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Thad Allen's Apache + The Birth of the Cheetah Cat
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As I understand 17 were built of those 14 were rigged by Powerplay and 3 went to Pat at Performance.
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On the floor beside the fixture is a scrive board that sat on a pair of horses this is where the frames were built,
it is exactly like a piece of the loft with a wood strip for a base line and the vertical center line was a pencil line ,I used open frames on this instead of cutting them out of solid plywood as I needed to be able to reach through to fasten the Core. I am still setting up and building at the same time.
it is exactly like a piece of the loft with a wood strip for a base line and the vertical center line was a pencil line ,I used open frames on this instead of cutting them out of solid plywood as I needed to be able to reach through to fasten the Core. I am still setting up and building at the same time.
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Thank you Sir.
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And i mentioned this earlier, his attention to detail is what made his product superior in terms of fit and finish - the design was a rough-water dominator, NOTHING would keep up with that hull design when the going got tuff...if i remember correctly, the 32 Cobra kicked but on bigger boats in its day! But at the same time, his attention to detail caused every single boat to be late, and then the next one was later - and so on.
I personally believe the bottom design on the 38 did not work out as planned...that 38 with a new bottom (done right) would be an awesome machine.
Offshore Ginger
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Steve glad to se that we are starting to get into the cat and not to change the subject did you have much to do with the tooling of the 47 .
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reverse chines..????..and then you can go back to your thread you started that I apologize for interupting...
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Artie no not me. How have you been old friend?
Offshore Ginger
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Steve fair to midland and the change in weather has started things rolling somewhat here in Mich and how have you been ? Steve great thread and i can almost bet it can somewhat feel like a job. Steve all in all i have enjoyed the time and effort you have put into this thread and thank you ole friend ..... Artie :seeya:
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Artie You are very welcome.
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Thank You for the kind comment.
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Having worked with Steve for a short time I agree ! :iagree:
WOW !!! 33 pages!
I wish I got in on the ground floor of this thread....:rofl:
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Having worked with Steve for a short time I agree ! :iagree:
WOW !!! 33 pages!
I wish I got in on the ground floor of this thread....:rofl:
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 ! :cheers2:
I will never forget the night I came into the shop and picked up the stern of the Cheetah Cat with my bare hands.... :ack2:
I wish I had a picture of that moment !
Water Bottles are plentiful and less expensive ! :cheers2:
I will never forget the night I came into the shop and picked up the stern of the Cheetah Cat with my bare hands.... :ack2:
I wish I had a picture of that moment !
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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 ! :cheers2:
I will never forget the night I came into the shop and picked up the stern of the Cheetah Cat with my bare hands.... :ack2:
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.
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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.
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.
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Steve , just curious how old are those pics .
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