Sorry, Dustin. I was just chiming in on the beard humor. Didn't mean to spread confusion. (I should make a video of stepping the mast on my P-Cat. I ...

No kidding. She's got a whole 'nuther kinda childhood ahead of her now. I can't wait to take mine out! (Is it bad that I teared up at the sound of th...

I'll second what jmecky said. Seriously try the 600 grit first, and finish up with a nice compound. I used a 3M "oh crap my gelcoat is in bad shape" p...

At first glance it looks like the main with the green line has the top block rotated 180. Ideally you want all the lines running through a set of blo...

With the beard, or without? Tom

I wonder why the early Hobies and Prindles didn't have a hinge. My P-Cat pre-dates both of them by a fair bit, and it's got a hinge. Hobie sailed a P-...

turbo, thanks for the definition of indaba. That describes so much of what's going on in my life right now, I need to put that term into common use. ...

No hinge? That's bizarre! I can almost see not having chainplates on the side stays if it pre-dates when people started experimenting with mast rake. ...

Machine screws need at least three threads to develop any kind of strength in the joint. Better if they have at least five. If the screw is going to b...

Dang, man! Excellent find! I take it you're going to try to find sails and blocks for this boat? Sounds like a good 'un! Tom

I'll third that. We abused the everliving daylights out of our P-16 back in Texas. It never let us down. You can find the boats cheap, parts are readi...

HAHAHAHA! I can second that, but from another direction. I did the first several jumps in the AFF course, but then I got back into sailing and could o...

On the hull construction of the P-Cat: I installed a pair of 5" inspection ports in mine just forward of the deck. All manner of humidity wafted out ...

Philip, I just read the description on that link you posted. That boat at the Sailboat Shop in Austin was last registered in Hawaii?! This is WEIRD!!...

Good food for thought. I need to get this boat out on the water first, to see if a foot strap is something I'd want. I have no idea what the weight di...

Bill, I think the real moral of the story is if you're a 14 year old with a Wave, practice your MOB drills, learn how to rig fast, and learn how to sa...

Hey, thanks for posting all this! I've got an original main, complete with wooden battens. It's still in remarkably good shape for a sail that's as o...

Wait a sec. I may have misunderstood. I thought John was referring to hiking straps rather than foot straps. Just to make sure I'm not mixing up my t...

Hey, good to see you here! I'd measure my trap wires for you, but I've got them hooked up to the forestay tang. So they'd already be a different leng...

I get the feeling there's no one right answer for how to respond to a crewmate who's tangled and head-under. I'm going to run this video by one of the...

Daniel, thanks for the idea about the motorboat. I do have some friends with putt-putts on their rides, and one at least may be interested in giving t...

I think Doug did the right thing when his crew was tangled, he made sure the boat didn't turtle on top of her while she figured out how to get free, f...

That whole thing scared the pants off me. But kudos to the guy for posting it as a warning to others. I could have done without the music, though. I ...

Man, that's a pretty boat! I love the self-tacking jib arrangement. That's COOL! I loved hearing that enthusiasm in your voices, too. You guys are gon...

If you have a beefy sewing machine that can handle the stitches required, putting a zipper on a jib isn't a killer. But for the price, the next time I...

I wound up ordering a bunch of other hardware that'll let me rig this Prindle style, dinghy style, the way it's rigged in the Murray's catalog, etc. T...

Ok. That makes a lot more sense. I like that Murray's keeps the cat stuff in a separate category (no pun intended). Thanks! Tom

Naaah, not out of line in my mind. When I read your post I almost went and bought the DVDs. Figured I'd have them shipped to you, then get them from y...

Someone out here in Hawaii posted a set of three T-foil blades on Craiglist: br /> $950, but they're about an hour from my house in case anyone is in...