2001 Catalina 320 OBERON

Catalina 320

OBERON is a 2001 Catalina 320 that has been steadily and intentionally upgraded by her current owner since 2017. Designed by Gerry Douglas and built from 1993 into the mid-2000s, the 320 is one of Catalina's most successful designs, prized for an easily driven hull, a roomy two-cabin interior and a large, comfortable cockpit with a walk-through transom. OBERON carries the deep-draft 6' 3" fin keel for better upwind performance, and her self-tending jib on a Harken track forward of the mast makes tacking a hands-off affair for a couple or a singlehander.

Her upgrades focus on the things that matter in the Pacific Northwest. A complete Garmin electronics package (2021) includes a GPSMAP 943 chartplotter, GMR 18 HD+ radar, GMI 20 wind display and NMEA 2000 depth, speed and temperature sensors, joined by a Simrad RS35 VHF with AIS and wireless handset (2019). A Webasto diesel heater (2019) keeps the cabin warm year-round. Other recent work includes a new dodger (2025), Lewmar 40" folding wheel and swinging companionway doors (2024), new house batteries, water heater and a rebuilt Edson steering pedestal (2020), and stainless lifelines, a dripless shaft seal and a bimini (2018).

Below, warm joinery, a full galley with LPG stove and oven, refrigeration, pressure hot and cold water, and an enclosed head with shower make her a comfortable cruiser that sleeps six. She comes ready to explore with a West Marine RIB and Suzuki 2.5 hp outboard.

contact broker

price

$69,000 USD

Length

32.5 Feet

year

2001

type

sail

location

Swiftsure Yachts

Contact Brokers

Dylan McCoy

Broker – USCG Master 200 Ton

View profile

Specifications

Name Of Vessel	OBERON
Type	sail
Model	Catalina 320
Year	2001
Builder	Catalina Yachts
Designer	Gerry Douglas
Location	Swiftsure Yachts
Length	32.5
Beam	11.9
Draft	6.3
Displacement	11300
Ballast	4000
Engine model	Yanmar 3GM30F
Engine Horsepower	27
Fuel Capacity	19 gallons
Water Capacity	50 gallons
Holding Tank Capacity	22 gallons

Detailed Specification

Accommodations

OBERON's interior is finished in warm teak joinery that remains well maintained, with a light, open saloon brightened by an overhead hatch, opening ports and fixed hull windows. The two-cabin, one-head layout sleeps six: two in the forward V-berth, two in the aft double and two on the converted saloon dinette. A Webasto diesel heater (2019) keeps the boat comfortable through the shoulder seasons and winter.

Forward Cabin: A V-berth fills the forward cabin, with storage beneath and a fresh water tank below the berth. A large opening hatch overhead provides light, ventilation and a secondary emergency exit.

Main Saloon: The saloon has a settee to port and a dinette to starboard that converts to a double berth. An overhead opening hatch with built-in screen and shade, opening ports in the cabin sides and fixed windows in the hull keep the space bright. The house batteries live under the starboard dinette seat.

Navigation Station: A chart table sits to port at the aft end of the settee. It houses the combined AC/DC distribution panel and the Simrad RS35 VHF/AIS (2019).

Galley: The galley is aft to port, convenient to the companionway. It is equipped with:

Hillerange two-burner gimbaled LPG stove and oven with crash bar, flame safety shutoffs and remote solenoid
Samsung microwave oven
Double stainless-steel sinks with pressure hot and cold water
Icebox with Adler Barbour 12V refrigeration
Water heater (2020)

Head: The enclosed head is aft to starboard. It has an electric flush toilet, a sink with a pull-out faucet that doubles as a shower wand, a shower curtain, and a sump pump for the shower drain.

Aft Cabin: Reached through a door aft of the saloon, the aft cabin has a large double berth extending beneath the cockpit. A second fresh water tank is under the berth, and the engine is easily accessed from here and from beneath the companionway steps.

Electronics & Navigation

Garmin GPSMAP 943 chartplotter at helm (2021)
Garmin GMR 18 HD+ radome radar (2021)
Garmin GMI 20 wind display (2021)
Garmin masthead wind transducer (2021)
NMEA 2000 depth, speed and water temperature sensors (2021)
Instrument pod on binnacle (2021)
Simrad RS35 VHF radio with integrated AIS receiver (2019)
Simrad HS35 wireless handset (2019)
Raymarine ST4000+ wheel autopilot
Ritchie binnacle compass
Icom IC-M36 handheld VHF
Masthead VHF antenna
Radar reflector on the backstay

Mechanical Systems

Propulsion

Yanmar 3GM30F three-cylinder diesel - 1800 hours
Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger
Yanmar Kanzaki transmission
Wet exhaust with FRP waterlift muffler
Three-blade 15" x 9" bronze propeller on 1" bronze shaft
Dripless shaft seal (2018)
Engine panel with tachometer, hour meter, voltmeter, temperature gauge and low oil pressure alarm

Fuel

19 gal aluminum fuel tank in aft lazarette, relined (2019)
Racor fuel filter/water separator
Electronic fuel gauge at helm

Steering

Edson pedestal wheel steering, rebuilt with new cables, chain and wheel brake (2020)
Lewmar 40" folding wheel (2024)
Emergency tiller

Heating & Refrigeration

Webasto hydronic diesel heater (2019)
Adler Barbour air-cooled 12V refrigeration

Water & Plumbing

Two polyethylene fresh water tanks with selector valves
Pressure hot and cold water to galley, head and cockpit shower
Six (6) gallon water heater, engine and shore heated (2020)
Electric flush toilet with holding tank, deck pump-out and macerator
Shower sump pump
Marelon seacocks on all below-waterline fittings

Bilge

Electric diaphragm bilge pump with automatic float switch
Secondary electric submersible bilge pump
Manual diaphragm bilge pump in cockpit
High water bilge alarm

LPG

Propane locker in cockpit, sealed and vented overboard
Remote solenoid shutoff at galley

Electrical Systems

12V DC house and engine start system
Two Dyno 4D deep-cycle batteries (2020)
1/2/Both/Off battery selector switch
Combined AC/DC distribution panel with breakers, battery voltmeter and reverse polarity indicator at nav station
120V AC 30 amp shore power inlet with shore power cord
Galvanic isolator on shore power ground
Promatic 30 amp automatic battery charger
Engine-driven alternator
GFCI-protected 120V AC outlets
12V DC outlet at panel
Breaker for anchor windlass

Deck & Hull

OBERON's hull is solid fiberglass with an internal fiberglass liner and frames bonded to the hull for stiffness. The deep-draft fin keel with bulb carries 4,000 lbs of external ballast bolted to the hull, and steering is by a partially balanced spade rudder of cored fiberglass on a stainless steel post. The deck is cored fiberglass with a molded nonskid surface, joined to the hull with a shoebox-style joint capped by an aluminum and vinyl rubrail. Topsides are white gelcoat with blue boot and cove stripes.

The cockpit is a highlight of the 320 design: long seats, a pedestal table, cockpit cushions, and a walk-through transom with a removable seat section that opens to a molded swim platform with a fold-down swim and boarding ladder. The mainsheet traveler is mounted on the cabin top forward of the companionway, keeping the cockpit free of hardware. Sail controls are led aft to the cabin top so most sail handling can be done from the cockpit.

Deck Equipment