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.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Cutting the Keel

A simple but significant step today as I cut the board that I chose for the keel to its maximum width.

Next I will recheck all the frames and make sure they are plumb and fasten the bow stem into its final position.

When that is done, I will take a batten strip and mark the location of each frame. The batten will take the effects of curvature into account. I will mark the location of each frame on the keel board and lay out the taper of the keel.
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Posted by Steve in PR at Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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