JennyMorgan Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I was recently asked if I knew what happened to the large 'cat' that used to be at the illustrious Waveney River Centre way back in the 1970's/80's. It was built by Henry & Iris Petersen as a means of fulfilling a dream to sail to the Caribbean. They were never to make it, they reached Canvey Island where regretfully Iris died. Henry continued to live a board for a few years until he became ill and had to move into a care-home. Inevitably Henry died, his boat then became a home to a friend of his and that was the last I heard of Hotei, for that was her name. If she is still afloat, or indeed somewhere in the Thames Estuary I don't know. She was built to sail but whether she ever did or not I don't know. Iris had started to make the sails but didn't complete them before she died. As a seaboat I often wondered, Henry had put so much weight forward in order to provide the accommodation that he felt that Iris deserved and I have long wondered how successful she was at sea and whether the subsequent owner fulfilled the dream that drove Henry & Iris. News of any sightings much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Another snap of Hotie, this time including my tribute to Watney's Red Barrel. The red 'barrel' on the left was the holding tank for the toilet pump-out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Well she was in good company at Canvey. Home to Prout & Sons, builders of the Snowgoose Class among others. In the early 60s they built the largest Cat in Europe which I think was nearly 80ft loa. We always aspired to a Cat when our children were young, though our choice was a Catalac. The class that Rosie Swale and her husband plus kids rounded the Horn in. Trouble was we needed a marina berth and could not aford the cost of a cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Which was charged at double the normal rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetChugger Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Clearly I'm still suffering the morning after blues! When I read the thread title I thought there must be another Lynx or some other big wild cat on the loose! Not two rag on a pole things stuck together! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 And the first thing I thought of was Martin's RC model Catalina. Affectionately called 'big Cat' Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 And I thought Mike Jaguar had emigrated! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regulo Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 No chance, Polly, we won't have him down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingamybob Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 05/04/2017 at 2:30 PM, VetChugger said: Clearly I'm still suffering the morning after blues! When I read the thread title I thought there must be another Lynx or some other big wild cat on the loose! Not two rag on a pole things stuck together! When I first saw the heading I thought it was the stray moggie that has taken residence in the local gardens where I live and is killing all the wildlife including dragonflies, butterflies and frogs in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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