Catamarans

New Gato Especial Build in Greece

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Construction has begun on a new Gato Especial in Athens, Greece. My client, Alexis and his father have already cut out all the hull panels, as well as the building forms.

 

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The forms have been aligned, leveled and pinned together for rigidity.

 

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At this point, they will be butt joining the hull panels together and getting everything ready to stitch the hull together.

 

 

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They have chosen to build an 8’6″ (2.62 meter) version of the Gato and will be using the boat to cruise the islands of the Aegean.

I’ll be posting regular updates as they progress with the build.

Chris Ostlind

Lunada Design

Posted: March 17th, 2009 under Catamarans, Sailing Multihulls.
Comments: 1

Gato Especial 21

 
 
 
 

 

About two and a half years ago, I was engaged in a conversation with a boating friend in British Columbia, Ron Badley, regarding the few choices one had for a small, trailerable cruising cat in the 21-24’ LOA range. We talked about the Jarcat6, the Waller 670 and a couple of other designs as we knocked around the design elements we’d like to see on a boat like this.
 
The quickly penciled design brief addressed a list of things such as:
 
1. Trailerable by a medium sized car or SUV
2. Trailer legal in all fifty states and OZ without an oversize permit (minor adjustment for Euro users)
3. Easily launched by two people (or one if they have their act together)
4. Capable of carrying enough stores for a long week away from civilization
5. Easily driven by a small outboard of 5-8 hp
6. Room to have a kid or two onboard for small families
7. Easily boarded from swimming
8. Respectable performance under sail without getting “over the top” and dangerous
9. Simple plywood build in Stitch and Glue
10. Great looking lines so it didn’t look clunky or dated

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Posted: June 24th, 2008 under Catamarans.
Comments: 54

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