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I went aboard at the Annapolis show and was pretty underwhelmed. While I'll probably end up with a deck salon or PH boat some day, I'm afraid the 440 misses the mark for me. The look doesn't suit my style. The profile looks somewhat heavy and awkward with the raised salon carried well forward and the side decks are very narrow (trade off for lots of room below in the DS).

Lots of well thought out features below and there's been an obvious effort to balance accomodations and stowage from a long term cruising perspective. I think Catalina has appropriately assigned this boat to the "Morgan line" and as a move up from the Morgan 38, it'll likely be a big success.

I'd love to see Catalina try an approach similar the the Tartan 4400. (Yes, I know the T4400 is twice the price).

Again. Lots of well thought out features, but I can't get past what, to me, are awkward looks. For now, I'll stick with my great looking 42.

Larry
Melalana, US 93280
Catalina 42 # 175
3 Cbn, WK