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Old 06-03-2010 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Catmando
No but dilithium crystals would help.
LOL good one.
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Old 06-03-2010 | 07:55 PM
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dude . . . . . your shop looks just like mine
That went on right till it left for the keys nonstop.
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Old 06-03-2010 | 08:26 PM
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Dave here is the last bag, the outside skin on Momma Cheetahcat,This was a precursor of the Quick Bag's massive Vacuum channels,I placed a Foam pad under the Spaghetti cut pipe on top of the peel ply to avoid marking the Laminate, this was cut from scraps of upholstery foam given to me by Dan at Powerplay (My Day Job ) You can see the resin starting to seep through the breather,The other side is done and disposables waiting to be stripped off and trashed


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Old 06-03-2010 | 11:32 PM
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That night we had what the Old timers called a "Palmetto Pounder" lightning hit and took out the pump But this was a tandem so I just started the other unit before vacuum was even out of the common receiver tank
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Hell of a Noise though.
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that is a very unique cross section on those sponsons. I've seen a lot of boats and chalk a lot up to momory but i gotta say those are one of a kind. The deadrise looks much deeper then most cats as well as a angle of attack on the front of the sponsons looks very long. cool stuff
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Old 06-04-2010 | 07:25 AM
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that is a very unique cross section on those sponsons. I've seen a lot of boats and chalk a lot up to momory but i gotta say those are one of a kind. The deadrise looks much deeper then most cats as well as a angle of attack on the front of the sponsons looks very long. cool stuff
That is the cheetahcat unique to itself ,it has a ride that is unreal.

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Old 06-04-2010 | 10:16 AM
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Dave the So African surf cat guy was around my first boat and now these ribs are all over the earth,I called the lawyer we will see what happens, that bottom is mine,I have the original drawings hanging on the wall here.

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Dave see this? My drive home from the Kuwait factory on 6 Ring road they like to drive fast there.Check out the windshield above the wiper the stone there is extremely hard and chips the glass


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Old 06-04-2010 | 03:17 PM
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Here is that spaghetti cut PVC From my scrap pile ,this is 1" but I use all sizes just run it across a table saw, from the "Home Depot" 7 Day supply of Infusion and Wet bagging plumbing.The Momma Cheetahcat had a massive vacuum channel ran across it.


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Old 06-04-2010 | 05:48 PM
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Here is the rest of the Picture in 572


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