New to Beach Cats

the rudders are your biggest learning curve...getting them tuned is the biggest improvement you can do. download the owners manual on this site as a start, with your experience, you should have no problems. enjoy!

Having just finished reconditioning a P-18 left in storage for 20 years, here are some points in addition to rudders. Trapeze shock cord will be shot (4 nine foot pieces 3/26"). Mainsheet may be 1/2". Change to 7/16 or 3/8". Wash all halyards & ropes in washing machine along with jeans & other dainties. Wash hulls with comet, then wax to keep off water stains, etc. Carefully loosen forestay turnbuckle with WD 40, then clean up threads on wire brush of grinder wheel (it must be adjustable when you raise mast). If you can do same with diamond wire turnbuckle, it's a good idea. Touch of WD 40 on all cam cleats, trailer rollers & hitch latch. Granada ramp in Belmont Shores will be your best venue if your monoslug is at San Pedro, Ca. Pete

Hey, thanks for the quick replies. I look forward to taking the boat in about 3 weeks.

(Pete- monoslug? damn, bet I have P****sed more rum off the back of that boat than you've drunk saltwater. Thanks for the help. I know where the Granada ramp is. Think I'll visit this weekend.)

Doug

Great boat! Pick up rick white's book Catamaran Racing for the 90s, that is the most comprehensive book on cats for the experienced sailor. Look through the forum archives here, ask questions as required, there are so many prindle owners here you wont have problems getting advice, part sources etc.

Dave.

Thanks Wolf - Book is on order.

wd40 is not the preferred lube on anything with bearings (or tracks) as it will collect salts and sand. One drop (mclube) is really the only thing that is recommended.

Great boat even better as a freebie. I am always jealous of the luck ones out there that get such awesome deals. Once you get your hands on it get some pictures up so we can see what your looking at. I am in the process of reconditioning an old Hobie 18 furler to put on my P18 for this season.

Started cutting the deal today. Truth be told I haven't seen it yet. Just one photo that is showing a P-18 on a trailor with a mast resting on top. The hulls are faded yellow, they will need new paint. I imagine all the lines and hardware will have to be gone over. I'm told it is rigged for racing, sounds like it has been suffering from deffered maintenance. Should be a fun project.

falcon wrote: The hulls are faded yellow, they will need new paint. I imagine all the lines and hardware will have to be gone over. I'm told it is rigged for racing, sounds like it has been suffering from deffered maintenance. Should be a fun project.

Don't paint it unless you need to cover ugly damaged areas. These boats weren't painted at the factory, the color is in really thick gelcoat. You can restore the color by wet sanding or using chemicals like the Poliglow fiberglass restorer.

get a good look at the keels, mine were worn pretty bad. no big deal to add some fresh glass if needed. i wouldn't sweat the cosmetics yet until you get her out and get comfortable with it. old boats love new standing rigging, the safest upgrade. i would have prefered to touch up my gelcoat but i had 2 different colored hulls and much repairs to hide so i painted. post some pics when you get it, there are lots of prindle sailors here!

Good to know about the gel coat. I re-did the standing rigging myself on my mono. This one should be a piece of cake. I'll replace all the running rigging as a matter of practice. The only big replacement I expect is the tramp. I hope to get the first season out of this one.

Anybody here launch out of Long Beach CA?
I'd love to meet up and have you give it an eyeball for that first sail.

Call me at 909-800-5237 Pete

Dude, I'll call you next week.

Just sent you a pm

Edited by falcon on May 05, 2011 - 09:58 PM.

Signed the titles this morning. I pick up the boat in 2 weeks. I'm starting to get excited.

Got the boat today. I had to pull it out of a lot from a farmhouse outside of Temecula down a rutted dirt road. For my first time towing boat, it was quite a lesson. Gave it a once over and everything looks pretty good. Sails are in good shape, hulls are all firm. There are a few gouges that I'll have to repair. The trailor wiring is the thing that needs the most work, but the PO just installed new wheels, tires and bearings. I expect to be out on the water in early June.

Hooray for me!

Congrats and welcome.

?? where is your sig quote from?

Thanks, I'll try and post pictures soon.

The line? Can't remember, I must have read it somewhere.

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