Another obscure Cape Dory?

[chuck yahrling]

While perusing the pages of a used book I bought about Cat Boats, I came upon a caption for one picture that said:

"The Handy Cat is a 14-foot Cape Cod open-cockpit catboat designed by Merle Hallet in 1970 and built by Cape Dory, Inc."

One of our brethren, Tony Betz (Wildings) is a broker at Handy Boat, owned by the Hallets, in Falmouth, ME. I have forwarded the jpg to him and to Catherine Monaghan to post somewhere convenient.

Otherwise, RVSP and I will send you a copy.



cyahrlin@cisco.com

[Catherine Monaghan]

to the Specifications on the "About Cape Dory Boats" web page at:

<a href="http://www.toolworks.com/capedory/ccdoi ... m#specs</a>


Thanks Chuck,
Cathy
catherine_monaghan@merck.com
CD32 <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/bcomet/real ... ization</a>, #3
CCDOA Assistant Webmaster

While perusing the pages of a used book I bought about Cat Boats, I came upon a caption for one picture that said:

"The Handy Cat is a 14-foot Cape Cod open-cockpit catboat designed by Merle Hallet in 1970 and built by Cape Dory, Inc."

One of our brethren, Tony Betz (Wildings) is a broker at Handy Boat, owned by the Hallets, in Falmouth, ME. I have forwarded the jpg to him and to Catherine Monaghan to post somewhere convenient.

Otherwise, RVSP and I will send you a copy.

catherine_monaghan@merck.com

[Leo MacDonald]

Hi Cathy,

2 years ago in the Mystic River (CT) I passed hat the owner called a "Cape Dory 30". I was on Heather Ann, a CD30K, and it definitely was not the same boat. Dave Perry of Robinhood Marine said that Cape Dory Yachts built 5 or 6(?) "Cape 30"s designed by Ted Hood (?)

Can we add these to the 'About Cape Dory’s' page?

Fair Winds,
Leo



macdore@aol.com

[Jon]

Don't forget the 35' Intrepid. Designed by McCurdy & Rhodes, CD made just a handful (5?) of these too. This one is already on the list though.

The link below goes to one if you'd like a look.

Jon
CD25 Sovereign

[Catherine Monaghan]

The only reason we don't have any information posted regarding these boats is because nobody's provided it. Please send us any sales brochures or Owners Manuals for these boats and I'll be glad to add them. Send me an e-mail if you're willing to share these items with the rest of the Cape Dory community.

By the way, I'm working on the Intrepid 28 and 9M info. Three Intrepid owners were kind enough to offer copies of their brochures, etc., regarding that model.

Thanks,
catherine_monaghan@merck.com
CCDOA Assistant Webmaster
CD32 Realization, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay

Don't forget the 35' Intrepid. Designed by McCurdy & Rhodes, CD made just a handful (5?) of these too. This one is already on the list though.

The link below goes to one if you'd like a look.

Jon
CD25 Sovereign

catherine_monaghan@merck.com

[Joe Mac Phee]

I have that cat boat. In 1973, I purchased the Handy Cat for around $2400 (1973 dollars). The Handy Cat was adapted from a design by Merle Hallet at Handy Boat in Falmouth Foreside, Maine. The boat is a classic Cape Cod cat boat, 14 foot length, 7 foot beam, and about 800# displacement. It has a centerboard drawing 4 ft. 6 in. when down amd a large outboard "barn door" rudder with a laminated teak tiller. The 140 sq. ft. gaff sail is bent to spars of solid sitka spruce, finished bright. The gaff has oak jaws and lignum vitae pintle beads. The luff has oak mast hoops and the gaff and boom are lashed to the sail. The mast has a single forestay and teak wedges are used at the base. The cockpit seats, coamings, toe rail, boom crutch, and hatch covers are all teak. The bronze blocks have teak shells. All hardware is bronze. The boom is about 3 feet longer than the boat. It is very pretty and usually attracts much attention. I believe that the building rights to the Handy Cat reside at Nauset Marine and is still available on a build-to-order basis.

Joe Mac Phee
S/V Iolanthe CD-30 K
S/V Sphinx CD Handy Cat



jvmacphee@aol.com

[don sargant]

But were they ever built by Cape Dory? I always thought they were made by Cape Cod Shipbuilding -- like Mercurys and Rhodes 18s????

I have that cat boat. In 1973, I purchased the Handy Cat for around $2400 (1973 dollars). The Handy Cat was adapted from a design by Merle Hallet at Handy Boat in Falmouth Foreside, Maine. The boat is a classic Cape Cod cat boat, 14 foot length, 7 foot beam, and about 800# displacement. It has a centerboard drawing 4 ft. 6 in. when down amd a large outboard "barn door" rudder with a laminated teak tiller. The 140 sq. ft. gaff sail is bent to spars of solid sitka spruce, finished bright. The gaff has oak jaws and lignum vitae pintle beads. The luff has oak mast hoops and the gaff and boom are lashed to the sail. The mast has a single forestay and teak wedges are used at the base. The cockpit seats, coamings, toe rail, boom crutch, and hatch covers are all teak. The bronze blocks have teak shells. All hardware is bronze. The boom is about 3 feet longer than the boat. It is very pretty and usually attracts much attention. I believe that the building rights to the Handy Cat reside at Nauset Marine and is still available on a build-to-order basis.

Joe Mac Phee
S/V Iolanthe CD-30 K
S/V Sphinx CD Handy Cat