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Kefaa · 14-10-2008, 07:29

I am a newbie to Cats, having learned to sail on an O'day years ago. With two in their tweens, and a different feel, we have been looking at Cats. So we headed to the boat show in Annapolis to see as many Cats up close as possible.

We went on just about every Cat and I admit some disappointment. Perhaps it is misplaced expectations from the monohulls, but I saw million dollar Cats with bare fiberglass, unfinished edges and seams either sharp as knives or waiting to be trap or worse run water into the interior. My wife commented that the Gemini 105mc (a less expensive Cat) had a better interior finish than most of the bigger (size and $$$) boats.

Is the expectation of finished fiberglass and surfaces different in Cats? I was expecting the boat show to provide some of the best examples of workmanship. What am I missing here?

14-10-2008, 07:29	#1
Kefaa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Eastern PA Boat: Island Packet 31 (35'), Black Squirrel Posts: 98	Finish work on Cats I am a newbie to Cats, having learned to sail on an O'day years ago. With two in their tweens, and a different feel, we have been looking at Cats. So we headed to the boat show in Annapolis to see as many Cats up close as possible. We went on just about every Cat and I admit some disappointment. Perhaps it is misplaced expectations from the monohulls, but I saw million dollar Cats with bare fiberglass, unfinished edges and seams either sharp as knives or waiting to be trap or worse run water into the interior. My wife commented that the Gemini 105mc (a less expensive Cat) had a better interior finish than most of the bigger (size and $$$) boats. Is the expectation of finished fiberglass and surfaces different in Cats? I was expecting the boat show to provide some of the best examples of workmanship. What am I missing here?