[1][2][3] The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States, with more than 300 examples completed, but it is now out of production.

[1][3][4][5] The Catalina 310 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.

It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

[1][3] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM30F diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW).

[4] In February 2000, the design was named to Sail Magazine's Top 10 sailboats for 2000 list.