12 Foot Catboat

12 Foot Catboat
Designed by Edson Schock - Circa 1940's

Building a 12 Foot Catboat

Follow me as I build a 12 foot catboat from plywood and pine. The boat was designed by Edson Schock in the 1940's. This is a project born of a desire to have another boat to sail here in Puerto Rico that will stand-up to the Trade winds. The sail plan will be changed to a gaff rigged sail. All the lumber is locally bought and pine will be substituted for oak, which is not readily available here. Marine plywood will be used.

Friday, May 1, 2009

The Gusset

Today I completed drawing and cutting the gusset patterns for each frame , making them from construction paper.

They will be used as a guide for cutting them out (2 per frame for a total of 20) of 3/8" thick marine plywood.

The wooden gussets will be installed in the corner of each frame, secured with silicone bronze ring nails and glue to secure the side and bottom piece of each frame. The picture below shows where they get fastened on the frame.



Next project will be to cut out patterns for the "floors". The floors are another word for a piece of 1" thick pine that will be used to join the 2 bottom pieces of the frame at it's center, kind of the same concept as the gusset. The floor will also serve as an additional landing area for the keel.
Posted by Steve in PR at Friday, May 01, 2009

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