Beach Cats in Rehab – Part 3 of 5

Okay a bit more progress…

The mast was pretty banged up, stained, scratched, you name it. Here’s a couple of pics of the before… Continue reading Beach Cats in Rehab – Part 3 →

Beach Cats in Rehab – Part 2 of 5

Okay – time for the next installment…

We left off having glassed-in the major damage on the hull bottoms, roughed in the fairing compound, and started in on the stripe removal. Continue reading Beach Cats in Rehab – Part 2 →

Beach Cats in Rehab – Part 1 of 5

Okay – so begins the epic saga to “fix up the old girl”…

My first round of advice, if you’re going to buy a crappy old beach cat, make sure it’s ready to sail as-is. You can spend a fortune fixing things if you’re the kind of person that “wants to do it right”. I’m not that kind of person – at least not for this boat. I paid $200 for the boat, trailer and 2 sets of fairly good sails. And I could very easily spend another $1,000 or more if I wanted it to be mint. I don’t. Continue reading Beach Cats in Rehab – Part 1 →