I am preparing to barrier coat my hull with epoxy. I have glassed it with epoxy and faired with a DA sander using 40 grit discs. Unfortunately,...
My 46’ cat has an unusual construction. The designer used a single mold for the deck and hull which are then joined by a horizontal seam at...
I am putting together a 12v electrical system for a 46' cat. Not having done this before I thought I might post the circuit diagram that I have...
I am putting together an electrical system for my 46' cat and am learning as I go. The wire run from the engines to the house bank is as much as...
Sometime during the rebuild of my cat the rigging from the forward crossarm (don't know the proper term) wandered off and the time has come to...
I am planning some composite chainplates for my cat and am wondering what would be the best reinforcement? Is carbon really much more preferable...
It's coming up on time to put glazing in my windows but I am having a hard time deciding what to use. I have 12 large windows, most are 60 x...
I just laid up a fairly thick (3 layers each mat/roving, about 4mm) cylinder. As the layup kicked it turned a milky white and so it remains....
I am wondering if it would be acceptable to use plastic deck plates for inspection ports in my fuel tanks....
I will be installing the engines in my cat soon and I can't see any reason not to make my own shaft strut out of fiberglass and vinylester. This...
Is there a good way to glue Teflon or UHMW to epoxy? Mike
I am making fiberglass stanchion bases and am using the stanchions themselves as a mold. I have never used a mold for fiberglass work before and...
I am in the process of building the daggerboards for my 46' cat and have recently learned that it is OK the square off the trailing edge of a foil...
I am rebuilding the main crossbeam that supports the mast on my cat and have some questions concerning the internal bracing. First, some info on...
