Mystic Catboat 20

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Mystic Catboat 20
Development
Designer Peter Legnos
Location United States
Year1974
Builder(s) Legnos Boatbuilding Company
Role Cruiser
NameMystic Catboat 20
Boat
Displacement 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Draft 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 20.00 ft (6.10 m)
LWL 18.50 ft (5.64 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type Yanmar 1GM diesel engine or outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typestub long keel and centerboard
Ballast700 lb (318 kg)
Rudder(s) keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type catboat rig
Sails
Sailplan catboat
Mainsail area282.00 sq ft (26.199 m2)
Total sail area282.00 sq ft (26.199 m2)
Racing
PHRF 315
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The Mystic Catboat 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Legnos as a cruiser and first built in 1974. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was built by the Legnos Boatbuilding Company in the United States between 1974 and 1987, but it is now out of production. The Legnos Boatbuilding Company still existed in 2021, renamed as LBI Corporation Inc, but is now predominantly engaged in defense contract work and no longer builds sailboats. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Design

The Mystic Catboat 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The standard rigging for the design is as a gaff-rigged catboat with a sail area of 282.00 sq ft (26.199 m2). An alternative rig positions the mast further aft, with a smaller mainsail, a bowsprit and a jib, turning it into a gaffhead sloop rig with a sail area of 273.00 sq ft (25.363 m2). [1] [2]

The boat's hull has a plumb stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub long keel, with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 700 lb (318 kg) of ballast. [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the centerboard extended and 2.08 ft (0.63 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [2]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine or other inboard gasoline engine, or, alternatively, a small 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. When fitted, the optional fixed fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal). [1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located opposite the galley on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 47 in (119 cm). [1] [2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 315 and a hull speed of 5.6 kn (10.4 km/h). [2]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "unlike most of her comp[etitor]s, the Mystic Catboat 20 was designed to resemble a 19th century gentleman's cruising cat rather than a traditional working cat. To a large extent this sealed her fate as a catboat judged to be less seakindly—and therefore less popular—than the 'working' cat designs. She was offered with either gasoline or diesel inboard as options, and also was offered as a sloop, which may have lessened some of her worst features under sail as enumerated below. Best features: With her raked, wineglass transom, she is as a pretty as a picture. Worst features: She lacks many of the salutary features of a typical working cat, such as a big beam-to-length ratio, D/L of at least 200, outboard 'barn door' rudder hung on a vertical (not raked) transom, larger rudder and centerboard areas for better control, and big 'shoulders' aft to minimize broaching in heavy air and choppy seas." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mystic Catboat 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 112. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "LBI (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ↑ LBI Corporation Inc (2021). "Innovative Marine Solutions". lbicorp.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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