What? You own only one Catfish?
Man, I wish I hadn't seen this, a Catfish for Sale in Plainfield, NY. We already have a Catfish but in scrolling through the photos I notice the tag Alcort Ser No CF954.
Hmm, did I miss it on our boat? Nope. Sure enough, I go out to look at SMEDLEY and right where the tag should be are two nice little holes
Oh well, maybe we'll get one made, or if anyone has an old Catfish SER NO tag laying around, PM us...Alan? Craig?
FMI: Vintage 1960s 'Catfish' Catamaran sailboat made by Alcort in Waterbury CT. Rare find
Man, I wish I hadn't seen this, a Catfish for Sale in Plainfield, NY. We already have a Catfish but in scrolling through the photos I notice the tag Alcort Ser No CF954.
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Hmm, did I miss it on our boat? Nope. Sure enough, I go out to look at SMEDLEY and right where the tag should be are two nice little holes
Oh well, maybe we'll get one made, or if anyone has an old Catfish SER NO tag laying around, PM us...Alan? Craig?
FMI: Vintage 1960s 'Catfish' Catamaran sailboat made by Alcort in Waterbury CT. Rare find
It is plane to see why this might be confusing.Actually, I mentioned to my buddy that the Catfish was located in his hometown of Plainville, CT. I'd sent him the original ad, and he said it's Plainfield, CT. (Not Plainfield, MA, as I'd written above--or Plainfield, NY as you'd written).
No, those “Cool Cat” soft coolers are rare. Once in a blue you might see one on eBay, and if I recall Alan G. sold one. I had that cooler for years, kept it on a shelf but sold it with the boat.I remember that discussion, but don’t remember advising that red and maroon surfaces of the 1970s were prone to maximum fading . The "new" red looks great.
In the cubby, I carry zip-ties, sponges, chewing gum, bottled water, sunglasses, clamps, heavy cord, and pliers in a modified and tightly-fitted Tide detergent container, and noticed the blue factory beverage container in the cubby.
Are those still available?
So I sure hope that even with your move, we can count on still seeing your talents on restoring these beautiful boats!Breeze Bender, use it or lose it we always say. And we're just trying to keep up with Alan. Someone will buy this house and love it, hopefully even more than we did, but our hearts are already in Virginia, moving closer to family and our first Grandbaby, a little girl. Can you imagine the fun she'll have following Gramma Skipper around. And learning about the Grampa Rule, Be careful or you could get hurt because he doesn't always know what he is doing. Our new place will be a dry lot, a peaceful respite from years of pier maintenance, and we will be Trailer Sailors again, which we have been for decades. There is water everywhere in the Hampton Roads area, creeks, rivers, bays and the big water. We might scout for a tiny waterfront lot once we get there, and put a Shack there.
You did a great job on that boat, she's beautiful. Now that we have cracked the code on the Preval sprayer maybe SMEDLEY gets a touchup.
Our Sunfish rebuilds are wrapping up, and we're shifting into re-Homeporting mode. First PODS is on site...well actually, it's the second time we've started moving, first PODS left Sep 2019 then we recalled it when pandemic blew up in 2020. SMEDLEY is lined up, we'll use daggerboard ramps to roll her in like we did last time.
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And building a little punt because there is not enough going on...She's the first of the BLUFF RATTY Class of ships, her name is SCUPPERS, thanks to L&VW.
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