SC 17 assembly

ultrarunner · Post by **ultrarunner** » August 1st, 2008, 7:43 am

Ok, we're ready to put it together. Hopefully I'll have help tomorrow, but in the mean time I thought I would get the beams mounted, and maybe the tramp set.

Anything an SC 17 newbie should do here. I have the owners manual but the it doesn't really address a complete assembly for a Cat that has been taken all the way down.

Has anyone got a step-by-step guide?

thanks,

Ultra

ultrarunner · Post by **ultrarunner** » August 3rd, 2008, 10:08 pm

Hey folks, I have both booms mounted and the cat sitting upright. I have the tramp mounted, but not laced. My manual contradicts my setup, as my tramp only laces around the forward boom, as the aft, port and starboard sections are in guides. What type and size line is used to lace the tramp. This line appears to be the only one missing from my box. As all my other lines are for rigging.

thanks,

Ultra

Post by **Matt Haberman** » August 4th, 2008, 9:38 pm

We typically use a "Low Stretch" line that is 3/16" (or slightly smaller) in diameter.

Curious Pab · Post by **Curious Pab** » September 19th, 2008, 2:38 pm

One thing on assembling your cat:
Before you get into the rest, check that the fit of the crossbeams on the hulls is such that if you lift one hull from the bow up, the rest moves along as a whole, solid single piece.

You might even have someone to hold down the other hull's bow as you attempt to lift it, and see if there is a margin for movement on the joints. If there is (you wanna hope there isn't) fix that or reduce it to a minimum before moving along.

This is one of many aspects in which the SuperCat design proves to be superior to HC.