If your main halyard is made of wire ,you can't put it into a cam cleat or any type cleat on the mast because it is not flexible enough to cleat with ...

When sailing on my mono hull I secure a small diameter line to my jib halyard shackle & main halyard shackle in case they open & end up at the top of...

looks good ! keep up the good work . The site has been very helpful & always interesting . Thanks, Billsails, Brooklyn NY P-19

BUY the P-19 You will never have a bad day sailing with it & it will never let you down .. Its a work horse & a power house with a very stable platfor...

Hi ; I keep a 16'dacron righting line on my P-19 stored topside in the tramp pocket at the mast . I thread the line through the grommet hole in the ...

Rhuntbach : thanks for the beautiful pix & further explanations . I like your design & I re read your caution about supporting the pole so as not to...

Deepsees, rpipper 138 & rhuntbach; thanks for all the info about a righting pole .Ripper138 I will try the 45 degrees to the wind to see if I can do i...

Becandc : don't buy the H-16 . The P-16 & the Nacra are better designed cats . The H-16 is a great boat if you have no other choices ,but you have o...

Hi Peter : Call me" too conservative" But, if you live in a high wind area, on the P-18 you always want to sail with crew . I owned a P-18 for 4 years...

Hi E-trade : I have stored my cats( P-16,P-18 & P-19) on a float for over 15 years. I wish I had the set up that Damon L describes because that's the ...

Hi : I had no sucess with a righting bag ! Bill

Hi: if you sail at nite you need to have lights that other boats can see . Always have a vhf radio , cell phone just incase you need it ! Many years ...

Hi Hullflyer : thanks for the referral to the pix . It looks good but .... Can It help me solo right my P-19 ? If Someone out there has used it with a...

Thanks for the responses to my question about rooster tail from daggerboard well. It only happened a few times when sailing to windward on a starbo...

Have you consider taking your P-19 off the trailer ,put it on the beach.(At waters edge ) Put the mast on the deck & attach the shrouds .Turn the cat...

Hi : I often thought about purchasing a good dry suit & sailing my P-19 cat in the Winter ,but i can't find any crew. I put my cat away in mid Nov....

Hi : I keep my P-19 on a float all year .In season, I secure a heavy duty bungee chord or line from the mast to one shroud inorder to tighten & leave...

Hi : I sailed a P-16 for 5 years on the ocean in surf & high winds & I was never able to right it myself . Maybe my cat was heavier (or water logge...

I also leave my cats out side for the Winter. I found out that a small amout of water left to freeze in the hulls will not cause any problem. When the...

Hi; the Prindle 16 has a more forgiving lee bow By design . That means it doesn't bury & trip the boat as quickly as a Hobie 16. I recommend you don...