CHINOOK. Courtesy Yacht Constructors, Inc. 



that would sleep four comfortably, have the usual other cruising accom- 

 modations and a large cockpit for day sailing. None of these men could 

 afford a boat like this unless he built it himself. So the five got together on 

 their building. Three of the original partners, through Yacht Constructors, 

 are ofl:ering yachtsmen a chance to buy a fiber-glass hull, with plans for 

 completing the boat— to be finished by the purchaser. The price of $7500 is 

 what the boat would cost the buyer on a do-it-yourself basis, with the pur- 

 chaser buying the rest of the materials and finishing the boat himself. 



The Chinooks have four or six bunks, galley, enclosed head, and many 

 other accommodations below. The self-bailing cockpit holds six comforta- 

 bly. There is a combination keel-centerboard. The boat has attractive, con- 

 ventional lines and is fast enough, it is reported, to have already won a 

 number of racing trophies. Price of bare hull and plans (see above) is 

 $2975 at Portland. 



VITAL STATISTICS: L.O.A. 34'; watcrlinc 23'; beam 9'; draft with- 

 out centerboard 3'io'', with C.B. 6'6"; sail area (Plan A) 530 sq. ft., 

 (Plan B) 470 sq. ft.; displacement 12,000 lbs.; Cruising Club of America 

 rating Plan A 24.4, Plan B 22.4; power, 25-h.p. Gray Seascout or equivalent. 



Note: Yacht Constructors also has a smaller boat— the Cascade (29 feet 

 over-all ) —which is sold on a similar partly constructed basis. Price of bare 

 hull and plans is $1775 at Portland. 



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