I acquired DreamWeaver in June 2016 after finding her for sale, by a stroke of great fortune (that's another story) at the Georgian Bay Marina in Owen Sound.  She is a 1985 Catalina 30 (better known as a 'C30') Mk I with hull number #4085, placing her late in the Mk I production cycle, shortly before Catalina started the Mk II production in Sept 1986.

DreamWeaver had three prior owners.  Two at the Georgian Bay Marina and the original owner in Michigan.  Jack S., the owner before me, had her for 2 or 3 seasons if I recall correctly, and sailed her occasionally but didn't cruise with her much.  Conversely, the owner before him, Alan M. had her for some 8 or 9 years, and cruised with her regularly in Georgian Bay and the North Channel.  Alan was responsible for replacing her canvas in 2009 to the one she presently sports, along with a number of small projects which provided her with some first rate maintenance during his tenure.  I had a few very pleasant meetings and exchanges with Jack around the purchase and several very pleasant and helpful communications with Alan post-purchase regarding some details I was after which he had knowledge of.

If my research was accurate, her original owner was an engineer out of X, Michigan who, by all accounts, took extremely good care of her during the 20 or so years he and his wife owned it and is responsible for naming her.  To quote my friend Jim Coffin who helped me sail her home from Georgian Bay after i first purchased her "... this thing's barely been sailed".

Below are the very first pics I took at the Georgian Bay Marina on the first day I saw her.

Given that there were over 6,400 C30s built over its 34 year production run, and that there were 4,094 built before mine, I was extremely lucky to find one in excellent condition which had a perfect combination of exterior color, interior color and interior styling which considering the vintage, couldn't have better matched my taste and desire to find a 'modern' looking boat despite its vintage age.

Typical 1980-85 C30 interiors looked like this (for boats in good condition):

I had the great fortune of finding that DreamWeaver's interior had a clean, modern interior, largely devoid or curly little spindle and anchor cutouts, with upgraded marine upholstery and closed cabinets: