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existentialsailor
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Initially Posted - 03/16/2006 :  03:34:20  Show Profile
The fiberglass layup drawings I have don't really show this area. Does anyone know what is under that flat shelf the porti potti usually sits on?

I'm wondering if it is hollow and if you can get access to the bilge there. Potential location for a bilge pump?
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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 :  12:39:08  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
Did you ever find out about this area Rick? I am interested in putting a pump here also, and maybee dropping my tranducers in this area with a round access port. Update please
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 :  13:03:03  Show Profile
Chris,

I didn't as there is not any access from there to the keel box which I was hoping for. I would not install transducers there either as that part of the hull frequently comes out of the water when you plane. You're going to get weird depth reading and very inconsistant speed readings.
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 :  15:30:03  Show Profile  Visit SailCO26's Homepage
Rick:

Where did you obtain these:
"...fiberglass layup drawings I have..."

Jim
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 04/12/2006 :  20:17:38  Show Profile
From Catalina Yachts. We have the fiberglass layup files on the yahoo capri group site, but you need to join it to access them. You don't need to do that, email me and I'll gladly send you copies for your own reference. There are quite a few files, if you want, I'll put them all in a zip file and email them to you. Your call.
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Response Posted - 04/13/2006 :  11:52:09  Show Profile  Visit SailCO26's Homepage
I'm a member of the Y! group, didnt even realize there were documents out there! So far have only been reading the email. Shows what *I* know...

Got 'em, thanks! :)

Edit: GOLDMINE! In the Capri25 Files section, there's a BMP of the boom assy. Does anyone have one of these for the mast?
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 04/14/2006 :  10:07:33  Show Profile
We got those from Kent in tech support at Catalina. Give him a call, he'll email it to you if he has it.
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Response Posted - 04/14/2006 :  10:51:10  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
The fiberglass layup was very important to me because I was replacing class in the hull and the deck. some pointers for the future. It seems that the core mat that is sandwiched into the glass will be eaten away if polyester resin is used. When repairing the deck I cut out all of the core mat in this section of repair and just replaced it with solid glass and resin. By pounding on the deck you can hear the difference between the coremat and the solid glass repair. I really liked working with the polyester resin, It was faster to work with than epoxy. I could wet out 3 layers of glass put it down, and roll all the air out of the layup. It was an easy process, just took my time. The neat thing about glass work is that if you screw it up, you can just grind it off and start over.
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