by David D. Beach
LOA 24'
Like to relax when you’re on the water and doyour cruising at a leisurely pace? Then this catamaran is for you.
The inland lakes and rivers have, in recent years, been dotted with a wide variety of pontoon craft. Some are built of oil drums, some with planking, some of plywood, and some of long lengths of welded, thin-shelled, large-diameter pipe. They are fitted with all sorts of canopies, shelters and cabins, with all sorts of conveniences or lack thereof. Some are carefully thought out and well built, but some are very crude. Taking their cue from the trends developing in the inland waters, Evinrude Motors developed and exhibited at the 1959—Motor Boat Show a novel appreach to the housefloat idea. Built as a show model, the craft revealed many ideas which excited a considerable amount of interest in the minds of the boating public. It stimulated the planning of the boat shown in the drawings accompanying this text which was designed to provide a craft most suitable to many uses on the rivers and sheltered waterways of the country. It is not a seagoing vessel, nor is it suitable for high speed. It is a craft for leisurely exploration and cruising, for day use by modest groups, and yet is capable of being used by two couples for extended week-end (or longer) cruises.
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