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    SILENT MAID: a 1924 Catboat

    Catboat,Silent Maid
    LOA: 33'
    Beam: 12'6"
    Draft: 2' 6" Board up
    Sail area: 960 sq. ft.
    Commenced: November 18, 2004

    Silent Maid was designed by Francis Sweisguth and built by Morton Johnson of Bay Head, NJ in 1924. Intended primarily as a cruising boat, she was capable of some speed and was the B class catboat champion on the Barnegat Bay in 1925. We are building a copy of Silent Maid to sail on the Barnegat Bay and the original boat will become a museum piece. In this way the original is preserved with all of her history intact yet the experience of sailing an early 20th century catboat is still available.

    To see how construction is going this very minute, visit our Boatshop Webcams »

    For many photos and detailed information on the Silent Maid construction, visit woodboatbuilder.com »


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