Unidentified cat for sale in pensacola

The sail must be gold plated!

It's a POS 5.0

panic_button wrote: It's a POS 5.0

Yes and maybe, but what brand?

Hard to tell for sure from just one picture but it looks to be a P-Cat (Pacific Cat) The front crossbar, the beam, the footwells look right, but the sterns seem to be different, maybe modified by the same nutty owner that did the paint job. 😀

Reminds, me, we need some good high res pics of the P-Cat, anyone have any old P-Cat brochures kicking around?

This is all I've got.
http://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures/?g2_itemId=73548

I asked for more pictures from the owner. He bought the property with it there. He wants $500. I might give $50. He said it is very heavy.

I wouldn't even haul that thing off for free... just because it is cheap doesn't mean its a deal.

if you want a deal, look at this....

http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/boa/3749500803.html

rch701 wrote: He said it is very heavy.

I imagine it would be, P-Cats were heavy to start with (built in the '60's) and no telling how long this one has been used as a garden sculpture.

if you want a deal, look at this....

http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/boa/3749500803.html

That is definitely a good deal, thanks

I saw a g-cat 5.0 on the classifieds. I am leaning more towards that. I am looking for an equivalent to my old trac14. easy to single hand and rig.

definitely more money, but you said single hand and rig...
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http://www.thebeachcats.com/classifieds/catamarans/p12672-1999hobie-wave-sailboat.html

and a huge racing class.

Edited by matt922 on Apr 25, 2013 - 12:35 PM.

Pretty sure that's not a P-Cat. That ledge running around at the waterline isn't found on the P-Cat hulls, and the front crossbeam on the P-Cat is curved rather than straight. The hulls also don't drop off in the back the way they do on this cat - they're flat. And that potted plant? Dead give-away. My P-Cat didn't come with that. Not as standard equipment, anyway.

I haven't had my P-Cat out in a while, but next time it's out I'll take more pictures. Sorry, no brochures. But with two exceptions it's rigged identically to how it was in the 60's, so it's pretty good for ID.

Tom

Gentlemen, I have identified your catamaran! That, is a German-made 1954 Hasslich 17. Originally designed by Adalwolf Gruber in 1952, Gruber was the son of a wealthy post-war industrialist and it’s rumored the family has ties to the Marqui de Sade. This was Adalwolf’s first foray into naval architecture having previously achieved limited success in the residential bathtub market. Construction consists of coca-bola bulkheads at 3” intervals wrapped canvas then skinned with low viscosity concrete. The Hasslich weighed in at a sprite 1298kg, or roughly 2800lbs. She sports a gaff-rig sail configuration with 28sq ft of sail area. Though not well noted for speed, the Hasslich was capable of withstanding large caliber rifle fire and indirect grenade attacks.

As the case with Adalwolf’s previous career, success did not follow with the release of the Hasslich. Only several were made after the second production model sunk in the Rhine’s shipping channel, halting the transportation of durable goods for 3 days while divers worked tirelessly to dismantle her. Shortly thereafter Adalwolf ceased production in the summer of 1955 to pursue an illustrious career in footwear sales. He died in the winter of 1978 and it’s rumored a Viking funeral was arranged aboard one of two remaining Hasslich 17’s, which also promptly sank before ignited-arrow could find it’s target.

I highly suggest you purchase this piece of naval history immediately.

P.S. Hasslich is German for “ugly”

P.S.S. I hate my job more than life itself.

Edited by Headhunter on Apr 26, 2013 - 07:02 AM.

Ah, a ferro catamaran. Perfect!

Headhunter wrote:
P.S. Hasslich is German for “ugly”

P.S.S. I hate my job more than life itself.

:rofl: I need to add a "boss button" to the site.