For Perfection, the roll and tip method will give you some good results. I did a carbon fiber mast and it came out pretty good.. Oh! Matterhorn Whi...

The early 5.8 sails didn't have the Harken traveler incorporated into the sail there was an aluminum plate with holes for adjusting the camber and th...

shortyfox wrote: Though it has been done, Dacron is not recommended for a square top sail.. When I got my new sails done for the Prindle 18-2 I wanted...

shortyfox wrote: Unless you're racing, get dacron. Cheaper and will last for decades. Though it has been done, Dacron is not recommended for a squar...

Awesome Carl glad to see it is working.. post some pics Andinista wrote: What is that cleat for? Not my boat, probably for the mast rotaterE...

Are those 5.5 or 6.0 beams you got from the Fillmore junkyard? 😆 Something I wanted to do with my 5.8 years ago... My main beam was corroded ...

Or, you could always go back to the original configuration. That boat is still plenty powerful w/o the bridal foil Norte Merica setup You may be ab...

ronjon wrote: I've heard some negative reports about the water depth at Sandy Point, that it gets deep too quickly Hope too see you guys on the wate...

nacrasailing wrote: At Nacra we've switched to using a level similar to what Mike is doing with the A's but we're simply using the Level App on the Ip...

mikekrantz wrote: All of the Nacra's that I've sailed used the trap method. With the A's, we've gotten more precise by using a digital pitch gauge -b...

Go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get some Polycarbonate tubing and slide it over the shroud and chain-plat.. Or some pipe insulation and cable ties...E...

Dogboy wrote: Someone more familiar with Nacra’s may know better, but I’m quite certain that at least on the smaller boats, the decks can be removed f...

klozhald wrote: Ackerman geometry in a rudder system involves the entire system. The extensions from the casting are angled at a specific point toward...

onemorecat wrote: Kinder Industries has been making them for years and already have a long list of boats they have made them for. Thanks, John - th...

Kinder Industries has been making them for years and already have a long list of boats they have made them for. br /> I have had two of them, one ca...

gahamby wrote: Here's the response from David at Bloodred about USCG certification. Our Integra harness meets 50N ISO safety rating. i believe USCG s...

Looked into this a while back that is making and selling them... you'll never get a USCG approval form a combination like this. If someone has, good...

Dogboy wrote: Sounds like you'd be looking to sail on the Delaware Bay. I know there are Hobies that sail out of Cape May on the Delaware Bay, but I d...

gahamby wrote: There's an 83 Prindle 18 in the classifieds right now. Looking at the pic of the starboard hull, I can some soft spots...

Dogboy wrote: the other extreme. Thoughts? The resin will follow the path of least resistance. So if you only drill two holes, it’s unlikely you will...

Guess you are at the point where you are asking the right question "am I throwing good money after bad." Hate to say this, but personally I would st...

texastuma wrote: I didn't recall any boats with blue decks, I thought they were white or grey, but I could be wrong. There were blue and yellow dec...

Hey Bill Have your friend head over to Mission Bay Yacht Club... there is a big cat fleet there and someone may be able to help him out

Can't you purchase the boat from one of the dealer's and have it drop shipped to you?

onekiwi wrote: John you have a fun boat! use it lol Point taken my friend...

Why are all the fun boats a gazillion miles away from me...

A TrailX Trailer for $395? Can't go wrong there