Hey! Good to hear of another Catsailor in our neck of the woods!
Throw the mast in the swimming pool to find the leaks. But if you do it on a hot day, cool it down by spraying it with the garden hose first. Otherwise when it hits that cool water it will suck a bunch of water in due to cooling contraction. Leave part of the mast sticking out of the water till the sun heats it up a bit and you should start to see bubbles where you have air leaks. Marine silicone, try not to make a mess, take your time, tape off around leaky areas if you are concerned about making a mess.
For the hulls, an air compressor and hose, no more than a maybe 5 lbs of pressure in through the drain plug, do not over-pressurize!!!!!!!!! squirted bottle with soapy water, squirt every rivet, screw, crack, fitting, cover, till you find all the leaks, hit them with silicone. It's a 2 man job unless your pretty resourceful . Pressurize, squirt, mark holes, wash off soap, dry completely, silicone, sail the F out of it!
Have you looked up Gordo up there at Mohave? He could be a big help.
Also, a friend sold his N5.8 NA to a guy that sails up at Mohave.
Look us up at Fleet 42.org and come over to Phoenix for some sailing at Lake Pleasant and Lake Roosevelt.
We had a Miracle at Roosevelt this weekend, the guys driving it were pretty fast!
We will be out at Roosevelt again third weekend of May at Horse Pasture.
Also, there should be a pretty good size group of cats heading to Rocky Point in two weeks, lots of Hobies!
This coming weekend, Sunday , regatta at lake Pleasant.
Get that boat together an come sailing with us!