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PascalG

PascalG

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Last night i was reading the current issue of Wooden Boat mag including an article about a 1924 Cat Boat named "Silent Maid". Article detailed how she was beyond restoration and how the owner had a replica built while the original would be shown in a museum.

This afternoon, approaching the Verrazano bridge i spot an classic gaff rig a few miles ahead... I couldn't believe it turned out to be the very same Silent Maid! I took a few pics and short video, what a beauty!

and yes, I confess that as a wooden cat boat owner, even if just 12', I am partial to wooden cats!

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Catboats have an amazing amount of room in them, especially since they are very shoal draft boats. They typically have very wide beams. Pascal, you ought to check one out sometime, they are great shoal water cruising boats.
 
I know... we bought a 12' Catboat earlier this year which is now our tender on the Hatt. incredibly roomy and comfortable, we've been sailing her quite a bit... she has a 6' beam, very stable and very easy to sail yet offering decent performance
 
I'm a powerboat guy but ya know what - that's what boating is all about! Simply beautiful.
 
Gorgeous! On a reach they can be surprisingly fast in moderate airs-looong waterline and lots of sail area. I would hate to have an accidental jibe going down wind.
 
Really awesome photo of a beautiful boat... thanks...
 
That is a special boat,thanks for shareing. When I was a kid,my father bought an old damaged Bettle Cat, These classic sailboats were found all over the coast in the 50,&60's. My Dad and I worked all winter in the garage,restoring the "Bonnie".My sister and I learned how to sail and had great fun,till hurricane Carol destroyed the boat. Wonderfully simple design,very functional.

John
 
I saw that boat sailing north in Barnegat Bay on the Saturday before Memorial Day. I was heading south to Tices Shoal and saw the boat. I wasn't close enough to read the name on the transom, but everyone on my boat was impressed by the beauty of that boat. Apparantly, from what I read on the internet the boat was on its way to Bay Head, NJ for an event the next day.
eric
 
The original was the fastest Cat boat in the bay. This one is slowest, even though they built it with racing in mind.
 
That replica is a beaut. . I think it was part of some controversy involving the former (fired?) head of the Independence Seaport Museum , Cutler, and the boat's owner Kellogg .
 
Lovely, and it looked to have been making a good speed in light winds in the vid.
 
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