My only complaint about the Ryobi is that it's mono. True, you can hear it far away but it sounds like ass. We bought one of these: It soun...

oops, missed that. Many more diax2 pics available. Here ya go man! I can't believe I found this last night. This is your boat about a week after...

I'll let you know in another year.

It'll be noticeably hotter, probably uncomfortable where we sail in Florida. I have a friend who painted his mystere 6.0 a dark gray. Looks beautifu...

I have a friend who's started building cross-cut sails made of Diaxx 2. He's in Clearwater and if you give him your original, he'll make a good copy....

More history: That was the first Mystere in the US, origional sail number 26. I helped put it together in 1992, or thereabouts. It was used as an R...

Sunrise makes the best:

+1 for the 3M "oh crap my gelcoat is in bad shape" product. It's a good rubbing compound. I'd try a test area with that and a high speed buffer firs...

That's a Trac.

klppurdy wrote: well done headhunter and mummp, no prize, only satisfaction. The first picture its deceiving, I thought had it had skegs too for a ...

Really old school A-Class looking.

that's pretty rad. keep the pics comming! DanBerger wrote: It is the 'Sublime' color from the 70s Hemis. I got it in Awlgrip--they didn't have it...

Living in Florida I've had my 6.0 supported in the rear with carpeted cradles. After 2 years it's blister city. When I re-gel the whole boat next ye...

that is one ugly hunk of shit. I'd rather sail the box my mystere came in.

Getting rigged last weekend.

What's the material that you're using/baking for hull cradles?

Thanks for the insight Damon, I'll give it a shot.

how does one tune with leach tails? Never had them.

Hans (founder of g-cat) no longer casts rudder parts. They're made of kevlar/epoxy and pulled from a mold. G-cats are known for casting failure at t...

Yep. I went and looked at the 5.0 above several years ago. It was coated in latex house paint and the rigging was non-stainless, probably from Lowes...

We will not have access to parking inside the gate at DIYC due to an A-class regatta this weekend. They commonly host events which overflows into pub...

pyroboy08 wrote: Is a non-powered vessel required to be registered and titled? If the non-motor powered vessel is less than 16 feet in length, it i...

Will- Yes, you can leave your cat on the beach overnight. Technically the city of Dunedin requires a weekend overnight pass ($10, I believe) which c...

Can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually agree with Andrew. Living in indian shores (just south of us) the summers get damn hot wearing a full...

zerohour2233 wrote: I am in for the long race. I need to set somthing up on getting our stuff to the finish line though. Any sugestions? Email me p...

DaveW70 wrote: The only time the Florida Marine Patrol seems to pay any attention to a small sailboat is when you are sailing naked or drunk. 😀 ...