Thanks for the replies. I would love a boat with a forward tramp and often considered adding one to my sol cat. My wife won't let me spend the $4k+ on...

Thanks for the replies. great info. I am liking it more and more. The only issue i have now is convincing my wife to buy. We are moving across the co...

Portsmouth numbersbr /> The G-Cat brochure was probably quoting a "provisional" DPN that the 5.7 was assigned when it was introduced. Portsmouth numb...

hmm... i guess the g-cat brochure is using different #s...

Thanks for the link. I noticed some of the portsmouth handicap numbers in one of the brochures... .700 for the G-cat 5.7, .715 for the Nacra 5.2, ...

Not ready! I sold by cat at the end of last season with the idea that i would be moving across the country. I'll still be moving but not till the end ...

called today, he said it was sold already 🙁 oh well the search continues

I had a solcat with i believe the same hole you are referring to. I never used it, but i think a bungee went through the hole to hold the trapeeze lin...

I saw that last night. The description made me laugh. Mint condition... needs a little tlc before you can sail. How is that mint condition? Ha. Either...

also, this may be a silly suggestion, but make sure nothing is tangled up by where all the shrouds, forestay, trapeze wires, and jib halyard attach to...

i have 2 solcats, and for both i use cut out pieces of heavy plastic (i used plastic from the bottom splashgaurd of a junk car i have sitting around) ...

The "T" is for "Taft"

Here is another one. The Flying T.

coastrat i would love to hunt it down with another beachcat!!!...bring another main sail...some more plugs...mayby some more port covers...a good hand...

In general, the traveller has more effect on the bottom of the sail, and the sheet has more effect on the top. Travel in/out to get lower telltales ac...

i would love to hunt it down with another beachcat!!!...bring another main sail...some more plugs...mayby some more port covers...a good hand pump...e...

where are you getting these updated pictures?

Thanks, i understand the sail position in relation to the wind and boat direction. In the past i would always just let the main sheet out with out mov...

if i had a decent boat and lived near virginia beach i'd be out looking for it!

Sorry i just realized maybe this post should go in the "Getting Started" section instead of "Technical Help"...

SOMEBODY SAVE IT!!!

I would love to but its pretty much impossible for me to get saturdays off. 🙁 Oh and Shaun, i'm pretty sure i saw you driving up highway 40 today...

Looks good! What type of paint did you use? I'll be looking to re-paint mine at some point. Probably the same color you used. Have fun up at Bear La...

i saw that the other day on there... i love KSL!

Thanks for advice. So do you think the polyester resin will be ok, or should I use the vinyl ester for added strength? In my opinion polyester should...

Do you or other members here have an opinion on this guy's suggestion about how to lay the glass in single layers with a little cure time in between t...