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# Build the Instant Catboat

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Review: Read this book carefully - If you are interested in building this boat, you need to absorb every detail Payson describes. Lots of fun nautical terms-read to understand what they mean. I have built boats and wanted a small sailer similar in size to the Beetle cat, which a new one is above my pay scale. I made a model from the plans shown in the book and it revealed problems that will likely arise with the full-sized craft. I wish the photography was less grainy.
Review: Catboats! Boats to love. - When you peruse the v-bottom cats in wooden boats magazine compendium, the building is a bit daunting. But by a careful study of "Dynamite's" building technique and explanations it will all come together for you. What you learn by reading this work, and preferably building it, makes the other v-bottem cats that much easier to understand. And perhaps build. Remember, a twenty or twenty-two foot catboat is a big vessel, only lacking in the headroom department. And if headroom is what you want, a cat is not the boat for you. But the broad beam more than makes up for it. So, I reccomend this book most highly - - - it will open a lot of doors for you.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (19) |
| Dimensions  | 8.43 x 0.39 x 10.91 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1934982091 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1934982099 |
| Item Weight  | 4.8 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 42 pages |
| Publication date  | January 1, 1997 |
| Publisher  | WoodenBoat Publications |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read this book carefully
*by W***L on February 26, 2021*

If you are interested in building this boat, you need to absorb every detail Payson describes. Lots of fun nautical terms-read to understand what they mean. I have built boats and wanted a small sailer similar in size to the Beetle cat, which a new one is above my pay scale. I made a model from the plans shown in the book and it revealed problems that will likely arise with the full-sized craft. I wish the photography was less grainy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Catboats! Boats to love.
*by J***J on February 22, 2014*

When you peruse the v-bottom cats in wooden boats magazine compendium, the building is a bit daunting. But by a careful study of "Dynamite's" building technique and explanations it will all come together for you. What you learn by reading this work, and preferably building it, makes the other v-bottem cats that much easier to understand. And perhaps build. Remember, a twenty or twenty-two foot catboat is a big vessel, only lacking in the headroom department. And if headroom is what you want, a cat is not the boat for you. But the broad beam more than makes up for it. So, I reccomend this book most highly - - - it will open a lot of doors for you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Final Sunset
*by F***E on January 12, 2013*

Dynamite was a little bit older than myself. I must sail on without him, in this world, but, thankfully we have his books of direction and wisdom to help us through the boat building tributaries of life. You will be carefully guided in all of his books. I encourage you to look over the horizon and discover Dynamite's island of knowledge just beyond the sunset.

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