We have blade mk1 that was damaged (can be fixed) in a huge nose dive in shallow water it is platform only 2 hulls beams tramp travler and track and self tacker. port hull is missing about 1 meter off the bow and starbord hull has hole in where i put my foot through trying to rescue my brother hull are made of 4mm ply so if you are handy you would be able to fix with not much effort and have very competitive f18. also have pictures of the above damage so if interested please contact me at jdanny@internode.on.net price is very neg would like cost of fittings if possible thanks danny PS boat is in adelaide australia

other hull

Fix? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />


And I'm sure you paid Rick for the classified ad, right?

Looks more like an anchor than a boat!

looks like it'll buff out.

what are you talkin bout? :P

A little Marine Tex, some bondo, a can of Great Stuff and it'll be better than new.

Nothing a little ducttape cant fix!

Those pictures bring up a question... Do any beachcats have a second "bow" behind the first one, like the big boats, that will keep them from sinking if their bow crunches on something? Would something like that be easy to design? Would it add too much weight?

You're talking about a crash box. I've never seen one on a cat - but we're rarely far enough out to require such a thing. It would add some complexity to the build and a little weight, but not that big of a deal. I've often considered building one behind daggerboard wells for the distance racing boats.

The F18 rule does however require some reserve bouyancy:

B.1.2. Flotation

Each hull shall carry at least 110 litres of flotation, by solid closed foam, air bags, sealed air compartments in hulls, and at least one inspection hatch.

"Each hull shall carry at least 110 litres of flotation,"

But I think that would escape through the missing bow section don't you? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Clayton

Can't speak for other boats but the Tiger has it behind the daggerboard case more or less where the skipper stands. You would have to break the boat in half for it to escape from there. Even if you had it in the bow section, and you broke off the nose, the bow would be pointing down (probably) causing the bouyancy to float to the rear of the boat.

Tiger Mike

Jake,
You could put a watertight bulkhead between the main beam and centrecase that you can get to from an inspection port behind the main beam. (That is provided your boat has an inspection port behind the main beam.)
This bulkhead can then have a bung in the bottom of it and
normal hatch port in the top. This would allow any water entering the hull forward to drain to the rear by releasing the bung and when the boat is not being sailed you can undo the hatch to allow normal air circulation in the hull.

Regards,
Phill

I gotta hear more <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

That's no ad, that's a "Y'all ain't gonna believe we lived" story.

This is the only forum I frequent that people will post non internet friendly images. And by that I mean, resolutions that are closer to 2000 X 2300 pixels in size.

Does anyone here KNOW anything about resizing to something more easily viewable like say 800 X 600? Not only is it quicker to download, but it will save massive space on the forums server, creating less bandwidth usage and much less stress.

How about those sideways images! You folks crack me up!

Capricorn the same......

for those interested the boat has sealed compartment behind front beam. yes we lived only damage was boat and a left knee wich is still repairing 12 months later we sailed boat as you see it for about one kilometer to a beach where me met a farmer who gave us beers until we were picked up. the beer made me feel better and numbed the pain.

Where's the missing bow section?

I like the high-res photos as long as they remain as attachments.