Thad Allen's Apache + The Birth of the Cheetah Cat

[JO - PANTERABOAT]

No Disrespect to Pepe and Jo I am Very Glad in Fact they are the ones making this thing go after all this work and Drama!


Here is the story from my view point!

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Steve, there is no disrespect in the truth!
Since day one, we never tried to pass off the 41' as anything else but what it is! Hell if this glorious biz was so easy as people think it is, there are plenty molds out there for people to start building and selling boats.

When the subject has come up I have always said that you are a master boat builder, and an innovative genius @ the par of Harry Schoell.
Sometimes I have felt that you two are out in left field, but nevertheless I have always admired the exotic laminates that you come up w/.

So I will reinstate it, as far as plug and mold makers go, my hats off to you.
Good luck and stay in touch!
pp @ pantera.

[Steve 1]

Steve, there is no disrespect in the truth!
Since day one, we never tried to pass off the 41' as anything else but what it is! Hell if this glorious biz was so easy as people think it is, there are plenty molds out there for people to start building and selling boats.

When the subject has come up I have always said that you are a master boat builder, and an innovative genius @ the par of Harry Schoell.
Sometimes I have felt that you two are out in left field, but nevertheless I have always admired the exotic laminates that you come up w/.

So I will reinstate it, as far as plug and mold makers go, my hats off to you.
Good luck and stay in touch!
pp @ pantera.

Sir thank you and My Best Regards to you and Family.

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I have always said that you are a master boat builder, and an innovative genius @ the par of Harry Schoell.
Sometimes I have felt that you two are out in left field, but nevertheless I have always admired the exotic laminates that you come up w/.

So I will reinstate it, as far as plug and mold makers go, my hats off to you.
Good luck and stay in touch!
pp @ pantera.

Having worked with Steve for a short time I agree !

WOW !!! 33 pages!
I wish I got in on the ground floor of this thread....

[Steve 1]

Having worked with Steve for a short time I agree !

WOW !!! 33 pages!
I wish I got in on the ground floor of this thread....

Tim It was my pleasure to work with you also!

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I can't wait until you get to the part on how you gauge you vacuum pressure while vacuum bagging....

Water Bottles are plentiful and less expensive !

I will never forget the night I came into the shop and picked up the stern of the Cheetah Cat with my bare hands....

I wish I had a picture of that moment !

[Steve 1]

I can't wait until you get to the part on how you gauge you vacuum pressure while vacuum bagging....

Water Bottles are plentiful and less expensive !

I will never forget the night I came into the shop and picked up the stern of the Cheetah Cat with my bare hands....

I wish I had a picture of that moment !

It was way cool and funny, Jack stopped by and asked me how heavy it was, I did the lifting Cheetahcat demo for him.

[Steve 1]

I used 1"x3" Pine for battens to strip this simple fixture ,A couple reasons, first I was using #14 Screws to mount the Core and had to drill like a thousand holes in the battens and was trying to avoid the ole break here (worst place and time) syndrome, Second they provided the stiffness needed when the core was drawn up no unnecessary humps and hollows would be created in the fairing.

Also you can see how the lofting repaid me for the day spent drawing and quarts of coffee by the way those pine battens laid down fair and on every frame.

[Offshore Ginger]

Steve , just curious how old are those pics .

[Steve 1]

I can't wait until you get to the part on how you gauge you vacuum pressure while vacuum bagging....

Water Bottles are plentiful and less expensive !

I will never forget the night I came into the shop and picked up the stern of the Cheetah Cat with my bare hands....

I wish I had a picture of that moment !

LOL nothing more accurate than a water Column when bagging the ester resins.