While the O'Day 23 was a great first boat, it was time to upgrade.  After many years of searching for 'Our' boat, we found her: A 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I SR with fin keel.  We kept her name - 'Pretty Girl' and proceeded with another refit.  We added an electric head, Reverse A/C and some upgraded electronics.  We also rebedded the starboard side port-lights, which were leaking. Pretty Girl has a deeper main cabin (About 3') than did Yanqui, so we had to make so accommodations for our dog Soph...
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