C.C. Hanley (1851 – 1934) was born in Maine, where he apprenticed as a blacksmith, and moved to Cape Cod in 1875, where he built his first catboat. Over the years, he built some very fast catboats for some local racers, with huge booms and very long bowsprits.
For this model, we have created a simple frame set that includes a slot for external ballast, making her stiff and fast, and quite attractive, even without a huge bowsprit.
Our 48″, 1:8 scale model includes a T-rail to help with construction, but does not include any other details, at this time.
Yup, that's me in front of the Gaspé, in Quebec
George Crouch’s Baby Bootlegger From Wikipedia: “Baby Bootlegger is an American wooden-built speedboat. It was designed by George Crouch for Caleb Bragg in early 1924, and
L.E. Fry’s 1909 Suwanee The original boat is in the Antique Boat Museum, in Clayton, New York. From the museum’s
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