2018 Catalina 355

The Catalina 355 features a hull design with a long waterline, moderate beam and freeboard, and a handsome low-profile cabin structure. Everywhere you look on the 355, you'll find features that make sailing for the day or for extended periods a pure pleasure. Precise mainsail control is a snap with a 5' long traveler. Long, inboard genoa tracks accommodate headsails from a powerful 155 percent genoa to a storm jib, allowing a balanced sail plan for all wind conditions. The inboard shrouds and hardware facilitates tighter sheeting angles for upwind performance, and wide, unobstructed weather decks for safety. Some features inspired by her predecessor are an articulating forward berth with innerspring mattress, a dedicated filter locker, large cockpit locker with gull wing hatch and available quad-leaf folding table.

Imaginative Interior
“I hate to lift cushions,” says Douglas. “That’s why I designed interior storage spaces that are accessible.” It’s true, everywhere there is storage below a seating area, there is also front or drawer access, which makes things neat when you’re looking for that last can of soda that you swear should still be aboard.

The master cabin is forward, with an island berth that has an articulating mattress with an electric lifter, so you can read or watch TV while inclined at a comfortable angle. There is plenty of storage in two cedar-lined lockers and drawers under the berth, and there is room to stand up and change even with the door closed.

The saloon has 6’5” headroom and features a starboard side U-shaped settee with an optional quad-leaf folding table that accommodates a dinner party or shrinks neatly to provide more room in the cabin. Two seats with a small cocktail table to port can be converted to a straight settee with extra cushions, and this also forms the seat for the aft-facing nav station. The nav desk includes a recessed laptop compartment with power ports and a file drawer to store all manuals.

Farther aft to port is a roomy head that includes a separate stall shower and a stylish glass vessel sink – just like home. Across from the head is the L-shaped galley with a top and front loading reefer, and two deep sinks on the centerline with a splashguard. There is plenty of counter space, but like on most boats of this size, better hope for little traffic to the aft cabin when you’re cooking – the door opens right into the galley. The cabinetry is finished with a clear varnish on light teak and teak veneer surfaces, and the doors are solid wood so small scratches and dings may be sanded out. The sole is Catalina’s proprietary embossed teak and holly-like finish that doesn’t show scratches and has just enough non-skid properties to make it quite safe even when heeling.

Deck & Cockpit
On deck, the Catalina 355 is all about performance, safety, and ease of use. A removable spinnaker bowsprit forward can be stored in the anchor locker. An aluminum toerail provides options for securing additional hardware and blocks, and the 28” stanchions are higher than on other comparably sized boats.

Catalina is known for their cockpit comfort and the 355 is no disappointment. Angled benches, an insulated folding table, and stern rail seats are standard. The walk-through transom leads to an ample swim step that makes boarding easy. The aft storage locker is in addition to the very large, portside lazarette with gullwing access. Wind instruments sit below the NavPod that holds the Raymarine multifunction display. This makes the whole binnacle area lower and lets shorter folks see forward without obstacles. Also nice are the helm seats that are 8” higher than the cockpit benches and help with visibility as well.

Rig & Performance
A 135% genoa is standard, as is a furling main with vertical battens. The Selden 19/20 fractional rig is deck-stepped over a compression post.
The five-foot-long Garhauer traveler with single-side handling and 6:1 adjuster makes for easy control of the mainsail. Two cabintop winches control most running rigging, while the two primary winches are positioned well aft and within reach of the wheel. There are forward and aft lower shrouds and in-line uppers that allow for tight sheeting angles and good upwind performance. Added safety comes in the form of twin backstays that terminate independently at the masthead. This keeps the boarding area clear and a tall helmsman from ducking the backstay when moving from one side to the other. The decks are wide and clear and there are handy mid-ship cleats on both sides.

• Electric winch
• Ultra Leather interior
• Folding Teak Table in cockpit
• Fresh water head
• New cushions all around
• New AGM Batteries in July 2024
• Fiberglass hardtop dodger
• Fusion stereo
• Smoke colored canvas package with UV protection
• Multi Color underwater lights
• Bottom painted December 2022

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