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Hello
Richard,
After watching the Chebacco web site for
almost 2 years, and having read the Archive files several times over, I've
decided to build the 20 ft Lapstrake Chebacco. I've made the crucial first
step - ordering the plans from PB&F. I will probably build a scale
model first. But before I do any serious work, I will need to extend my
garage (a standard 19' by 18' double garage) by 6 ft. Hopefully that
will happen as soon as snow melts!
I am
interested in making the cabin wider and longer to make it more
accommodating. Can you send a request out to the webzine - to those who
have made similar modification, I would much appreciate any input, ideas,
photos, etc.!
Regards
Waterloo, Ontario |
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SOLD! http://rockland.villagesoup.com//Community/Story.cfm?StoryID=23239 (ed)
----- Original Message ----- |
| 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. |