Currently in Elkins boatyard Christchurch, cleaning and getting ready to anti foul.
We are also members of Christchurch SC. which does lovely snack meals and a bar for your drinks,
Drop in some time ! Bob & Ann
This winter I drilled a 25mm hole at the base of the rear bulkheads, I cut down 2 Hull fittings so as to insert them with sealant. There is also an inner support strut, which I believe was used for lifting the moulds during manufacture, just at the …
Just to say I secured my track using a wood strip along the head lining, I made resesses in the wood for the nuts to sit in and then sealed it to make a flush fitting, this also helps to hold up a sagging head lining.
I wonder if any one has had new windows fitted to an 8m Catalac recently or know of a manufacturer on the south coast and what sort of draining on the bank account this is likely to have ! Bob
Hi Terry, sounds like a good trip and I hope it's a trip that you can take your time and enjoy, not a quick delivery job. Like Dagnal said weather plays a big part in a trip like this also there are a lot of Islands rather than one land mass. So ple…
Hi, and a happy new year to every one. I fitted long Genoa tracks on the deck head of Think Again, which work very well but I fitted them inside of the safety track but they probably should have gone to the outer edge of the deck head.Bob
Hi Dagnal, sorry no photo's at the moment, will try and take some next time down the boat, but the lid is actually
In the floor of that locker, water seeps in under this floor and has no where to go. Originally I had water seepage
Down under the wat…
On the 8m Catalac, The lockers where the steering arm connects, which is behind the rear bulkhead and in front of the Transom, has what is supposed to be a self draining system thro a hole behind the rudder stock ! However I think in most cases wate…
Since starting this discussion on Petrol, we still seemed to have had problem with the engine, at the time a fairly new Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke, the sequal being that although being meticulas with new fueltanks fuel filters and a high grade fuel, the pr…
Hi Dick,
Welcome to the world of Catalacs ! I dont think many owners can say they have not had a headlining problem, on Think Again we put up a few wooden battens which did the job but probably not every ones cup of tea, Talking to Peter Gimson(Me a…
