Hey, I've been on Youtube watching fiberglass, gelcoat, and carbon fiber fabrication videos. (No, not planning to use carbon fiber on my boat. Just ne...

But I bet for the guy who's compounding the fiberglass and refinishing all the brightwork, it's still a boat.

I got a Timex Iron Man, too, back when I crewed on a guy's monohull in the local regattas. It lasted for years before the battery went kaput. I stuck ...

Ok, now I'm looking forward to your report on your sail tube AND your report on your soft spots. Please keep us posted. Tom

Hey, that's cool! I still need to make my sail tube, so I'm reading this thread with interest. At 24", if it doesn't fit below your cat, you can alwa...

I picked up colloidal silica for the repairs I'm making. It was something like ten bucks for a big can of the stuff. Not sure if I'd use it on a botto...

I've got the old book, then. Cool! Time to look for a new book! I'm finding that there's utility in the older books, though, so I don't think I'll ge...

I've got a blue paperback by Rick White. Not sure where that puts my copy in the grand scheme of things. But I'll go poking around for his yellow book...

You're right, it could get pretty thick pretty fast. But that's actually why I started this thread before sticking telltales on my sails. I wanted to ...

If I can find it again I will. Keep in mind my web surfing has been a little fast and furious lately. I picked up an older boat several weeks ago, and...

Bob, that was very VERY interesting. Thanks for posting that. Last year some of my co-workers and I spent some time using the water tunnel at the Uni...

Awesome! Thanks for clearing that up. And thanks for the info on sailing in 50kt winds. There's a channel crossing north of where I'll be putting in....

I'm pretty sure there were times on my old P16 when I felt like I was flying, but was likely standing still because of how I had the slot set. This is...

Far as I know I don't have soft spots, but I had a Hobie 14 that did once upon a time. I got rid of the boat and got a fairly solid Prindle 16. That w...

Whoever built this trailer also cut parts for the upright to hold the mast. The bottom end welds onto a bracket to attach it to the trailer, and the u...

Hope I'm not hijacking this thread, but after what dennisMe said I figured this was the perfect place to ask: I've heard gel coat doesn't like to sti...

ARGH! Sorry, double-posting... I had a bridle vane on my Prindle. It worked GREAT for just the reason you mentioned, coastrat: it was in my field of ...

Good food for thought. Thanks, guys. A lot of what you said jives with what I was thinking, just remembering how things were set up on my old Prindle,...

That's pretty darned sweet. I'd really prefer to sand blast this thing, but I don't know anyone on-island who does it. I set aside today to strip and ...

I'll second that. I finally started working on my hulls, and I'm having to deal with a number of "not quite" repairs where someone took an easier rout...

Thanks for that. I'm feeling better about taking this out on the water. I guess I really need to just give it a try before I stress out about it. Wors...

Ok, that makes good sense. So if I do go this route, having a final coat of something hard (epoxy, gel coat, paint, etc.) is a good idea. On the kevl...

With your wear strip, you're leaving uncoated epoxy and microspheres on the bottom? Or did you apply a layer of gel coat over it as well? I'm planning...

Do they have a version that's rigged for a trapeze? Tom

Hey, thanks, guys! This gives me good food for thought. I'm heading into town this weekend to get supplies. I'll pick up stuff for the trailer at the...

I'm afraid I don't know much about the G-Cat, so I can't answer your question directly. Structurally, I can come up with two explanations for that bre...

Sorry, I have nothing to contribute to this thread. But I had to chime in on what Damon just said. I am overjoyed I found TheBeachcats.com before star...