I was thrilled to find your channel. I've always wanted to do what you are doing but never had the skills to do so. I caved in and bought a new Marshall 22 after the used boat that I was looking at fell through. So I guess I am going to have to live vicariously through you. Not sure if you are still monitoring your old video comments or not, but I wish you all the best with this project. All the best from cold and rainy Boston. Jim Andersen, Cat Boat Adventures, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
I have own a 1973 American for the past 30years that I sail on Barnegat Bay in NJ. Have done some repairs similar to those you mentioned. Look forward to following your project. Good luck.
I am not too good with the computer I'll have to get my son to send pictures. You might want to join the Catboat Association there is a lot of good info there. The annual meeting is Jan 26-28, 2018 in Mystic Conn. They have some good workshops that you might be interested in. If you haven't already you might want to check out the Catboat Association website at Catboats.org.
Hi Matt, I have a '72 Nowak and Williams HA18, (you've probably seen that shorthand on the Catboat association site). I thought this was a very well made, visually interesting and informative video. I've subscribed the the Salvation Navy facebook page. I live in Fall River, MA and am originally from Bristol, RI, right across Mt. Hope Bay. I'm looking forward to watching your progress, thanks!
Hey Matt. Just came across your Eps 1. Love catboats and have a Beetle cat I'm doing some light restoration on. I will be following your videos with interest.
Great choice in boats. I had a 1970 Marshall Sanderling that was completely restored, See if you can pick up Good Old Boat magazine from March/April 2005. My boat was on the cover. Starting on page 28 it shows how to do what you plan on doing. Good luck, can't wait to see the finished product.
hello from Lake St. Clair sailed Thistle for 20 years, could no longer self rescue got a cat boat for the same reasons as you can now take people who don't sail without scaring the bejebers out of them love my Menger 19
Hello matt, my name is Dan. I just found a squadron yachts 15 which is a gaff rigged cat boat that takes the same exact sail as the America,!!! I am so psyched to find your channel :-) doing a lot of the same things you've done. I've got to rain myself and I want to watch this stuff in order. Thank you so much! And by the way, any idea where I can find a sale I need one bad 😂
Hi, I also have been restoring a HA 18. That effort was published in Good Old Boat magazine last year. I do have an annoying slight leak which I have traced ( maybe) to a leaking centerboard pin. The last builder of HA 18 is still in business and said that refibreglassing around the pin is easy and I'm planning to do that this spring. I trying to find out if the pin is located above or below the cabin floor. It's difficult to measure from under the boat with the board still in. Do you know where it goes through the centerboard trunk. It's not obvious when I removed the facia around the trunk. Appreciate any info. George
Yep. I'm a member of that one and a few more. Lots of great folks willing to share ideas. I will be posting some questions there for sure. Thanks for the reference. Take care.
I did. It has been on the market for a while and it needs a lot of work, but nothing extensive as far as I am concerned. Most people want one they can put in the water and go. But a fixer-upper is really the only way I can swing one of these right now and I love restoring boats anyway, so it worked out.
I was thrilled to find your channel. I've always wanted to do what you are doing but never had the skills to do so. I caved in and bought a new Marshall 22 after the used boat that I was looking at fell through. So I guess I am going to have to live vicariously through you. Not sure if you are still monitoring your old video comments or not, but I wish you all the best with this project. All the best from cold and rainy Boston. Jim Andersen, Cat Boat Adventures, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
I have own a 1973 American for the past 30years that I sail on Barnegat Bay in NJ. Have done some repairs similar to those you mentioned. Look forward to following your project. Good luck.
Excellent. I may have some questions for you. Would love to see some pictures of your boat. Take care.
I am not too good with the computer I'll have to get my son to send pictures. You might want to join the Catboat Association there is a lot of good info there. The annual meeting is Jan 26-28, 2018 in Mystic Conn. They have some good workshops that you might be interested in. If you haven't already you might want to check out the Catboat Association website at Catboats.org.
Hi Matt, I have a '72 Nowak and Williams HA18, (you've probably seen that shorthand on the Catboat association site). I thought this was a very well made, visually interesting and informative video. I've subscribed the the Salvation Navy facebook page. I live in Fall River, MA and am originally from Bristol, RI, right across Mt. Hope Bay.
I'm looking forward to watching your progress, thanks!
Hey Matt. Just came across your Eps 1. Love catboats and have a Beetle cat I'm doing some light restoration on. I will be following your videos with interest.
I love the Beetle Cats! What a great boat. Hope you can post some pictures sometime. Thanks for following along. Take care.
Beautiful project!!
Great choice in boats. I had a 1970 Marshall Sanderling that was completely restored, See if you can pick up Good Old Boat magazine from March/April 2005. My boat was on the cover. Starting on page 28 it shows how to do what you plan on doing. Good luck, can't wait to see the finished product.
Hope to learn some thing about sailing and how to take care of a boat from you ,thanks.
hello from Lake St. Clair
sailed Thistle for 20 years, could no longer self rescue got a cat boat for the same reasons as you
can now take people who don't sail without scaring the bejebers out of them
love my Menger 19
Hello matt, my name is Dan. I just found a squadron yachts 15 which is a gaff rigged cat boat that takes the same exact sail as the America,!!! I am so psyched to find your channel :-) doing a lot of the same things you've done. I've got to rain myself and I want to watch this stuff in order. Thank you so much! And by the way, any idea where I can find a sale I need one bad 😂
Hi,
I also have been restoring a HA 18. That effort was published in Good Old Boat magazine last year. I do have an annoying slight leak which I have traced ( maybe) to a leaking centerboard pin. The last builder of HA 18 is still in business and said that refibreglassing around the pin is easy and I'm planning to do that this spring. I trying to find out if the pin is located above or below the cabin floor. It's difficult to measure from under the boat with the board still in. Do you know where it goes through the centerboard trunk. It's not obvious when I removed the facia around the trunk. Appreciate any info.
George
I refurbed. Menger 15. Always Interested in these videos. Are there others in follow-up
There's a good group on FB you might wanna check out called Pocket Yachts and Trailer Sailors...plenty of helpful folks there
Yep. I'm a member of that one and a few more. Lots of great folks willing to share ideas. I will be posting some questions there for sure. Thanks for the reference. Take care.
Did you get a good price on the boat?
I did. It has been on the market for a while and it needs a lot of work, but nothing extensive as far as I am concerned. Most people want one they can put in the water and go. But a fixer-upper is really the only way I can swing one of these right now and I love restoring boats anyway, so it worked out.