How long must the speed be maintained? The foiling A-cat is probably capable of breaking some of those numbers. Provided somebody could survive the re...

Im not aware of any Wildcat build issue. I would argue the wildcat is a higher quality boat than the Nacra or AHPC boat (I have owned all 3) Early In...

I can’t really think of a major issue any particular boat is known for that would be a problem. At least that shouldn’t have already been fixed by now...

Greenville SC, I have a trailer you can have for $100. Probably needs a new pair of tires before a trip to FL though. You want to have a trailer for y...

tamumpower1 wrote: You can go on aliexpress and search for boat foam, or eva anti slip boat decking etc. A bunch of dirt cheap stuff pops up. Basicall...

IMO, all over the products are very very similar.

Junk. I bought one years ago for that price. It wound up in the dump. As I recall, the deck was plastic and not fiberglass.

Edited post, its difficult to see exactly what is going on here. On further review, I think your plan is fine. If possible, I would try to manipulate ...

martin_langhoff wrote: I have to tip the A cat 75% of the time. It was decided long ago we didn’t need halyards! Cannot compute the %. Please explai...

Good deal if you do it on the ground just make sure the rudders are tied off as well as the boom. I have to tip the A cat 75% of the time. It was de...

Think about it, modern formula boats with self tackers are designed to race around windward leeward courses. They will smoke a Hobie 18 sailing at hig...

Simply reaching back and forth across a bay isn't a modern formula boats fast point of sail either.

Rumor has it APS is going to stop carrying hardware.

When amazon opens a well stocked brick and mortar sailing store, we will compare apples to apples.

A neighbor had one like that. Built with hobie 18 hulls. Could be trash or not.

In aviation we use a quite similar product called cor-ban all over the place. If it helped in the application of control cables, I think we could be u...

Not really that much. Its an old old boat no matter how you cut it. $2,500 would be enough to write home about IMO.

Off the top of my head, most big cats do not seem to have swing up rudders. I am not sure what models you have in mind. I could see something like a...

It would not bother me.

pairajacks wrote: The question is what happens when your mast bends far beyond the point where the sail flattens out. My unerstanding is that if the c...

MN3 wrote: Same things, called “J&H” , initials of Hobie Alter’s sons who are credited in the development of the rings. i think i have just been schoo...

The way a modern rig works is that the sale has extra luff curve compared to the pre-bend of the mast. In your case the mast is straight and the squa...

Depends who is sailing them.

Jib sheet, totally persol preference. To me simpler is better. Mast, you should be able pull the mast base back when its raised IIRC. One of those ho...

bacho wrote: I will add that to my list of possibilities! Should I rule out the 21 Sport Cruiser? Kinda digging the head room and the wings. Thats th...

fagan1 wrote: I will add that to my list of possibilities! Should I rule out the 21 Sport Cruiser? Kinda digging the head room and the wings. Thats t...

I concur.

Quick comments, For luff slack, grab the luff with your hand. You should have enough slack to turn your hand 90 degrees as a rule of thumb. Better t...

Seems to me building a new woody would be a better long term solution than shipping an old one from over seas. Have you tried to pull some pricing on ...

What you’re looking for is called a top down Furler. I had the chance to use one on Mac’s SuperCat 20. It worked great on a normal catamaran kite. ...