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Bad Kitty Rebuild

boutht an old cat and wanted to fixed it up so I reglassed it, painted it got a new tramp, standing and runing rigging, block, rebuilt the rudder system, removed rust stains from the sails and fixed up some broken batten ends and even re-did the bearings on the trailer all with the help of all the great ingformation on beach cats!!!

Date: 05/17/2009
Owner: PDS624
Size: 34 items
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And after you slather on the marine tex with an old dirty mop...

Date: 05/03/2009
Views: 1247
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looks like several bad bottom jobs in the past

Date: 05/03/2009
Views: 1128
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A really rotten tramp, I could poke my finger through it in several places

Date: 05/03/2009
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the neighbors are so not loving me...promised rides for everyone wenty a long way to smoothing things over

Date: 05/03/2009
Views: 1129
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After removing all the marine tex the real damage was revealed

Date: 05/03/2009
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more epoxy and glass and still a long way to go

Date: 05/03/2009
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broken screw in drain plug, still not sure what to do about this yet but got new metal drain plug bracket to go back on

Date: 05/04/2009
Views: 1077
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some new epoxyand a sheet of glass tape but a long way to go till done

Date: 05/04/2009
Views: 1078
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salt ate the nylon screws so i had to drill them out and chase the threads with a bolt. the 99 cent pcoket torcvh was a great help thanks harbor freight

Date: 05/18/2009
Views: 1201
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the castings had a lot of burrs on them so I used a fine flat file to clean them up

Date: 05/18/2009
Views: 1132
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making good progress, the brown is filler and west systems may be god awful expensive but it is worth every penny!

Date: 05/18/2009
Views: 1124
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you have to use your hands to feel the shape as your eyes will play tricks on you. This hull is all but ready for paint

Date: 05/18/2009
Views: 1257
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what it takes to epoxy and paint out side during love bug season, the neighbors love me...

Date: 05/18/2009
Views: 1149
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Same for the cam adjuster screw, drilled out and cleaned with pocket torch and bolt

Date: 05/18/2009
Views: 1081
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sails look pretty good but the rust spots are there to stay even after a serious round with remover

Date: 05/24/2009
Views: 1043
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redid the battons to include new ends at luff and leacch and new lines. wish i knew the name of this color

Date: 05/24/2009
Views: 1385
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rudders before and after glass and paint, half way there!

Date: 06/10/2009
Views: 1096
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1 hull down and 1 to go. Wiosh I could paint as weel as I can glass. shape was good but bad paint job with lots of runs set me back a bit. Better now

Date: 06/10/2009
Views: 1059
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2nd hull done. I am no painter but I think i did pretty good considering I had a bad spray gun

Date: 06/16/2009
Views: 1260
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If you do get runs, WET SANDING IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO. it is much easier and get better results with a lot less effort. Wish I knew this from the start!

Date: 06/16/2009
Views: 1036
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ready to put the hardware back on, chased the threads and dry fitted before I put any sealant on. It helps to have a lower casting with no rudder so you can be sure everything lines up

Date: 06/16/2009
Views: 1049
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make sure everything lines up and is threaded correctly before you press in the sealant. having to pull it apart and redo it can lead to bubbles and early failure

Date: 06/16/2009
Views: 1028
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the pin moves freely! Note the cool new all metal plug housings

Date: 06/16/2009
Views: 1029
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sealing the joint, the one time it is a good thing to give your boat the finger!

Date: 06/16/2009
Views: 1115
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make sure to force the sealant into all the little cracks and holes. This will go a long way to keeping water out when you are really working the boat hard

Date: 06/16/2009
Views: 1047
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rebuilt castings with rudder stiffening kit. Slip the disks in then use an awl to ge them all lined up. Tighten nuts till movement stiffens then back off till free again

Date: 06/17/2009
Views: 1033
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Remember to keep the nuts on the insides. I scratched P and S into the castings before I took them apart just to be sure they went on the same way they came off for new parts, this does not matter much but for 22 year old parts IT DOES!

Date: 06/17/2009
Views: 1012
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by some miracle, I was able to put her back together by my self. The foam blocks were perfect for proping things in place

Date: 06/19/2009
Views: 1015
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I forgot to take pics while lacing up the tramp but I was a little busy any way. A marlin spike wedged into a gromet is a great way to hold the tension until you can relocate. This tramp only cost $150 off ebay and fit great. I also added tramp clamps in

Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 1107
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not sure I laced it right but I do know I laced it tight and figured out a way to hide all the knots underneath.

Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 1072
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she looks ready for the water so Wednesday is a go!!!

Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 1099
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Harken 6:1 75mm carbo block. Had to "make" it fit the traveler but otherwise, works great and the mainsheet is huge

Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 1094
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Ready for her maiden voyage!!!

Date: 06/28/2009
Views: 1210
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An incredible day with perfect conditions. only bummer was breaking both main and jib cleats on mast. No biggie, will oredr new ones and be good to go but they are still useable as is.

Thanks for all the help and to every one else, what a...

Date: 06/28/2009
Views: 1231
   
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