TIDBIT LAUNCHED !!!!!!

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

Drain plug in, Had to check out all the rigging. So some Driveway sailing

Sails up

She Get's Wet Tommorow.

[capt jake]

Looks great Joe! I won't re-state the obvious; dont' set the sails while on a trailer. ;) You might end up in your stream.

[Greg Luckett]

Man, that is one sweet looking boat. I wish I could be there when she splashes and go for a sail too.

[Mike Pennington]

Fair winds and a good sail to you, and the mermaid. :wink:

I'm not sure why? But after viewing your pics, I want to listen to Celtic music.

A beautiful boat.

[adla]

Joe -

take your camera ----

so we can feel like we were there!

a.

[PAR]

All boats should look as nice. Great job, enjoy your big day . . .

[Charlie Jones]

VERY lovely boat.

SO I assume by now the launch has happened? Don't keep us in total suspense man- details!!!

[Greg Luckett]

Joe,

Other than beautiful, what is she. The design I mean .

Thanks.

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

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Other than beautiful, what is she. The design I mean .

Thanks. [/quote']

I think I mentioned this before she is a 16.5' Winthrop Warner Catboat. Built 1964 by Herb Baum to Withrop Warner design "tidbit" for Alfred B. Scofield of Stamford, CT and St. Michaels, MD. Plans can be found in Mystic Seaport archives. Includes trailer, 5 hp 4 stroke Honda, sail cover, bimini, anchor. LOA 16'6", Beam 7'= 6", LWL 15'9". 170 sqft sail. Cedar Planked over oak with teak trim and laid deck. boat lines appeared in "Yachting" in 1964 and reveal very fine waterlines and mast location 6 inches or so aft of typical catboat location. All this translates to a great sailing boat with much less weather helm than typical catboats.

Thats all for now the boys have arived to help hook her to the trailer and the camera is Charged

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

I'm to exhausted to post commentary, and I'm off to go back down to the dock to check the pumps.

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[kydocfrog]

Oh, wow...just wow...

From an old catboat sailor, long ago, that's one gorgeous boat, and bigger than I thought from the first photos.

Wow.

DocA

[Greg Luckett]

Wow! Where is all that water in the boat coming from? :shock:

Great job with the pics and thank you for sharing. Was that water cold on the feet when you were launching? Were you able to go for a sail? That pic of you sitting in her enjoying a pipe is priceless.

[adla]

WOW is right -

looks like i don't have to run all over the web to find cat boat pics - you can just sign me up for your summer gallery! THAT IS one BEAUTIFUL boat.

i bet you're tired!

a.

[Steve Day]

She is indeed a beautiful boat. Great job in getting her finished in "Bristol Fashion."

The only other comment is that it must have been COLD that day. I hope you were able to keep warm.

Hope you were able to get all of the water out of the boat.

Steve

[Pipefitter]

Beautiful boat.Great pictures. Gotta love those cat boats.

[Frank Hagan]

Wow! Where is all that water in the boat coming from? :shock:

Great job with the pics and thank you for sharing. Was that water cold on the feet when you were launching? Were you able to go for a sail? That pic of you sitting in her enjoying a pipe is priceless.

I think Joe has a traditional planked boat and the wood has to swell to seal off the seams. Am I right, Joe?

I love catboats. There's only one out here that I ever see, and its one of the new ones (forget the name ... Menger Cat? Something like that). Even in fiberglass, they are gorgeous!

[Dave R1]

Nice work Joe. Hope the pump doesn't quit before she takes up. Can't wait to see pictures of her under sail.