Trade-A-Boat - July 2018

Chris-Craft Catalina 30 Pilothouse

facts & figures

PRICED FROM

$450,419

OPTIONS FITTED

Electronics package, underwater

lighting, windlass, engine upgrade, and

hull paint.

PRICE AS TESTED

$524,721

GENERAL

MATERIAL GRP

TYPE Deep-V monohull

LENGTH 9.3m

BEAM3.1m

WEIGHT3946kg

DEADRISE21°

DRAFT61cm

CAPACITIES

PEOPLE 2 (NIGHT) 12 (DAY)

FUEL749L

WATER117L

ENGINE

MAKE/MODELTwin 350hp Mercury

Verados

TYPESupercharged, fuel injected

petrol straight six

RATED HP 350

DISPLACEMENT2600cc

WEIGHT303kg ( 20” Leg)

GEAR RATIO 1.75:1

PROPELLER 14”x 19”

MANUFACTURED BY

CHRIS-CRAFT USA

SUPPLIED BY

PREMIER MARINE

Sydney Boathouse

Unit 4, Waterways Court

Rozelle NSW 20239

PHONE (02) 9328 0999

WEB premiermarine.com.au

Thepressofabuttonflipsthe

dash into play and reveals dual 12”

Garmin 7612xsv Multifunction

displays with chart plotter, a sounder

andawell-markedarrayofswitches.

Twin throttle controls are centrally

mountedonthedash,andwiththe

drivingpositiontoport,theengine

controls are ideally positioned for

right-handers.

Who doesn’t love the sound and

fury of a high-end Mercury Verado?

Noonewithapulse.Thetwinsetup

on the Chris-Craft makes music

and mayhem and delivers plenty

ofspeedtothrill.Wesaw46ktsat

6000rpmfromthenewengines,and

witha6400upperlimit,thereare

potentiallyafewmoreknotshidden

in the black beasts.

THE RIDE

Aftertimeontheharbour,with

fuelusagerunsandexploringthe

handling,alongswellrunning

offshoretempteduswideofthe

headswherethetruenatureofthe

Catalinawasrevealed.Acentury

of boat building experience lives in

every fibre and every curve in the

hull.Rideandhandlingmatched

the vain, glorious image, in a way

that demanded just another wave,

just another notch of throttle, just

another50litresofjuice.Ican

imagine a day you take your mates

fishingtotheshelfandwhenyouget

there, they just want to go straight

backinforthefunoftheride.

The Chris-Craft Catalina 30 defies

categorisation because it defies logic.

It’s pure opulence, and you want

totakeitfishing?Orit’sthenicest

handlingfishingboatintown,and

it’s got impeccable, pleated cream

lounges?Ifthepriceisn’tabarrier,

then go ahead and have your fun. I

betyouwon’tbedisappointed.

“Just another wave, just another

notch of throttle, just another 50

litres of juice”

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Chris-Craft Catalina 30