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Norwalk Islands Sharpie 31



 

             

 

 

 

Capable liveaboard open water cruiser racer. The famed Laser Designer, Bruce Kirby has taken the unstayed sheet ply cat ketch concept and blown it out to a beamier strip lank or cold molded curved sides and bottom stayed ketch or yawl rig rocket ship. Comfortable extended coastal and with experienced crew and good preparation, open water passage making ability. Simple construction, sophisticated Cat Ketch design with all the Kirby magic.

Brilliant self steering qualities. Open ocean capability, excellent self righting properties even with the board up, fast dry and roomy. Superb liveaboard, very comfortable, proven good looking simply built modern cruiser racer.

*Now available with the all the unstayed cat ketch rig advantages of her smaller sisters!*

Fully battened Marconi Cat Ketch. Allow 3000 hours building time. Wide load transportable without escort on semi trailer to water.

Plans suited to experienced builders.

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    Marconi Cat Ketch, stayed Masthead Ketch, stayed Yawl
   
Specs ft mm
     
LOA: 31'3"  
DWL: 28'  
Beam: 9'9"  
Draft, Board up: 1'6"  
Draft, Board Down: 6'6"  

Options

Folding Mast Tabernacle Option.
Cold Mold or Strip Plank Construction.
Plans Available for scratch build or as pre cut (from January 07) 'plywood only' kit; bulkheads, furniture, cockpit, cabin sides and cabin roof through to 'Everything you will ever need, including hard stand jinker' kit.

 

 
Sail Areas sq ft sq m
     
Main: 330  
Mizzen: 109  
Total: 439  
     
Ballast: 1545kg
Weight: 3500kg

Indicative materials lists and build times. *

Epoxy Resin (Bote Cote recommended in Australia and New Zealand) 240L
Plywood, 6mm, 8 sheets: 9mm, 15sheets: 12mm, 25 sheets: 18mm 12 Sheets.
Solid timber WRC 20x70mm 400metres;25x25mm metres; 25x25mm 250metres; 30x70mm. 280metres

Suggested Hours to Build: 3000

* Approximate data; varies depending on experience and individual work rates and care in material useage.
Strip Plank is strongly recommended, coved strips are NOT required because of the gentle curvature of the hull form.
Cold Molding is good but leaves too many stringers.