[ndutton]

The Catalina 30 design originally and always had the engine under the aft dinette seat and always had a waterlift exhaust system, a successful waterlift system that by the incredible production numbers speaks to their design abilities. With the staggering number of boats produced - and successful exhaust systems within - improve what? I suggested it's the amateurish attempts at improvement by well intentioned but ignorant owners who thought they knew better screwing around with a carefully designed exhaust system that IMO has little tolerance for errors.