Seller's Description
Handy Cat 14: a Cape Cod Catboat by Cape Dory #34, built in 1971. Features: Regularly maintained, “Grace” is in excellent physical condition with all of the charm of a classic. She possesses beautiful lines, nice proportions, a simple rig, and is quite stable. She’s not at all tipsy. Easy to sail solo or quite comfortable with 4 out for cocktail cruises. “Grace” boasts her original varnished teakwood shell blocks with bronze sheaves, varnished Sitka Spruce spars, burnished bronze hardware, newer “Egyptian cotton” Dacron main by Quantum Sails w/ reef points ( original main also included). All teak seats, coaming, boom crutch, toe rail, rub rail w/bronze rub strake.
Specifications:
Hull Type: Centerboard (Trunk) Rigging Type: Gaff head Cat. LOA: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m. Beam: 6.67 ft / 2.03 m. S.A. (reported): 160.00 ft2 / 14.86 m2 Draft (max): 4.50 ft / 1.37 m. Draft (min): 1.00 ft / 0.30 m. Displacement: 750 lb / 340 kg. S.A./Disp.: 31.06. Construction: FG. First Built: 1969. (This boat:1971)
Equipment:
Outboard: like new 2012 Honda 2hp with bronze motor bracket. Mooring cover (Sunbrella “Toast”) 2013 Sail and spar covers for easy trailering (Sunbrella “Toast”) 2013 Additional equipment (life jackets, bilge pump, dock lines). Trailer by Cox with spare tire and jack. Freshly painted, new safety chains, new LED lights and wiring (2019). Freshly painted bottom and waxed topsides (2019).
Recent Upgrades:
Floor structure was rebuilt in 2010 - now solid with no cracks. Bottom was stripped, barrier coated - 2011
Ready to splash. Asking $6,650, almost 1/3 the price of new.
Feel free to call for more information : or phone 757-Eight 55 - Six 704
Specs
- Designer
- Merle Hallett
- Builders
- Stroudwater Boatworks
- Cape Dory Yachts
- Associations
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- # Built
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- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 14′ 0″ / 4.3 m
- Waterline Length
- ?
- Beam
- 6′ 7″ / 2 m
- Draft
- 0′ 11″ / 0.3 m — 4′ 5″ / 1.4 m
- Displacement
- 750 lb / 340 kg
- Ballast
- ?
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Gaff-Cat
- Reported Sail Area
- 160′² / 14.9 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
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- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
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Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
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31.0
>20: high performance
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
- ?
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
- ?
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
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Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
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2.9
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
The HANDY CAT was first built by Cape Dory (172 built), by Nauset Marine in the 1980s, then by Handy Boat in Falmouth Foreside, ME and, most recently by Stroudwater Boatworks in Maine.
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