Does anyone know if this cleat will hold the 3 mil spyderline recommended by EdChris? Get a 4” piece of line you plan on using...& try it. Don’t get h...

pics would be helpful Read the FAQ, there is info on making an album that will get you started. Get hold of Yves Sansoucy, Mystere catamarans, if your...

I would not use 3M Bondo. It absorbs water, & cures to an ugly color. It’s made for bodywork on cars. I used it, once,on an old Bombardier Invitation...

Correct, It’s not 2:1 as shown in my photo. I found the line forces when rigged this way to be quite high once the sail was under power. It was a two ...

What about just inserting the pin that is used during stepping and unstepping the mast? Wouldn't that stop the rotation? You could tie the pin on with...

It’s unlikely the wind is exactly perpendicular to the beach. Almost always, one direction is slightly favoured, that is your “approach” leg. With the...

Here is how I had adjustable traps rigged on my 20’ x 10’ Mystere, AKA The Beast. Soloing that with a tramp launched spin was an adventure. /a>

Can I use a the double trapeze line and run one wire to one side of the boat and the other to the opposite side of the boat? Yes, you can do that. I ...

It seems like a lot of weight is placed onto the hull direly under the rope. There is far more loading from your knee when climbing up onto the hull. ...

Here is the drilling process. Love the clecos, (sp?). Many years ago, I flew floats, in the NWT, turbo Beaver & twin otters. Double Otter floats were ...

That would seem to indicate a longer tube-like bag would be better to hold more water, A shorter bag is better. A long bag ends up going into the wate...

When the cooler weather hits, wear a windbreaker shell overtop your wetsuit. It makes a surprising difference.

Holy cow,there are more boats in that video than we have on our entire 400 sq mile lake! Took the N5.0 out in a blow yesterday two up. We were the on...

I had the exact same issue when I first brought my N5.7 home. Someone stuffed a plastic pop lid along with some goop into a finger sized hole. Light p...

Tom, I put up a thread somewhere here about that exact issue, & how I rebuilt it using IIRC a micro clamcleat. I’ll see if I can find it in the next f...

It is surprisingly difficult to right on a dead calm situation. With two, it’s easy. I’m 170lb, & I need the Colorado bag full in those conditions. Pa...

Almost all older Cats leak somewhat. Put a cap of silicone sealant on each rivet head on the tramp tracks. Leave one rivet unsealed so pressure equali...

Good catch Dogboy. The photos are crappy, but in the 2nd one it clearly shows extending back from the beam. It also seems to have gussets attached at ...

Wings in my H18. Photo in post above didn’t link, I can’t find a way to get the proper link on an iPad.

That photo should be a lesson in how NOT to use lock wire. No one with any experience in aviation would do such an amateur job. That meat hook end is...

IIrc, the (original) magnum wings were multiple parts bolted together, and the later sx wings were single-piece welded assemblies. My wings are single...

That is singularly the worst idea I’ve seen with regards to righting, though I would enjoy seeing someone try it, after all, once the boat tips, you w...

Your mast has seen several modifications over the years, as evidenced by all the rivets that are plugging holes where various fittings were previousl...

Decades ago, when wandering through the hangar, I would talk with AME’s & was shown how to use those specialized pliers. I still have a roll of the SS...

. I grew up just across the border from Montana, we used to spend considerable time skiing at Whitefish, & summering on the big lake near Kalispel. D...

Thanks for the images tominpa That eye is pretty high on the mast I am not going to be able to do that. Your mainsail halyard must not be factory. It ...

Just remember to look around the perimeter of your end cap. A great many of them have two small SS screws going through the very end of the beam into ...

One runs along the front crossbar and is held up by the halyard bungee extending from the eye on the mast Tom, it requires less bungee if you simply r...

But if I use the vertical pin I can never take off the tie connector without re-stretching the bungee to put it back on I can’t think of any reason to...

It is impossible to give an exact size. Every bungee made has different stretch characteristics. There is no bushing...look again at the photo, it’s ...