Bob sails his 34′ KHSD powercat on the north shore of Kauai, which the USCG considers the most extreme weather in the US. He does the Napali coast tours. He has to take the boat out of the water at the end of every tour as there is no safe moorage.
34′ x 12′. He has to come out on a narrow ramp. Foam/glass.
I Also Got To Visit Kolea
A much more recent KHSD COI cat. Originally built in Bellingham, WA and shipped to Hawaii. Big Island also. 36′ x 24′. CM plywood/epoxy.
https://www.paradisesailinghawaii.com/about-us-kurt-hughes-36/
Visiting Kamanu
I got to visit my first COI cat on Big Island of Hawaii.
1987 i think it was. Still carrying passengers every day. Looking good.
Visited Kai Oli Oli
I forgot to post about my 63′ daycharter power cat, Kai Oli Oli. I visited them December 3rd. I got to ride along when they practiced their man overboard drills. Oceanjoycruises.com/our-boat/
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Finally, the 48′ Cat
The next morning we inserted the bow unit. Done.
And a look at the hull frim behind. The aft area will get smaller after the bulkheads are installed so the crew can walk into the hull.
And a side view to show how round the hull section is.
And More 48′ Cat
The next day the biaxial in the gutter had cured. Ready to fold it up. we got delayed as one of the cranes was too small and had to be enlarged.
The hull goes wild until it is put in the deck flange.
48′ Cat Continues More
Next the gutter has structural bog and biaxial roving placed in it. Shown is Matthew’s biaxial roving impregnation device. Cool. It worked pretty well.
48′ Cat Continued
Next the two hull halves were wired together with zip ties.
48′ Cat in Sarasota
I got to spend three days in Sarasota helping build a 48′ cat hull.
the first picture shows what the panels we will use look like.