Kevin, you do need ground crew. They will work hard. The park bench isnt gonna cut it for them. Sure you can trim lots of fat from the above budgets...

Im a dealer for it and can offer a catamaran community price. They 3M backing is by far the best way to go in my opinion. I like the smooth texture ...

My C2 seems it would plane on the fatter sterns. The I20 would get wetter and wetter as it picked up speed. The C2 would smooth out and just go. On th...

I have a little 2hp honda that is designed to be stored on one of its sides. No problems there.

The tear going up and down? Hit it with some insignia or your favorite sail repair tape. Wipe the area with some alcohol to clean it up for best resul...

bradinjax wrote: @Brad - drop by Miami, and gladly I'll take you out on my UFO. I will say it's 100 times more desirable than a Moth/Waszp because M&W...

Im not sure thats a Nacra. Looks like Sol cat steering. Free would be a more reasonable price.

Moshe, Technora is essentially black kevlar fibers. Many call it carbon just because its black.

4 years on a main and jib is doing just as well as F18 boats with polyester sails. If your racing often, a jib only lasts closer to one season. What c...

ziper1221 wrote: How much does 100k liability insurance cost? Its included with most homeowners or boat insurance policies. IMO, one has no business ...

Short answer. Your orignal sails are shot. Long answer. The sail loses its shape. Look at the trimmed sail, does it look to have a shape like an air...

Hobie 14

Cool boat there.

I have synthetic on my A-cats. Its lighter and often makes the difference between min weight and not it seems. However its kind of a pain to keep tens...

My SS leatherman tools have certainly rusted when exposed to salt water. Useable but they will rust IMO.

Still working on this boat a little at a time, work has been rough and hardly have gotten to play with my sailing toys at all. :-(Edited by bacho on ...

MikeMurray wrote: Can I expect the sailing to be more fun on the F16 (aside from issues you note)? Think long and hard on that one. The F16 will be a...

I am guessing that half the A-class fleet has sailed on a repaired mast before. It is not really that big of a deal to fix a broken one unless the dam...

Planning to sail jib only is not a good plan IMO. It sucks when I have had to do it. Get some reef points put into the main. Be conservative with the ...

Keep it simple, Have you ever sailed an A-cat in a true 15mph?

DamonLinkous wrote: The word on the street is that DS sails are slower in the light air, but the race results over the past 6 months say otherwise... ...

samc99us wrote: There is also Carolina Sail and Canvas. Bach is always response, I can't speak to his quality as I haven't seen it in person. I gue...

I would just replicate your current mast (other than the hook) and just let your new tube be 20cm taller.

MN3 wrote: I wouldn't suggest driving in florida without a plate on your trailer. Reg/tag is required you (strongly) risk being pulled over, ticketed...

ec wrote: Hello, I have been in the market for buy a 18 ft or 19 cat and have found some great deals except for one thing, the trailers or boats do no...

Sounds like it needs a new jib. Im tempted, but shipping really kills the deal.

The clew plate itself is a very universal part and is not specific to the application. The sail maker has a window of room to install the plate. Its e...

Marc, Modern a-class boats do not have dolphin strikers. This makes that style of trailer easy to use and cost effective when considering cradles tha...

MN3 wrote: and the seller can't / won't send me more / better pictures. sounds like he is trying to hide something - not worth your time or money whe...

You could likely get a very similar price specifying that the trailer and boat must be loaded onto another trailer.