martyr wrote: JohnES, I would have to guess Russell Mills perhaps? Ding Ding....Edited by JohnES on Sep 26, 2016 - 02:04 PM.

DamonLinkous wrote: Looks like someone was active in beachcat sailing in the 70's and 80's. That's Pete Beagle

martyr wrote: And now for something completely different...Edited by martyr on Sep 24, 2016 - 06:28 PM. I see you're from Opelika... I use to spe...

martyr wrote: For what it's worth, I sailed my 1984 H16 two days over Labor Day weekend and didn't have a drop of water in either hulls. :-)Edited b...

martyr wrote: Hahaha, the seller of that Prindle 19 states that, "after 3 hours of sailing, the starboard hull had maybe 2 cups of water in it and the...

Also, some other food for thought... The prices of the Inter / NACRA 20 are dropping. There a four of them for sale on the west coat, five years...

pknapp66 wrote: Scott here is your new boat less than 2 hours away. I will take my finders fee in beer. Wait aluminum trailer and beach wheels. Why am...

pknapp66 wrote: If you are up for another adventure and don't have your heart set on an "NA" then here is what looks like a good deal. That looks ...

spoulton wrote: To quote my wife "I told you not to go". The people there were nice but the reason I went is that they knew nothing about the boat. ...

spoulton wrote: It is too long of a drive for me, especially out and back. Flying out on the wonderful "Spirit" airline where they charge you if you ...

spoulton wrote: Its the one posted on this site from Wisconsin. Have gotten assembly manuals to assist in looking at and getting the rigging right. ...

DamonLinkous wrote: I've got pictures up from Saturday taken by a Charlie Miller on a Jet Ski. If anyone else has photos to share you can create a ...

dr0 wrote: My 5.2 had a a aluminum tube connecting the front cross tube and the stern cross tube. aka: "The NACRA Knee Knocker"

Garmin Blue Chart Mobile or Garmin Helm should do the trick... Are you looking for free...

I believe that NACRA and Prindle merged in 1984... this is evident with the new construction of the 5.2 & 5.8 in the hulls (foam core) and the mast fo...

You may want to try Rick Bliss at New England Catamaran and see if he could help you with a short term solution... If I was close I would say come ...

Chump Two-Three You got a great boat... the Prindle 18 was my first cat and I have come full circle back to it after owning many other boats.... If...

tominpa wrote: I have been unable to find a replacement, so thanks for your offer! T Here is the part you're looking for br />Edited by JohnES on ...

What is that saying I use to hear from my parents as a kid...."if you have to ask if what your doing is right, chances are it isn't."Edited by JohnES ...

DamonLinkous wrote: Ok, so we are all right on this topic. I think there are some risks to making changes to the original designer's sail plan, but t...

If I may... get yourself a copy of Catamaran Racing for the 90's... Chapter 6 really digs into the mast rake, rudder adjustment etc....... and a go...

subzali wrote: What does it rate? 😆

pbegle wrote: You guys just don't know how to find good deals! There is a much better one on San Diego CL this morning. rbv2t-5746884383@sale.crai...

onekiwi wrote: Why the hell would us sailing make it hard to get the ratings(i had the rating page bookmarked) then it disappeared.You think they woul...

DamonLinkous wrote: they voted recently to make the Portsmouth ratings only available to US sailing members including the penalty information. Wow, ju...

My theory on the square top goes the same with adding a spinnaker to a non-spinnaker boat and that is don't do it unless the boat was set up that way ...

DamonLinkous wrote: Acetone... Buckets and buckets of acetone will get the job done I wonder how many members here remember what that refers to? Ahh...

To me it is all about where the boat is kept and the sailing conditions... For instance... my boat is kept on the beach... well at least this year...