Yes, happened a few years ago. I was surprised to read in Rick White's newsletter that he was complaining that Performance Cat hadn't cancelled their...

I don't get too fancy when I winterize mine. I store mine on the trailor and cover with a large tarp bungee corded on. In the past I would take off ...

I've been buying and selling stuff on here for years and I must say, I've never had a bad experience. The only two that I have even heard of was MN3...

I second Chris's thought. I have a 3-4 mm stohlquist paddling longjohn with reinforced knees and butt paired with a o'neil longsleeve top. Also full...

Hobie Mast Stepper III, Works great for all boats that need to be stepped with a rotated mast and lets me step and unstep the mast by myself. I use ...

The green boat is their C-class cat. The link shows the 18 footer. The brochure looks like the photoshopped out the leeward foil or something.

Drive the crap out of it! Enjoy it! Get yourself a righting bag from Colorado Bag Company.

I have oxen blocks and love them like everyone else. I use 5/16" line. Stock for the boat is 40' of 5/16".

An H16 is pretty easy to fly the hull on. My 5.2 likes to fly but is hard to keep steady in the air. My 5.7 (similar to the 5.0) is almost more stab...

Oh well that explains it. The next time someone tells me to go Nahfuck myself I will react differently. I HATE it when someone calls my 5.7 a hobie...

What is this 'crew' thing you speak of? I usually call them poorly placed ballast who sit on my sheets.

Haha, I just mounted my go pro on my 5.7 two weekends ago. I put 1 mount on each hull right near bridle and I have a head mount. Unfortunately the v...

If the sail is a little too big, but you got it at a good price, get a sailmaker to alter it to fit.. If you have an old sail for the boat that does ...

Amsteel would work great, we use it tie safety booms to anchors in front of hydropower plants. Definitely use thimbles and a brummel splice. Also con...

A spin kit is no problem. You can order one for the 570 from Nacra or piece it together yourself. Any one suitable for a 16-18 foot cat will work.

Front tramp on a 5.2 is a bad idea, not enough floatation in the front to handle it.

For single handing I like my 5.7 better, I'm about 220 and I can handle it pretty easily, especially with a furling jib. I do need a righting bucket ...

The software is available for free as a download from garmin. It's pretty slick, just plug in your GPS and it does the rest. My wrist GPS units la...

I have an older Garmin Forerunner 301 and just recently upgraded to a Forerunner 310XT. The 201 is nice but isn't very water proof (1 m submergence)....

I bought a box full of cheap sunglasses at my local Princess Auto (similar to Harbor Freight). At $2 per pair I don't mind losing a half dozen a seas...

Well I think everyone has had their say and we should move on. EC I actually think those blocks were manufactured like that. I have a dozen of them ...

Dan berger Pete Begle Chip buck APS Murrays Florida sailcraft Myerchin knives Many other private sellers on here.Edited by Wolfman on Aug 19, 2013 - 0...

Hullflyer, everything yo have written has confirmed the correctness of EC's caution. Caveat Emptor.

Yep it's all about the trailer. I wouldn't want to trailer anything wider than 8' 6" that almost takes up the whole road as it is. Also realize that...

I'll vouch for EC as being a super stand-up guy who I have shared several beers with and has sent me parts on a moments notice when in need. Posting...

Nacra made wings for about 2 years what work on the Prindles with very minor modifications. However good luck finding them and they are expensive whe...

THe next step is definitely a 16-17 ft boat. Hobie 16 all they way, but it has a boom, Nacra 5.0 or 500 is probably the best boomless boat but they c...

Yeah the H16 is NOT the boat you want to do this for. You already have to practically trap off the transoms to keep the bows up, you don't want any m...

If you sail hard every weekend like MN3 you are better off with the Harken. I sail about 20-30 days a year and the ronstan is fine for me. Or if you...

It wasnt a problem. You DONT need an underbridle furler, they are just nice to have. You attach the 2 bridle wires to the bottom of the furler using...