12 Foot Catboat

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

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.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Shaping the Centerboard Box

I love power planers! What a time saver it was. In a half hour, I trimmed her down to the lines that I took off the keel curvature.

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I had about 1-1/2" to remove in the forward part and 3/4" of wood to removed in the back and what would have taken me at least 4 hours was accomplished in 30 minutes!

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Gotta love it!

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