How to Make a Catamaran Sailboat from PVC Pipe

RebelCat.com has plans on DVD for this catamaran. To see this cat in action, check this out: http://youtu.be/uvw8t0TTLPs - RebelCat 5 performs exceptionally well, and only a few small modifications were needed to make it ready. Thank you all for your kind comments and great questions.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• catamaran
• sailboat
• sailing
• sail
• boat
• PVC
• pipe
• pontoon
• lake
• DIY
• homemade

[MrPuca02]

what a beautiful location

[marjamada]

@MrPuca02 - Grand Lake, Oklahoma, and I agree.

[ham123see]

i like the idea of putting the hamocks at the front, but the thing is, there isnt really enough space for the helm, and id hate to fall off, and also, what happens when the thing capsizes? i dont see a rightening line.

[marjamada]

@ham123see - Interesting observations. Watch the video of this cat on my channel, those 'hammocks' are places to carry oars, flip flops, rope and such. They can be tightened, raising them farther out of the water, but in the video, I had not done that. See how the cat is sailed, with the crew seated over the water on opposite sides, Quite comfortable. As this is a cruising cat, not for racing, flying a hull and such, capsize is unlikely, but if it does, the mainsheet can be used on the mast.

[stumpythedestoyer]

This looks very cool as I have always wanted to make a boat of my own, but have always been too lazy and too cheap to put in years of building a boat. I see you said it took about 350 dollars to make, but how long did it take you? Thank you for the info!

[marjamada]

@stumpythedestoyer - The cost of materials will vary depending on what you already have and what you can get from a salvage yard or craigslist. Figure $250-$350. Time is totally dependent on your skill level, how many hours per day you invest, whether you are a perfectionist or not, whether you go for more bells and whistles like cargo nets, a wardrobe of sails, etc. But very roughly two months. Someone could do it on one, another might take four.

[rickwolgram]

sounds like a pipe dream to me!

[skimanmovies]

nice video

[Tarsan97]

yr a genious

[mtndewgecko177]

@marjamada wow ok cool thanks! :)