Takacat 3.4m LX - Tiny Tigga

[digitalman]

Looks like thats going to be a blast Chris, how close did you park to the show to lug that away in all that rain yesterday?

[chris moody]

With a bit of prior planning with Hypro, all we had to do was transfer the boat across between two adjacent parked vehicles, so it was all really easy. All we had to do was park in the correct pre arranged car park.

Looks like thats going to be a blast Chris, how close did you park to the show to lug that away in all that rain yesterday?

[digitalman]

A cunning plan

With a bit of prior planning with Hypro, all we had to do was transfer the boat across between two adjacent parked vehicles, so it was all really easy. All we had to do was park in the correct pre arranged car park.

Looks like thats going to be a blast Chris, how close did you park to the show to lug that away in all that rain yesterday?

[Martin]

That looks great Chris, Looking forward to some reviews when you get her out and about on the wet stuff

Martin

[chris moody]

What impresses me is that it packs down into two separate bags, the heaviest being 22kg. So it’s really easy to carry.

[chris moody]

Just changed the insurance over to the new Takacat so we are all good to go for sea trials and prop testing.

[chris moody]

Just tidied up the floor tie down ropes with some whipping twine

[chris moody]

The next steps are to get out on the water and see if the current propeller suffers from ventilation. I suspect it might as it's a different diameter and pitch to the one used by PeterM and AJ when they sea trialed a Takacat with the same engine as me (and AJ bought the Takacat they had just sea trialed on the spot). It's going to perform great once I get the right prop on it, but due to it being a cat rather than a monohull it will likely need a prop change to cure some degree of ventilation. I think I going to either have to get a propeller cupped, or maybe go 4 blade.

[9-R]

Launching wheels fitted

Curious about the wheels. How are they attached and are they custom made for the Takacat? If not, any modifications?

Wonder how a chopper propeller would work for this boat? Might be an interesting try if you're able to get a loaner.

[chris moody]

The wheels are really clever, they are spring loaded and just clip into the lower transom bar, in the raised or lowered position. Custom designed for the Takacat.

I think a cupped propeller is what I need. I just need to do prop testing with the standard propeller and see how much ventilation I get, and what RPM is achieved. Then I can decide what pitch is needed, how many blades to go for, and how much cupping to get added. It's all quite exiting fine tuning a new boat.

Launching wheels fitted

Curious about the wheels. How are they attached and are they custom made for the Takacat? If not, any modifications?

Wonder how a chopper propeller would work for this boat? Might be an interesting try if you're able to get a loaner.