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Rebuilding a Forward Bunk: Beam Boxes, Panel Span, and Water Catchment

Rebuilding a Forward Bunk: Beam Boxes, Panel Span, and Water Catchment Rebuilding Harry’s forward bunk space meant moving his bed further back and lowering it slightly for more comfort and width — straightforward on its own, but it sits right beside two bulkheads doing real structural work, which meant thinking carefully about what could change […]

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Catana 42 Boat Tour: The Deck

Catana 42 Boat Tour: The Deck Last time we covered the back end of the boat and the cockpit. This time it’s everything in the middle and up on deck — what this boat came with, what’s stayed, and what’s already changed. The Hardtop and the Moonroof Starting at the back of the hardtop extension:

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Paikea’s First Sea Trial: Carbon Front Beam, New Rudders, and a Midnight Sewing Job

Paikea’s First Sea Trial: Carbon Front Beam, New Rudders, and a Midnight Sewing Job The sea trial almost didn’t happen on schedule. When we’d left for France earlier in the build — when Shayne was stepping the Gunboat 68 rig — Anna had set the mainsail head webbing in an approximate position, the intention being

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