Navira
Boat builder

Catalina Yachts

USA · founded 1969

America's best-selling cruiser builder; huge owner associations.

Build quality Volume production

Built in large numbers to a price: mostly polyester resin, often a moulded inner grid glued into the hull, cored decks. Good value, but check the grid bond and the deck core carefully.

Line-up by size

ModelLengthBuilt Boat typeHull
Catalina 2222 ft · 6.6 msince 1969 Trailer Sailer / Pocket Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)
Catalina 2525 ft · 7.6 m1978–1994 Trailer Sailer / Pocket Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)
Catalina 2727 ft · 8.2 m1971–1991 Coastal Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)
Catalina 3030 ft · 9.1 m1972–2000s Coastal Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)
Catalina 31532 ft · 9.6 m2010s– Coastal Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)
Catalina 35536 ft · 10.8 m2010s– Coastal Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)
Catalina 3636 ft · 11.0 m1980s–2000s Coastal Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)
Catalina 42543 ft · 13.0 m2010s– Coastal Cruiser Fibreglass (GRP)