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, January 27, 2010

Turned Right-Side Up

Finally found some guys to help me move the boat into the carport from the back of the house and turn it right side up.

It went well and after a week of delay, I can finally begin to work on getting the rest of the hull finished.

It was a lot of huffing and puffing but here she is.

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Looking more like an aircraft carrier...

After I removed the foundation and frame spreaders, I was able to see that we had not missed any frames with any of the screws or nails.

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Not bad for a couple rank amateurs...
Posted by Steve in PR at Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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