A good purchase; you'll have a great time with her. A few suggestions though. When possible cook in the cockpit - not only does inside cooking generate a lot of heat but those butane stoves are actually illegal to use inside plus any fuel leaks from the canister will pool in the bilges waiting for a spark. Ditch the webbibg strap in the recovery winch & use the blue (or grey) winch UHMWP 6mm cable. It wont fold over & the build up on the drum that reduces your winching ability is a great deal less. Dont store fuel inside. Fumes etc & a real risk of explosions. Check the the vee at the bottoms of bulkheads 2 & 3. There is a real danger of cracking there, internal sharp Vees are stress concentrators. Catnap developed cracks there after 22 years & a lot of rough roads. Screw & epoxy some 19mm timber crosswise across the joints - best done before the cracking starts. There's been a change in the plans recently as I brought this issue up with Alan Turner.
Well thats a slick little boat. Going to make some great memories with the family in that.
A good purchase; you'll have a great time with her. A few suggestions though.
When possible cook in the cockpit - not only does inside cooking generate a lot of heat but those butane stoves are actually illegal to use inside plus any fuel leaks from the canister will pool in the bilges waiting for a spark.
Ditch the webbibg strap in the recovery winch & use the blue (or grey) winch UHMWP 6mm cable. It wont fold over & the build up on the drum that reduces your winching ability is a great deal less.
Dont store fuel inside. Fumes etc & a real risk of explosions.
Check the the vee at the bottoms of bulkheads 2 & 3. There is a real danger of cracking there, internal sharp Vees are stress concentrators. Catnap developed cracks there after 22 years & a lot of rough roads. Screw & epoxy some 19mm timber crosswise across the joints - best done before the cracking starts. There's been a change in the plans recently as I brought this issue up with Alan Turner.
Lovely lil boat 😊👍
Thankyou. We are very excited to own it and make many family memories.