This is the 15′ Marsh Cat, designed by Joel White with some modifications by Big Pond Boat Shop. It is a big, stable, comfortable, and fast catboat!. Perfect for exploring shallow creeks and shorelines, and roomy for camp cruisers.
Design Modifications
- Adjustable Centerboard up-haul. The original design only allows for the
centerboard to be all the way up or all the way down. - Barn Door Rudder; the original design has a drop rudder, this modification
has a traditional looking ‘barn door” rudder with an aluminum
wing on the bottom. - Buoyancy tanks port and starboard/ seats and forward buoyancy tank under deck
- The construction of the mast is hollow ‘birds mouth’ construction which
makes a lighter stiffer mast.
This boat is designed for sailing in protected waters only.
People and equipment combined should not exceed 750 lbs
General Construction:
Cold Moulded hull There are two aft buoyancy tanks constructed from epoxy saturated marine plywood with mahogany trim which create built in seating and there is a forward buoyancy tank under the foredeck formed by the installation of a watertight bulkhead forward of the mast. Top of the centreboard trunk, cockpit coamings, seat trim, floorboards and toe rail are varnished mahogany.
SPECIFICATIONS
Designer: Joel White
LOA 16′ 6” with bowsprit
LWL 14′
Beam 6′ 11″
Draft Board up 9″
Board down 2’5″
Sail area 153 sq ft
Displacement 1309 lbs
Pricing: CAN$28,700 plus applicable tax FOB Big Pond Boat Shop, Martins River, Nova Scotia
Boat complete includes:
- Varnished Spruce Spars, with Harken blocks and braided dacron control lines (halyards and sheet)
- Stainless Steel forestay and shrouds with turnbuckles
- Gaff sail
- Varnished tiller with tiller extension
- Weighted foil centreboard with braided dacron control lines, Harken block and Harken cam cleat
- Paddle
Options:
- Trailer
- Outboard