| Good morning Richard, How are things going down in Oklahoma? I have attached a URL that describes the building of "Two Grumpy Old Men" http://www.adventurequest-usa.com/New_Folder/chebacco.htm All the best, Mike Haskell, Founder/CEO Adventure Quest-USA 8 River Road Bowdoinham, ME 04008 207-666-8976 |
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I have a question that I have been pondering and was wondering if
some of your readers could answer, specifically, what are the
possibilities of coastal cruising the Chebacco or maybe island
hopping in the Keys or Carib?
Thanks,
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Hi Richard, I'd love to have one or more Chebaccos sail into the Sept. Messabout in Kingston, perhaps yours. Would you post the invitation in your Chebacco Newsletter for me? If so, please post the link to http://www.brucesboats.com as the Messabout figures prominently on the home pages with links to three pages on the event, and multiple pages about the area, navigation, the campground, etc. Do you know who bought Bob Cushing's Chebacco Motorsailor? I saw that once, it's a very nice arrangement. So is the new cruising conversion. Hope to see you and lots of othe Chebacco drivers there. Bruce Hector |
| Samantha is for sale. Details: 20 foot sheet plywood Chebacco. Built summer of 2002. Sailed from Portland, ME to Beaufort, NC and back since. This boat is a modified Chebacco - it varies from the design in the following ways: It has a shallow draft keel rather than a centerboard, the cabin is longer, wider and taller allowing a full length double berth and facing settees with a fold-down table. The cockpit is shorter by the amount the cabin is longer. She is gaff- rigged. The following equipment is included: Standard Horizon VHF radio, 80 AH deep-cycle battery, 6 hp Tohatsu 4-stroke outboard with alternator, navigation, anchor and cabin lights, 2 anchors with rodes, dock lines and fenders, Ritchey compass, 2 type III and 2 type V PFD,s, safety harness, ABC fire extinguisher, flare kit, and Nymph dinghy. She is located in Portland, ME at present and I could possibly deliver her - that would be negotiable. This has been a very nice boat, but like many of us boatbuilding sailors I want to build another boat (probably some variation of Newfoundlander). I am not sure what to ask for this boat. The bare boat may be worth $4000 and the equipment listed above is about $2500 new - plus the dinghy. How about $5500 for the whole package? Make an offer - nothing can offend me - the worst that can happen is I would say yes. Paul Thober, 207 712 0381, leave a message and I will call you back. |
| Hi Richard, My Chebacco Motorsailer is for
sale -It was shown in Chebacco news # 17 and 25 , built in 1997 and has had very little use so it looks like new and is available with or without motor and trailer. Price for boat alone is 7500.00 Thanks, Bob Cushing rbrtbobcat@aol.com 315-687-6776 located in Cazenovia, n.y. |
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How's it going? I wanted to let folks
know about my decision to sell my Chebacco. I really love this
Catboat but I love my girlfriend more and want to pursue that a while.
The boat is built exactly to Phil's Specs. The trailer was
purchased new for $1,300 a couple of years ago and the 1997 Force five hp.
Outboard was purchased new for $800 as well (it sat on the showroom a long
time I guess). The sails were purchased as a kit from sail-rite, the
mainsail being sewn by a professional, and the mizzen sewn by me since it
was small and manageable. I launched this boat for the first time in
April of this year and have taken one two week trip and several small day
trips so far. There are a few normal scratches on the hull and the
spars but nothing out of the ordinary. The hull is planked in
Douglas Fir Marine plywood and the floors and roof framing are Douglas
Fir. There are a couple of floors made of Southern Yellow Pine and
the trim is all White and Red Oak. The sliding hatch was cold molded
and then veneered on the inside and out with White Oak as were the drop
boards - no sign of wear on any of these components. All trim and
spar varnish was Epifanes WoodFinish Gloss and it shows. |
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Lapstrake Chebacco 20 LOD: 19' 6"
Built by an experienced amateur. Over four thousand hours building time. The best of materials used. Finished with two-part polyurethane. Sprayed by a professional. Bright work finished with Norwegian varnishing oil (between six and eight coats). Hull is built of 7 ply half-inch marine mahogany plywood; keel is built of same material, laminated to proper thickness.The keel is covered with double thickness of 11 oz. fibreglass cloth saturated with epoxy. 1/16 inch stainless steel was then attached to the bottom of the keel and up the stem as far as 22 inches above the waterline. Outside of boat is covered with 11 or 6 oz. fiberglass cloth which was then saturated with epoxy, then an additional four to five coats to allow for sanding to a mirror finish before painting. Inside has four coats of epoxy. Spars are solid sitka spruce. Fittings are all top quality such as Harken or custom made of bronze or stainless steel. Three sails (main, jib, and mizzen.) All lines, sheets and halyards ready to go. None of them ever used. Custom made trailer with extendable tongue for easy launching. Elaborate supports that fit to cabin and aft cockpit bulkhead to hold spars for long distance trailering. No O.B. motor. (4 to 5 HP would be suitable.) The boat was completed Sept.2000 but ill health precluded launching and am selling the boat now for the same reason. Price $12,500 USD (See article in Wooden Boat - #107, Pg. 80) Address: Email: gcobb@nbnet.nb.ca |