[bolger] Re: catfish beach cruiser
Hello Dan. Welcome to the group. I just took a peek at your skiff; it
is a very pretty boat you made.
I can't say I can really answer your questions, cause I'm only about
10% done with my Catfish; the work being that the bulkheads are done,
and a few other assorted pieces are complete. In fact, I cut out part
of the stem just today. HORAY!
I hope I'm not too off base to think I can sail her standing up most of
the time and sit passengers on the decks. Of course as helmsman, I'll
be sitting on the rear on the aft storage area. The desks on the
bulkhead I've cut seem to be a nice sitting height.
What sold me on this boat is the wonderfully high freeboard compared to
the Thomaston Galley I first built. Nice boat, though tender if you
mistreat her, but no good when the chlorox bottle crowd comes by 30'
off on full plain to wave and shout "Nice Boat" seconds before their
wake upsets your whole day. That and the large expanse of free open
area to sleep out in if desired. I intend to make up some sort of tent
covering for weekend trips in her.
If you do build the Catfish, let me know and we can bounce ideas off
each other.
Enjoy!
PS the Chebacco article on her is in issue 12
dfournie-@...wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=707
is a very pretty boat you made.
I can't say I can really answer your questions, cause I'm only about
10% done with my Catfish; the work being that the bulkheads are done,
and a few other assorted pieces are complete. In fact, I cut out part
of the stem just today. HORAY!
I hope I'm not too off base to think I can sail her standing up most of
the time and sit passengers on the decks. Of course as helmsman, I'll
be sitting on the rear on the aft storage area. The desks on the
bulkhead I've cut seem to be a nice sitting height.
What sold me on this boat is the wonderfully high freeboard compared to
the Thomaston Galley I first built. Nice boat, though tender if you
mistreat her, but no good when the chlorox bottle crowd comes by 30'
off on full plain to wave and shout "Nice Boat" seconds before their
wake upsets your whole day. That and the large expanse of free open
area to sleep out in if desired. I intend to make up some sort of tent
covering for weekend trips in her.
If you do build the Catfish, let me know and we can bounce ideas off
each other.
Enjoy!
PS the Chebacco article on her is in issue 12
dfournie-@...wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=707
> Hello, I'm new to the group . Was wondering if anyone has built thethe
> Catfish Beach cruiser. If so how does she sail?? Do you sit on
> side decks or does she have seats???
>
>
> Dan F.
>
Hi Dan,
There's an article in a back number of Chebacco News (I really must do an
index someday) - about a Catfish built by Skip Pahl in the San Francisco
area. He's since sold it, though. I think it made a tad more leeway than
he was prepared to put up with.
Like you, I never could figure out where you're supposed to sit in one . . .
Bill
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-----Original Message-----
From:dfournier@...<dfournier@...>
To:bolger@...<bolger@...>
Date: 07 November 1999 02:47
Subject: [bolger] catfish beach cruiser
There's an article in a back number of Chebacco News (I really must do an
index someday) - about a Catfish built by Skip Pahl in the San Francisco
area. He's since sold it, though. I think it made a tad more leeway than
he was prepared to put up with.
Like you, I never could figure out where you're supposed to sit in one . . .
Bill
--bill.samson@...
Chebacco News can be viewed on:
http://members.xoom.com/billsamson
-----Original Message-----
From:dfournier@...<dfournier@...>
To:bolger@...<bolger@...>
Date: 07 November 1999 02:47
Subject: [bolger] catfish beach cruiser
>Hello, I'm new to the group . Was wondering if anyone has built the
>Catfish Beach cruiser. If so how does she sail?? Do you sit on the
>side decks or does she have seats???
>
>
>Dan F.
>
>
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In a message dated 11/6/99 8:48:32 PM Central Standard Time,
dfournier@...writes:
<< Hello, I'm new to the group . Was wondering if anyone has built the
Catfish Beach cruiser. If so how does she sail?? Do you sit on the
side decks or does she have seats???
Dan F. >>
Hello old friend (Dan) welcome to the list! (Dan has-had) a very nice sailing
skiff folks featured in ANYBOAT's webpage. <A HREF="http://www.anyboat.com/">
Anyboat Boating Books, Boating Classified Ads, Boat Building</A> see
"Building a 12 foot Skiff".
Welcome Dan...I am starting (Finally) a Bolger Pointy Skiff, after that
perhaps a Michalak AF3.
I'll be laying out the plywood panels for cutting out today.
Larry
Palm Bay, Florida
<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/henryclann/Boats/amatureboats.index.htm">The
Careenage & Blue Lagoon, A page for Home Built Boats & Owners!</A>
Remember; the Titanic was built by the professionals, but Noah's Ark by
amatuers!
dfournier@...writes:
<< Hello, I'm new to the group . Was wondering if anyone has built the
Catfish Beach cruiser. If so how does she sail?? Do you sit on the
side decks or does she have seats???
Dan F. >>
Hello old friend (Dan) welcome to the list! (Dan has-had) a very nice sailing
skiff folks featured in ANYBOAT's webpage. <A HREF="http://www.anyboat.com/">
Anyboat Boating Books, Boating Classified Ads, Boat Building</A> see
"Building a 12 foot Skiff".
Welcome Dan...I am starting (Finally) a Bolger Pointy Skiff, after that
perhaps a Michalak AF3.
I'll be laying out the plywood panels for cutting out today.
Larry
Palm Bay, Florida
<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/henryclann/Boats/amatureboats.index.htm">The
Careenage & Blue Lagoon, A page for Home Built Boats & Owners!</A>
Remember; the Titanic was built by the professionals, but Noah's Ark by
amatuers!
Hello, I'm new to the group . Was wondering if anyone has built the
Catfish Beach cruiser. If so how does she sail?? Do you sit on the
side decks or does she have seats???
Dan F.
Catfish Beach cruiser. If so how does she sail?? Do you sit on the
side decks or does she have seats???
Dan F.