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1982 G-Cat 5.0

Found this G-Cat 5.0 in St Louis, MO. Brought it home and cleaned it up.

Date: 05/13/2012
Owner: turbohobo
Size: 34 items
IMG00045-20120513-1235_edited

IMG00045-20120513-1235_edited

G-Cat a little dirty, but hulls in good shape....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1324
IMG00046-20120513-1236_edited

IMG00046-20120513-1236_edited

...as can be seen from this pic...

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1080
IMG00047-20120513-1237_edited

IMG00047-20120513-1237_edited

....trailer is in very good shape....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1077
IMG00048-20120513-1237_edited

IMG00048-20120513-1237_edited

....very light cat to trailer....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1163
IMG00049-20120513-1237_edited

IMG00049-20120513-1237_edited

.....made by Barry, Sarasota, FL....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 872
IMG00050-20120513-1238_edited

IMG00050-20120513-1238_edited

.....hulls are solid, albeit a little dirty...

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1197
IMG00051-20120513-1301_edited

IMG00051-20120513-1301_edited

....oh, no! darn mice....got the jib...

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1009
IMG00052-20120513-1301_edited

IMG00052-20120513-1301_edited

.....main sail in awesome condition....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1092
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IMG00053-20120513-1302_edited

....a few extras....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1048
IMG00054-20120513-1302_edited

IMG00054-20120513-1302_edited

....rudders look like new....got both tramps, but they will have to be replaced...

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1186
IMG00057-20120513-1413_edited

IMG00057-20120513-1413_edited

.....poliprep, hard brush and scouring pad, a little elbow grease.....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1132
IMG00055-20120513-1352_edited

IMG00055-20120513-1352_edited

.....before and after....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1103
IMG00056-20120513-1353_edited

IMG00056-20120513-1353_edited

....looking good....

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1017
IMG00058-20120513-1413_edited

IMG00058-20120513-1413_edited

ohhyeahh!

Date: 05/13/2012
Views: 1114
pic 1

pic 1

shroud pin and anchor bar situated on G-cat

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1041
pic 2

pic 2

....what it looks like removed from hull...

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 991
pic 6

pic 6

....pigtail tang.....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 954
pic 5

pic 5

....with anchor bar....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1046
pic 7

pic 7

....jib sheet blocks....thanks to Mr Berger....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1163
pic 9

pic 9

...barber-haul attached to pigtails, note tramp lacing....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1060
pic 10

pic 10

....turning the corner on the tramp lacing...

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1079
pic 11

pic 11

.....barber-haul pigtail to pigtail....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1185
pic 14

pic 14

....jib block attaches to outer thimble on pigtail....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1241
pic 12

pic 12

.....close up of barber-haul....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1125
pic 13

pic 13

.....v-jamb block on barber-haul....

Date: 05/28/2012
Views: 1206
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102_3582

....fixed mast rotator spar needed to go....

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1364
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102_3585

....so I cut it off....

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1075
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102_3586

.....removed mast base.....

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1085
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102_3587

......to see how it looks, drilled out holes to 1/4 inch so I could add pivoting mast rotator arm.....

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1058
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102_3588

.....ordered from Murrays with 4" long SS bolt.....

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1034
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102_3589

......reinstalled mast base with new mast rotator arm....

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1141
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102_3590

.....now mast rotator arm will pivot out of the way so I can pin the mast base to the mast ball...

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1149
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102_3591

.....now I can pin the mast directly to the ball....

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1134
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102_3592

.....and I still have a mast rotator control arm to secure to the boom......

Date: 07/28/2012
Views: 1242
   
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