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Chebacco calendars are here! I've worked out a "print to order" deal with a retired printer friend, so delivery will take a couple days beyond the mailing delay. Price is $20. Standard offer extended, if I use your picture in the calendar, you get one at my cost. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those of you waiting for the next installment of "Samantha", Paul says he can't make the deadline for this issue, but will try for the next one.
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Richard
Thanks for the great work on the new issue. Honest, I WILL get you an article on my boat, I will, I will. I read the request from Ben regarding the larger cabin. This seems to be a popular option, including on mine (tentatively 'Tabby II'). Since there's no address, I thought I'd forward to you. I decided to modify mine once it was turned over. With the molds out of the cabin, I decided that the head space was just too small for comfort. Unfortunately, the molds were already cut, so I had to 'dummy up' the expansion. I spliced in plywood on the bulkheads expanding the width out to the coaming, which allowed the framing to run continuously from the bow to stern, and raised the roof line 3" in the back and 2" at the front of the cabin. All the plywood was simply fitted and 'patched' with an overlapping layer, epoxied in place. These changes required a bit of scratching about to arrive at the lines for the cabin sides (no interior molds anymore, remember?). Lots of string, straightedges, and bent plywood resulted in the desired taller and 'canted' cabin sides (15 degrees). Roof was laminated from two 1/4" layers, a bit complicated but minimizing the stress and deflection of the somewhat light roof framing. Because the raised roof could potentially stress the mast partners a bit over the initial design, I added liberal reinforcing to that area, which should be bomb-proof by now. Some of the other mods I added include a raised cockpit floor to facilitate draining thru the motor well area (no thru-hulls) and a plastic, pre-fab hatch to access the area under the cockpit floor. I also added a bridgedeck extending to the rear of the centerboard trunk, with one side accessible from the cockpit, and the other from below (I cut away part of the bulkhead and reinforced the area. The seats are curved to pick up the curve of the seat backs, and I cut out panels for accessing the under seat area. These (along with the bridgedeck access) will be secured and rubber-stripped for watertightness, as well as having little rain gutters built in, draining into the cockpit and out the back. The result of these mods is a huge increase in secure storage areas: under floor, under seat, and in the bridge deck (both inside and outside access). Few other mods worth mentioning, or that haven't been done better by others. I added two nice oak mooring bitts, which will support a bowsprit for a jib I'll experiment with later. Sailrite did the sails in tanbark, and Honda will provide the power. I intend to rig 'cost effectively' with sand-cast bronze blocks secured with marline wraps - strong, cheap, and good looking. Plus, you can fix it with your pocket knife, anywhere. I used lots of recycled lumber, including a load of mahogany pallet lumber I found years ago and have had laying around. I drill and plug the nail holes with bungs, and it looks OK, and, always remember, free is a very good price. Spars will come out of some gorgeous 20' long clear fir 2x10's that came off a church demolition as fascia boards. This stuff was seasoned and dry before I was born. Must run. Thanks again for the great work. I'll get some pix and words to ya soon, including some info on our (along with Jamie Orr) planned 'Sucia Island Sail-In' in the San Juans July 10 of this year. We hope to have at LEAST 3 Chebaccos - Orr, Wheating, and hopefully mine. Chuck Gottfried Fall Creek, Oregon |
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| 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. |