G cat 5.7 sails 1980-02

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A Prindle 18 main sail is a dead match for the G-Cat 5.7 main. The jib is harder to match since the G-Cat jib goes past the bridle and tacks onto the forward crossbeam. You can use the Prindle 18 jib but you give up about 4 square feet of total sail area. (The Prindle jib will tack at the junction of the bridle wires)

I used the P-18 set-up on my 5.7 and it was faster than with the original G-Cat sails, due to the fact that the P-18 sails were built by Randy Smyth. Better cut, better cloth and better battens equals more power! I sold the boat with both sets of sails and the new owner also prefers the Smyth sails over the OE sails.

a larger sail can be cut down to fit
i sail with a 5.7 that uses a tornado main and full sized jib. the jib blocks have been moved back a foot and are attached via the tramp lacing.

How much did you have to cut it down by ,would like a biger jib or sail
more HP

MN3 wrote: a larger sail can be cut down to fit
i sail with a 5.7 that uses a tornado main and full sized jib. the jib blocks have been moved back a foot and are attached via the tramp lacing.

a g-cat 5.7 mast is 28' a Tornado mast is 31'.. so they had a good amount of cutting ot do. Often they convert a pin top to a flat top

First (and 3rd) boat is a g-cat

just found an other cat a Sol-cat 18 foot any thoughts or ways to find out how old she is . Only pay $250 for the cat going to redo her for next year. still looking for sails for the G cat 5.7

Allso in need of sails for the Sol Cat-18 to both jib and main

any thoughts or ways to find out how old she is

http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm

Allso in need of sails for the Sol Cat-18 to both jib and main

http://www.thebeachcats.com/classifieds/catamaran-parts/p11380-sol-cat-main-2c-jib-2c-daggers.html

http://www.thebeachcats.com/classifieds/catamaran-parts/p11331-new-lower-priced-solcat-sails-2c-hulls-2c-masts-2c-tramp-2c-foils-in-great-condition.html

Is the Sol-Cat 18 the same size sails as the G Cat 5.7? I thought it was just about the same size

Not sure, I just saw in the post above you were looking for Sol Cat gear