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bacho
@bacho
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Joined: June 16, 2011 10:42 pm
Topics: 22 / Replies: 761
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The I20 would likely have a self tacker jib, high aspect boards and rudders. D shaped beams and a white carbon mast. The 6.0 should have more "tradit...

8 years ago
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Thats gotta be a 6.0 in 1996. A 6.0 with a north american rig is worth $3-4k in ready to sail condition. By the sound of this one, I would put it < $1...

8 years ago
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The moth is certainly faster around a race course for now. That may change with a couple more years development from the A-class.

8 years ago
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Those are eurotrax, auctually pretty nice. I have had a few sets. They seem to be a little lighter than the sailcraft product.

8 years ago
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Having purchased a few salvage boats, they tend to be salvage for a reason. Many of the good parts tend to get "left" in the previous owners garage. T...

8 years ago
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The sizes available depend on your color choice. The biggest sheets can do a boat by themselves, depending on how ambitious you are. The boat I pict...

8 years ago
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Finished installing some on my wife's boat last night. Will post some more info on the boat soon. Edited by bacho on Jan 04, 2017 - 07:50 AM.

8 years ago
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On the non-skid its recommended to sand smooth. But I do have an A cat that it was installed over the skid. It seemed to hold up just fine adhesive wi...

8 years ago
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I race on a Moore 24. I find it as enjoyable and much more forgiving to various conditions as the cats. We race 2x per month through the year. Its ver...

8 years ago
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Not exact experience, Hydroturf is not neoprene. It last much much longer in the sun.

8 years ago
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It's similar to the inter. Different boards and different hull shaping. Less bow volume. The feedback I have heard from previous owners has been uni...

8 years ago
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I would advise against using any contact adhesive on the decks. It works well enough, but it makes a real mess when it comes time to remove or do any ...

8 years ago
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I love all of my Zhik products, I also love their support of local regattas. I have several friends that swear by the Zhik T2. However, the Worrel XT ...

8 years ago
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Martin, Congratulations on your purchase. The Whisper has intrigued me since its release, mostly due to its low weight for a double handed boat. Wou...

8 years ago
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Its been on my list for several years. Need crew though....

8 years ago
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Keep the boat flat, heel will kill your lift. First thing I struggled with on a foiling boat.

9 years ago
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Its happened a few times before. A friend of mine fixed his by placing the area inside of the hull under vacuum and let that pull epoxy in from the ou...

9 years ago
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www.sailX.com is a pretty fun way to brush up on some rules and practice sailing.

9 years ago
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From my seat, clearly looks like a woven cloth. Dacron, propbably a radial weave. The shape its built to is more important than the cloth IMO.

9 years ago
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Need some pictures to provide an estimate.

9 years ago
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Depending on your break, it may make more sense to repair your carbon mast. Its pretty common in the A-class, normally costs between $500-$1,500 on th...

9 years ago
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Sure you can, but there are some downsides. In my opinion, its not safe to sail the boat without at least one other person on the water with you. I ...

9 years ago
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In my opinion, the A-class is a fantastic RACE BOAT. If you want a single handed race boat, look no further. If racing is not on your mind, its prob...

9 years ago
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I may be able to help with this, will have to run some numbers to come up with a price. Do you know the exact dimensions that would would like? Or at ...

9 years ago
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I plan to be there for at least part of it.

9 years ago
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I may be the only one here, but I like my West Marine store. Sure its a little more expensive, but they often have what I need on the shelf. That ca...

9 years ago
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goneturtle wrote: The word catamaran is derived from a Tamil word from Sri Lanka/Ceylon meaning "bound wood" (something like "kattumaram") When Europ...

9 years ago
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15kts is unimpressive if you spend all of your time reading about Hobie 16s and 18s hitting 25 plus. 15kts is pretty respectable on a windward leewa...

9 years ago
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I personally wouldn't choose the coated. I had a Hobie getaway stay fail in the fall, though it looked fine everywhere you could see the wire. On a ...

9 years ago
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