I'm back !! Finally temps are getting into the 13/17 Celsius range. When looking at the hulls this winter, I discovered soft-spots in the other fron...

Hey saltspray, Been there and done it, and many others here did it. The damage you described (no soft spots) doesn't mean you ruined your cat. You da...

bacho wrote: You might be able to have someone weld your hook rigid. That might be difficult, its a stainless steel hook and the pin on which it swi...

Nice !!

winonasail wrote: I have a Hobie 21 that lost it's mast, replacing with a Tornado mast. The hook is mounted on a swivel in the groove line. Have not...

I use a small fender , and strap it between the rear beam and the mast.

Had a look at EarthNC and it looks very promising, but is not a free app. Also had a look at the reviews on this app, it seems it sometimes "freezes"...

Prindle 18-1 and Prindle 18-2 has same masts, rudders , crossbars , boom and rudder-bearings . P 19 shares daggers and rudders. And trampoline.. with ...

From Europe.. yes, that was a bold decision to cross in front of the freighter. No way to argue it. Please keep this forum a happy place where we can...

Nick, this might be the one, No daggerboards and in our price-range 🙂 ??? keschwa wrote: Nick, It will sound like I am biased because it is my b...

Hi Nick, I am in the same weight-range as you are, some 4 years ago switched from mono-hulls ( dragons, etchells and cabin yachts) to catamarans bec...

emmettv wrote: no problem , Andre . Your english is very good , I understood the first time . That's a nice setup you have on the 18-2 .Do you use the...

40 meters of swift cord 4mm. 40 meters soft-coated dynema line 10mm A mast-base casting that fits both my mast and mast ball for the ongoing T projec...

catmodding wrote: They attach to the tips of the bows, reinforce the bow-tips by drilling a small hole in it and eject some epoxy paste in the bow-...

Fabricated a spi setup on my P 18-2, can't see any problems to do the same on a P 19MX. The spi-pole runs under the bridle, shouldn't be a problem ...

Dead Link.

I suggest a new topic; What type of oven-gloves do you use on your beachcat, to get Billie of the boat ? Please specify the brand of the gloves and th...

The guys at the cat-club called my P18-2 the "submarine" cause they are known for digging in the leeward bow quiet hard. So was mine. Trimmed the ma...

+ 1 kernunnos wrote: I'm thinking, electricity & water..... bad plan

I use really thick tie-wraps, like these: Only much thicker, like the ones they use as handcuffs . Yank them as tight as I can with a pair of plier...

Damon, The Speed Puck sells for just under € 300,- in Europe. Bought my Asus tablet on the secondhand market for € 100,- with a new batterie. Tested t...

Just an idea, Stick a aluminium tube in the lowest batten pocket... meonshore-mike wrote: André Ah thank you for the rapid and detailed response. I...

Hello Mike, First, welcome to this beach cat forum, as a new cat sailor you can find lots of information and help overhere. Also, the people at this...

Its not the first time this skipper, Thomas Coville lost a bow-section. In his first attempt to sail around the world solo he ran into a small iceber...

Twice?? don't know how I did this 🙁 🙁 🙁

ramstadt wrote: MotionX is for iPhone. That doesn't help me because I have an Android phone. I was just hoping that somebody offered a data logger th...

ramstadt wrote: MotionX is for iPhone. That doesn't help me because I have an Android phone. I was just hoping that somebody offered a data logger th...