a 30 things get more costly. Catalina's have a great owners group and support not to mention you can still get just about anything you need for it NEW!
The Catalina 27 is a "big 27" and the Alberg 30 is a "smaller 30", so the costs will probably be quite similar. The sail area and displacement differ by about 20%, which give you a rough idea of costs.

The Catalina 27 will outperform the Alberg 30, but the Alberg 30 has a lot more style and is almost certainly more robustly built.

You should also consider what sort of interior space you desire. If you want to do weekend trips with a lot of people then you'll want a lot of berths, which Catalina excels at. If you want to do longterm distance cruising with a couple then you only need a couple of berths but will probably favor well thought out storage space, something that smaller Catalinas aren't great at.

There are a lot of boat designs out there, what has you trading off these two? Besides length and popularity they don't have a lot in common.
 
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