The "only 1 of 3 in existence" reminds me of the guy who claimed Alcort Hilus were very rare and commanding $20K resale prices AMF Hilu Fortunately this Catfish seller seems to realize his boat is not worth a small fortune!
That substitutes for a boom, which, on this little boat could be a hazard. (I didn't know they existed in the 1930sI think I may have seen a Hilu when I visited my Dad in Clearwater, Florida in the mid '70's. On the AAMPHI-CRAFT, what is the purpose of the wooden triangle that hangs horizontally (roughly) around the sail? It seems like it would impede its motion.
Interesting trailer—spoked wheels, and a trailer made of wood!Hi Barnacle B That AAMPHI-CRAFT has always caught my attention, the craftmanship and thought that Herreshoff put into a small, trailerable boat. They were way ahead of their time on that one. Cheers. Clark and Skipper
Located in wolcott ct.Howdy Ddrummer
Where is the boat located? We paid $500 for ours.
We are restoring an Alcort Catfish, to round out a collection of Alcort boats
Like this one looks like my old boat 66-70. Love to restore one. Fond memories I raced the Catfish and won numerous SAYRA silver great boat. I also instructed on one while in the first High School sailing club in Charleston. Wish I had on today. Mine was given to a kid on Sullivan’s Island. Light blue new paint then. I drove by but it was not visible from the roadHey gents! I actually have an Alcort Catfish that’s been sitting in my yard for about 3 years. I’m looking to maybe sell it but not sure exactly what it may be worth. Everything is in pretty good condition as far as I can tell. Mast and sail has been wrapped up in the basement. Rudders and everything look great. And I have the original flyer as well! Any help with providing some info would be great.
eBay is presently advertising an all-aluminum "Sunfish rudder"—Awesome. Here's the thing with the Catfish, there are a lot of specialty parts with it. We restore boats and when we sell them we like to have all of the parts there, with the boat ready to sail. You can decide if you want to check all of that out or sell a project boat. The rudders, tillers and crossbars are specific to the Catfish, and so are the dual centerboards. So is the sail, boom, mast. We had to get new side stays made for ours, one was missing so we replaced both.
Hi Kent, I'm also restoring a (1964) Catfish. Do you know where I can get an Owners manual? Tim 248-866-6000FMI: Alcort Catfish SMEDLEY Restoration Log
SMEDLEY has some roller damage and needs some cleaning.
He's at our friend Eddie English's Boat Trailer shop getting fit for a new catamaran trailer. We borrowed one of the Skipper's trailers to haul him up there.
Our hope is to get him seaworthy in time for Juana's Good Time Regatta in September, maybe he'll run a few laps.
Cheers
Kent and Audrey
Did you sell your Carfish?Hey gents! I actually have an Alcort Catfish that’s been sitting in my yard for about 3 years. I’m looking to maybe sell it but not sure exactly what it may be worth. Everything is in pretty good condition as far as I can tell. Mast and sail has been wrapped up in the basement. Rudders and everything look great. And I have the original flyer as well! Any help with providing some info would be great.