More About Design 955 24 LOA Catboat

We posted an article way back in 2010 about this boat. I thought I would circle back to it as I think she is a lovely design. The boat would be a breeze to sail and her extremely shallow draft would be great for gunkholing just about anywhere. Her general arrangement looks generous and even more so with the mast forward of the main cabin itself. That sure is one way to handle access to the head, by simply having a door from the cockpit directly into it.

I spoke to the owner last week and he promised to send us some images. Well get them posted when we receive them. The boat is awaiting restoration.

Here is an article from Yachting magazine from 1951. Please double click to enlarge.


I disagree with the author. I wouldnt even hesitate slipping her dock lines here in Greenwich and sailing her up to Penobscot Bay. All you would need is a little cockpit tent for the evenings. Like this.



And here is the deck and deck construction plan, which is beautifully drawn.

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Design 2412 120 LOA Pilothouse Ketch

This set of preliminary drawings for a fairly typical motorsailer was done on speculation in 1981.  I like the simplicity of the profile.  The boat was designed to be built of steel.

Here is the general arrangement plan.  There are a few interesting features such as the navigation room in the wheelhouse.

Principal Dimensions

LOA 120-0"

LWL 85-0"

Beam 25-7"

Draft 10-0"

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