The Handy Cat
   
Designer: Merle Hallett
LOA: 14'
Beam: 6' 8"
Draft: Centerboard Up-12"
  Centerboard Down-54"
Displacement: 750 Lbs.
Sail Area: 160 sq ft.
   
Stroudwater Boatworks is proud to be building the 14' Handy Cat. Previously built by Cape Dory Yachts and Handy Boat Service, we have brought this fabulous boat back into production because we grew up sailing catboats and feel there is nothing better than sailing a classic catboat on a warm summer day.

The Handy Cat is a gaff-rigged catboat based on classic designs that have been sailing around New England for over a century. Her lines are both beautiful and simple. She is shoal draft and has classic catboat stability. Our version of the Handy Cat has many improvements but the basic hull shape has stayed the same, standing the test of time. She is the perfect blend of classic beauty and modern simplicity.

The Handy Cat 14 has a large open cockpit with comfortable seating for four adults. Constructed here in Maine to the highest standards of quality she has a solid fiberglass hull, spruce spars, all bronze hardware and bronze fastenings, mahogany and teak trim and positive floatation for added safety. Put simply, the Handy Cat is a classic sailboat built with modern, low-maintenance materials. Because she is easily trailered behind a small car, she can be used just about anywhere you want to take her.

Our love of catboats is why we started building boats. Let us build a special Handy Cat to your specifications.

Base Price: $18,900.00
 

 
 


 
 
Standard Features:

~   Standard colors: White hull, tan deck and white interior
~   Fiberglass interior with positive flotation
~   Mahogany trimmed seats
~   Nonskid deck and interior
~   Mahogany coaming
~   Teak rails
~   5.5 oz white Dacron sail
~   Spruce Spars
~   Hand Crafted Tiller
 

Optional Equipment:
   
Alternative Hull or Deck Colors $600.00
Antifouling Bottom Paint $350.00
Varnish Finish on Trim $850.00
Cockpit Cover $550.00
Sail Cover $400.00
Seat Cushions $600.00
Track and Slides (Boom and Gaff) $525.00
Spring Line Cleats $125.00
Swivel Mainesheet Block $175.00
Outboard Motor Bracket $425.00
2.5hp, 4 stroke Nissan Outboard $1,200.00
Trailer (Fit to Boat) Priced upon request