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| In November of 1999 we traveled to France to visit the Catana Factory and sail a Catana 431. (Click on the picture to see a larger images) |
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| This is the profile of the hull from the front. Notice the pronounced tulip shape that starts just below the taped line. |  |
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A rudder |
| The coach roof liner still on the tooling or mold. |  |
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The center section of the hull in construction. The outer hull halves will be joined later. |
| An outer hull in having the foam core vacuum bagged. |  |
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Finally the center section and the outer hull are joined. |
| Detail of bulkhead and hull joining. this the starboard hull looking forward from the Master stateroom to the companionway. |  |
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The cockpit sole bulkheads. These are locker under the cockpit sole. Big! |
| Coach roof in tooling. In some parts the balsa core has been laid down. |  |
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The chain locker and windlass detail. Chain is stored just in front of the mast to reduce pitching. |
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The carbon fiber mast. |
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The underside of a 431. Notice the Lexan hatch on the left hull. This is the "escape" hatch. Just incase you flip it. The other hatch on the center hull is for accessing the life raft. It can be opened from above or below. |
| A 431 "Far Nente" ready for launching |  |
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This is how they transport boats to the Paris Boat show. A Catana 472 ready to roll. |
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The platform can be raised 15' and tilted 45 degrees. |
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