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This is a set of photos showing work done on, or the state of the hulls on our P-Cat.

Date: 05/07/2012
Owner: Tom Benedict
Size: 5 items
Inside Looking Backward Wider

Inside Looking Backward Wider

Hey, I did have more photos inside the hulls! This is a stitched pair looking back toward the daggerboard trunks and foot wells, with the arch of the front beam in the upper right. The A-frame reinforcing that's in the photo looking forward obviously cont

Date: 05/07/2012
Views: 1109
Epoxy-Repair

Epoxy-Repair

I had to replace the forward cam cleats for the jib sheeting system. This required removing what was left of the old cam cleats. Underneath I found not one, but TWO sets of holes. Apparently this boat is now going on its third set of jib sheeting hardware

Date: 05/07/2012
Views: 802
Inside Looking Backward Further In

Inside Looking Backward Further In

This is about as far back as I can cram my camera. The lens hood was right up against a bulkhead. But you can see how the foam fits around the daggerboard trunk.

Date: 05/07/2012
Views: 1011
Inside Looking Backward

Inside Looking Backward

Still inside the hulls looking backward toward the daggerboard trunks. The P-Cat has a solid deck with foot wells around the daggerboard trunks. The wells come down almost to the top of the styrofoam blocks, so it's tough to see the daggerboard...

Date: 05/07/2012
Views: 777
Inside Looking Forward

Inside Looking Forward

There are no inspection ports on the P-Cat forward of the rear beam. The only way air can get in or out is through a second set of drain plugs on the boat. (Yes, the P-Cat has four drain plugs: two on the transoms and two inside the boat.)

Date: 05/07/2012
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