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.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Resetting the 1/2 Frames

Prior to making the centerboard box, I removed 3 frames, #5,6 & 7, to make room to take the keel contour and fabricate the centerboard box. With the CB Box back in place, it was time to cut 4-3/4" from the center of these frames.

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I then set each frame back in its place, having had marked their orinal positions on the keel and foundation, starting with #5.

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In goes #6

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Finally they are all back in. There are 1-1/2 x 3" blocks on top of the keel that I will install next to where each frame meets the CB Box. They will be glued and screwed into the 2 x 6 bedlog then I will glue and crew each frame into them for additional support. There are 6 to install. 2 on each frame. I cut 12 by mistake!

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