sailboat under bridges?
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:08 pm
Hello, all. I am looking at a new sailing project but I need some advice on which boat I could build, with slight modifications to meet the following qualifications:
I live on a tidal creek in Florida with about 20min of no-wake zone to traverse before I get to the intracoastal waterway.
1. Need a small, light boat that I can drag onto the bank of the creek or onto a small floating dock. Therefore must have daggerboard or centerboard, preferably flat or semiflat bottom.
2. There are two bridges between my dock and the ICW. There is about 8' clearance from the typical high tide water line. Therefore I would need the mast to be converted to a tabernacle. I like the Cat-Ketch 17 in general but I don't know about TWO masts that would have to be converted.
3. I need to be able to outfit it with oars, which pretty much all the choices on the website would have, but also be able to put a light outboard or electric trolling motor (and battery!) on it.
4. I built the RB12 but I would say it was a little beyond my skill level at the time. I'm looking for something a little easier and quicker this time around.
I have seen other designs on other websites but I would much prefer to modify something from here if I can. There are four people in my family including two teenagers. Seating everyone would be a bonus but not crucial. I could live with a boat that seats 3-4 and only sails with two or maybe three if I had to. I am not a performance sailor but we do get some light air around here so I'd need something that can handle light airs.
Does anyone have any ideas? My dream boat would be to build something like the Com-pac picnic cat, although I'm not expecting to match anything like that level of style or detail.
Thanks,
Jeff
I live on a tidal creek in Florida with about 20min of no-wake zone to traverse before I get to the intracoastal waterway.
1. Need a small, light boat that I can drag onto the bank of the creek or onto a small floating dock. Therefore must have daggerboard or centerboard, preferably flat or semiflat bottom.
2. There are two bridges between my dock and the ICW. There is about 8' clearance from the typical high tide water line. Therefore I would need the mast to be converted to a tabernacle. I like the Cat-Ketch 17 in general but I don't know about TWO masts that would have to be converted.
3. I need to be able to outfit it with oars, which pretty much all the choices on the website would have, but also be able to put a light outboard or electric trolling motor (and battery!) on it.
4. I built the RB12 but I would say it was a little beyond my skill level at the time. I'm looking for something a little easier and quicker this time around.
I have seen other designs on other websites but I would much prefer to modify something from here if I can. There are four people in my family including two teenagers. Seating everyone would be a bonus but not crucial. I could live with a boat that seats 3-4 and only sails with two or maybe three if I had to. I am not a performance sailor but we do get some light air around here so I'd need something that can handle light airs.
Does anyone have any ideas? My dream boat would be to build something like the Com-pac picnic cat, although I'm not expecting to match anything like that level of style or detail.
Thanks,
Jeff