Moving class.....to a Cat?

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Re: Moving class.....to a Cat?

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well, to be fair....that looks to me like moss on the inner hull rather than a hole through it.

I would guess that the ply of hull might be there, but it will be soft and rotten right through.

Moss growing on it is never a good sign.

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I think the hull would be about as sound as wet cardboard! I'm not sure what veneers they were usually built with but I know Prout cats rotted pretty quickly once they were let go or left with water in the hulls.
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That's ok then a couple of coats of paint and it will be ok. :D
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Surely just pouring on G4 will miraculously revive the hulls?
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Hi Ed
Sister Ship to my Nacra is for sale on Apollo Duck it's based in Dorset.
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Yes, I saw that.....and cheaper too....

Still, at moment this is all dreaming unless I win the pools or someone buys my IC.....which I have to admit is not quite openly for sale yet.

I know I should sell it....I even want to....but it is hard to break 12 years of addiction to the most invigorating dinghy class in the world.

But agree it does look like a good one.

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