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Posts: 435 Finland | Had to go out once more before painting. There was 15-20 knots of wind. This is a fast cat. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> http://www.gust.ax/gallery/f12/08-09-25/ | | | Re: sshhh
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Posts: 435 Finland | The cat is both safe and forgiving, but in winds of +15 knots i'ts deffenetly alive. As for the two boats together I will try my best, but honestly we soon start to think about Ice-boat sailing here... http://www.gust.ax/gallery/josh/07-03-12/ | | | Re: sshhh
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does the design have a name yet? Have I missed it? Also do you have plans that can be issued to everyday builders or are they Gato specific at this stage? | | | Re: sshhh
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#151870 10/05/08 04:24 AM 10/05/08 04:24 AM |
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Posts: 951 Brisbane, Queensland, Australi... | No name yet. AN12, i12, Fuse, Sprint, BG12, Kitten...? Just some ideas.
The extent of the plans at the moment is basically a linesplan only. There is a 3d model of a half mould also, and some sketches of structure, but no construction plans. I would consider preparing plans if there was significant interest. | | | Re: sshhh
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Posts: 435 Finland | I think I said it somewhere already, the strip foam is the easiest and fastest way I have tried so far. I user 15mm wide and 5mm thick strips all over and I did not glue them together at all they are hold together by the double faced tape in the moulds, then the inside is glassed and the frames and all the other details on the inside are coved and glassed before the epoxy has set. That saves already a lot of time and sanding. As I use narrow strips (15mm) there is no need to make them fit together. The only tool used when putting the strips was a sharp knife. When the hull halves comes out of the mould and are joined together it’s about 30 minutes of sanding to fair the outside. Then a layer of epoxy mixed with filler to seal the foam and the joints, and then the glass laminated directly to that. It took me five weekends to make the Tabby.
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Posts: 4,451 West coast of Norway | I made two hull halves/weekend. !!! Surely that is with the strips already ripped and the mould set up? Still a great building time. You had the hull panels done in two weeks then! Makes me wonder about our choosen building method ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) Thanks for the information! | | | Re: sshhh
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Posts: 435 Finland | I was not thinking for racing purpose, just for having fun before you get the rest ready for sailing. I can tell you, it's great fun to have a cat of just 50kg that you can rig in no time and be on the water and sail in winds of +30 knots...
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