Marsh Cat (White)
Description
The Marsh Cat is a 15-foot cold-molded catboat designed by Joel White (a renowned wooden boat designer from Brooklin Boat Yard in Maine) and introduced in the 1980s (plans first published in WoodenBoat resources). It was created as a lightweight, trailerable daysailer with a spacious cockpit, excellent stability from its broad beam and flared sides, and a simple high-peaked gaff rig for easy handling in protected waters like marshes, bays, or lakes. Built primarily using cold-molded construction (four 1/8" layers of mahogany veneer over molds, no lofting required), it's praised for its dry ride in chop, shallow draft for beaching/exploration, and roomy feel in a compact package—ideal for solo or small crew daysailing, with optional rowing or small outboard propulsion.
Construction Details
| Designer | Joel White |
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| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 15.000 ft |
| LOA | 15.000 ft |
| LWL | 14.000 ft |
| Beam | 6.916 ft |
| Displacement | 1309 lb |
| Max Draft | 2.480 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.750 ft |
| Year Built | 1985 |
The standard boat dimensions
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Blueprints
Sails
Marsh Cat (White) - GAFF MAIN
| Luff | 10.25 ft - (3124 mm) |
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| Foot | 14.25 ft - (4343 mm) |
| Leech | 20.75 ft - (6325 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 81.32 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 16.25 ft - (4953 mm) |
| Head | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Area | * 151.73 ft² |
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