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zebra50
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Initially Posted - 10/24/2004 :  10:23:43  Show Profile
In reading the Catalina ad in the new Sail magazine there is no mention of the 250. Have the stopped production?


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bill bosworth
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Response Posted - 10/24/2004 :  15:09:58  Show Profile
I didn't see the add in Sail Magazine but there was a 250 in the Anapolis boat show this month, and the boat is still on the Catalina web site.
Bill C250 wb #134 Serendipity
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cathluk
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Response Posted - 10/24/2004 :  18:37:24  Show Profile
The ad doesn't mention the 28 either. I know they're still making the 250 since I've seen a 2005 model at our local Catalina dealer.
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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 10/24/2004 :  20:15:18  Show Profile
I'd like to think it was a case of too little space to squeeze a reference into the ad. However, with >6,000 25s and >800 250s produced since 1977 (making it one of their most enduring designs), you'd think they would find a way to mention it somewhere in there.

For what it's worth, mine is marked as a 2005 hull (produced August 2004).
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cathluk
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Response Posted - 10/26/2004 :  20:29:47  Show Profile
Wow - more than 800 C250s!
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 10/27/2004 :  19:17:56  Show Profile
Must be a case of too little space...they omitted the 310 and 320 as well, and they are selling like hotcakes.
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Jeff McK
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Response Posted - 10/28/2004 :  07:04:05  Show Profile
Maybe the bean counters will take note of these rather glaring omissions & redo the ads. We can only hope so.
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Response Posted - 10/31/2004 :  21:12:26  Show Profile
That's a two-page spread that omits quite a few models... The 22 and 30 that are included have sold multiples of what the 25 or 250 has sold, and both speak well for our manufacturer, which is the primary purpose of the ad. Catalina's overall reputation and market presence is what what we should be concerned about. A two-page spread in sail is good for everyone.

BTW, do you suppose the C-47 owners scream when Catalina runs a full-page ad on the C-250 (which they've done)?
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/01/2004 :  07:29:30  Show Profile
Catalina became a successful high volume boat manufacturer without advertising at all. Their thinking was that, if they built a good boat that represented a good value for the owners, then the owners would sell more boats by word of mouth. I would much rather have them put their resources into building a better boat than in enriching the publishers of a sailing magazine.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/01/2004 :  08:48:44  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">do you suppose the C-47 owners scream<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Not if they are anything like the 42 owners.....

Oscar
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