MiniCAT-5

[Manie B]

Hi guys,

I have been posting all over the show and finally got to sit down and start tidying things up a bit. I have got the greatest admiration for the "Strider" webpages and short films and blogs, but sh1t man i just dont have the damn time for "smart" stuff like that.:D

So here is a bit of a run down of what i have been up to lately (no time for drivel he he he);)

All the old farts out there, time to get going AND BUILD A BOAT, we have had soooo many discussions on design and tools and whatever (as well as crew:P ) that we are all fully qualified now to glue a box together and get to the water.

Maybe the youngsters could also get interested when the see the old fuddy duddies crawling around on their hands and knees building a boat.

Maybe this is inspiration
Maybe not
Maybe it will make you laugh

Aneeeeeewaaaay its damn good fun

[Manie B]

The inspiration was the Jarcat

Herewith some of my drawings
I will give explanations as i go along why i did things and what the requirements are.

Its a long list that i will post later

[Manie B]

The lofting and building is underway

All done with basic tools

Good quality BS 1088 Marine ply and epoxy

i have used 9mm for the sides and 12mm for the bottom "keel"

[Manie B]

The laying off the keel

BEEEG PAAARTEEE

Trevs i got some LIMOSIN and saved some for you:D

All the panels are marked and many are cut
so this weekend i am hoping to start putting epoxy in the taped seams

so this is where i am at, at the moment:D

Do you guys think it may be a bit early to start advertising for crew hey hey:D :D :D

[Manie B]

I wasted a bit of time this past fortnight, mostly changing my mind, some backwards and forwards, but essentially all for the better.

The first hull is now filleted and glass taped over. All is going together very well and easily, and my CAD drawings are being checked as i go along, and they are correct.

The second hull is finished cut as well, now it is ready for scarf joints. I found it best to "fit" the panels together in the building frame and drill holes through both panels into which i glue dowel pins in afterwards. This ensures very accurate lining up, when the scarf joints are epoxied together.

[Butch .H]

Nice. You should see my work shop looks like a bomb hit it. I noticed your jig saw. I found that modle difficult to controll (speed). Then I am only moderatly competant with wood. I bought this one. If you need a bench saw I have a Roybi standing un used

[Butch .H]

Manie I thought you were building a cat:D :D :D :D

[Manie B]

Hi Butch

i tell you somedays i do get confused he he he:D

anyway where are you going keep your boat in Durban ??? harbour. And what does it cost nowadays.

Could you get me in there for a week or so with my little cat??? next year April ???

The guys do some pretty extensive sailing of Australia with these little boats

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jarcatjarboree/

i would love to go out for a couple of hours on a good day for a fun sail.

Do you have a "Durban Ticket" to get in and out of the harbour

[Butch .H]

Hi Manie .April yup can do I have a mooring at Point but I think I am going over to Bluff. The reason for this is the people at the Bluff are more accomodating and unlike Point the best sailors are not the ones who can stay upright on a barstool. In short Point = ASS HOLES. Bluff good down to earth Boere sailors. The only thing about the bluff is the long haul to throo the harbour and the issue of mooning the twats at Point as you go by:D Are you shutting down in December if so we should hookup either up your way or down in Durbs.I want to do a club crawl to see how many boats are looking for owner. I heard about a few 1 or 2 Woods Cats that may be avalible.Need to go look see.

[Manie B]

Port side hull ready to come out of the building frame and the starboard side hull will be going in this week.

All good thus far.

The big job of glassing outside the hulls and painting is now ahead. Sanding and more sanding coming up.

First time the hull sees sunlight.

[Butch .H]

Nice Manie. We had rain and snow. Needless to say I didnt touch the boat.Frustrating. Going to erect a tent over her on Monday.

[Manie B]

Good going for a Monday evening,
considering this is South Africa and the President got fired
go figure hey :D

The port side hull is out of the mould !!! :D :D :D

I must admit that i was very worried that it would come out true and straight. The question is always - is the hull holding the jig true - or is the jig actually doing its job.

Answer - Its true and straight !!! :D :D :D

Next step is building the starboard hull which is already cut and scarfed (should go together faster)

I am starting on my naca mini keels next (1.5m x 0.2m x0.08m) and a balanced (15%) single - centre kick up rudder - and the tiller which will be hooked up to a small SH (around in ten / duckworks) wind vane steering system.

The rocker may seem hectic but i designed for 700 kg and not 500 kg as per Jarcat. When i go away for a weekend i like to keep a variety of wines in stock and plenty of beer:D

I have found a company that manufactures tents in Pretoria that is going to make my Gaff sails. I want to do a lot of experimentation with different sails. My rigging will be hot diped galvanised as well as a galv steel mast.

The next couple of weeks will be interesting, as i hope all the old school ideas come together. Many may fail - but what the heck - this is a fun project :D :D :D

[Manie B]

Blood sweat and tears

but its coming together

starboard hull now underway

and the fridge definately fits !!!

[Butch .H]

Looking Good Manie! I noticed the bottle of Jack has vanished:D

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[Manie B]

Hi guys

I have received some e-mails and PM's asking for plans.

Unfortunately i simply dont have the time - i am building this as a fun project and hope others will find inspiration from it. I am not selling plans and wont set up a website. I will however post my CAD drawings here soon - but take note they were drawn for my own usage and very basic. All postings on this little boat can only be found on boatdesign.net and this is the best place to ask questions and i will try to answer when i can.

thanks for the interest

[Manie B]

I had problems with my TurboCAD 15 but have reloaded V 14 deluxe. everything is working fine.

Here are my drawings / sketches / notes.

As i said before these drawings were for my own personal usage.

Enjoy - laugh - learn - whatever.

But do yourself a favour - get away from the frikken TV and go and build a boat - ANY BOAT - just do it :D :D :D

[Manie B]

My keels took time - however i am quite happy with them.

The second hull is now being put together and will come out of the jig this week - so that the bridge deck and cabin can start.

[Butch .H]

Bit narrow for a deck hey Manie:D :D

[Butch .H]

Ok enough crap you are doing well I'll have to pull my finger out:)

[Fanie]

Eh Manie, how can you glass in this heat ? You got a refrigerator unit in the garage or what.

[Fanie]

I like that flat bottom. With a bit of an outboard you may get it nicely on the plane.

What's the design draft you have there ?

[Manie B]

Hi Fanie

I designed a 300mm draft to give me an total displacement of 700 kg. This is a lot as the hulls are actually a lot lighter than expected, with them being 9mm sides and 12mm bottom. I wanted a "heavy" cruiser to be able to carry all my sh1t and the gaff rig. We are still going to do your 12v electronic wind vane steering - i need a helmsman that doesnt talk back:D :D :D

The second hull will come out of the jig this week as i spent this weekend filleting seams. Glassing in this heat is hectic - small batches and run yer frikken arse off:D

Butch i see that your pics are slowing down again - get craking bro - we need to show all these other MF's that we can actually WORK and get things done around here:D :D

[Butch .H]

Glassing in this heat is hectic
Butch i see that your pics are slowing down again

What heat what sun shine you moved to some other country?Average temp in PMB 14 C WITH NON STOP FING RAIN. :mad: Pics will be back up caus I am gong to bunk work the first sunny day we get:D

[Manie B]

Back at it with a vengance!

my bloomin work has seriously interfered with my boat building this last 3 weeks :D

however i have caught up and now back to me boats :D :D

just a couple of pics for fun

[Fanie]

Nice going Manie. Is it going to be an end-of-the-month floater ?