Pole, kite, handheld, coat hanger, duct tape... It's all fair game. I'm up for anything. Windward rear quarter would probably be easiest from a pole....

So like this: br /> That was done by Pierre Lesage and Heidy Baumgartner in Tahiti using a GoPro. 45 forward of admiship is tough to do with a kite ...

Damon, that makes way more sense. I couldn't imagine having a rig that beefy for daily sailing. But for ease of swapping out different foils, it'd be ...

Comparing that to, say, a Moth, it looks like it would weigh like a tank! Tom

I'm wincing as I say this... I have four cats in my house, and it STILL took more than one read for me to get your joke. (Now you know why I'm such a ...

Awesome, Dan! That's just the info I was looking for. The gel coat on my deck is old, UV damaged, dinged, and has alligator cracking in a number of p...

Man, that's awesome! I love the pattern. (Hope you don't mind if I... um... put a pattern of non-skid on my boat that's "inspired" by yours. (Love it ...

Hahahaha! Bob, I would if I could! It's weird how isolated you can get out here. I've got the West System manual at home, so I'll give it a read tonig...

Thanks for the info, Bob. If you do run into moisture, what's the plan? Drill all the holes, cover with a tarp, and let it bake out 'till dry? (This ...

Hey, I've got a delam question: I've got a couple of soft(ish) spots on my P-Cat I'd like to treat. I'm planning to do the drill and fill. Problem is...

Hey, if you have extra rudders in hand, I'd say go for it. I can see what the thing is trying to do. It looks like it makes an adjustable stop point, ...

Except for that first one, they all look like the boat was dragged across the sand for too many years, and the glass is worn off. Most of that should ...

I live in the wrong part of the world. "Trailer needs some work..." I spent more than $100 on my trailer, just to get it legal. Bangin' my forehead......

Hey, when you do get your Reynolds in the water, mind writing up a report of how she sails? I'm curious how it handles with the weight of those hulls....

Here's that article I mentioned. It covers a lot of ground on early beachcat history, and goes into the building of some of the larger trans-oceanic r...

At first glance it looks like the hulls from an Aqua Cat. Tom

Cool history! Hey, do you know if anyone has written up a comprehensive history of catamarans in the 1960s to 1980s era? I was looking for info on th...

Thanks, Pete! I'm unfortunately not in the market at the moment since I'm still fixing up the boat I just bought. But I'll keep Johnnie Driscoll in mi...

Pete, I'm really glad you wrote that. Back in the day I had a Prindle 16. I loved that boat! But I always wondered if there was something better out t...

I agree with Damon. It IS possible to roll your own castings (I know a bunch of people who do green sand casting of aluminum). But it's highly unlikel...

Hahahaha! Oh man, I'm almost interested enough to ask the seller for photos of it under sail just to see what a ketch-rigged cat looks like! (Almost.....

With iron plumbing! What has me scratching my head is the ball for the mast step. Is it on the rear beam the way it looks like it is? I'd love to see...

Hey, no worries about the long post. And thanks for the high res pictures. It's GREAT to see that procedure documented. I may need to do that to parts...

Gimme about two weeks and I can post to this thread. That's about how long 'till I can put my boat on the water for the first time and raise sail. To...

Hahahahahaha! Love it! You know, I can't think of a single zombie movie that involved a boat. HMMM! Hollywood listening here? Tom

Those are beautiful cradles! I was considering making some out of fiberglass, but I like the idea of the big PVC pipe. (Now I just need to find some b...

Nice sheet and tiller work, and a really nice view of righting a boat after a capsize! Thanks for posting. Tom

It looked like common sense to me, too. And no reason not to solo. Just do it with other boats around. Shouldn't even have to plan around this. If th...