HULLFLYER wrote: Normally if one uses 2 lines, the traveler line is about 10 feet in length and a smaller size than the main sheet. It makes it easier...

Marek, For the jib-setup, make sure the halyard is running through the ring . Tie both ends of the halyard to the top of the hook, now you have a l...

Oops, bad luck! Hope You get well soon. All the best, André

Some 5 years ago, after my first catamaran-experience.. I bought this P18-2, it was a barn find. After lots of work, it was time to name the cat. My ...

It all depends on windspeed and windangle. If its blowing straight into the box , its do-able. With wind from the side....... try another way to get...

Dave, Its not a Dragon, it is a 1989's Hobie 13, build number 74 and made in Toulon, France. I hace searched the internet for a manual, but no succ...

+ 1 for Dave here.

Damon, You were right, its a Euro-model Some pics of the tramp. Here's my questions again, First. A picture of the downhaul system would ...

DamonLinkous wrote: First we need to identify exactly what your Hobie 13's are. In the USA Hobie had the 3.5, 14, and 16 which all share pretty much t...

loganbetts wrote: Well, the soft spot issue is fixed, but somewhere in the process another small goof came up. Somehow I got a nice puncture through t...

BNRwatersport is located at Egmond-Binnen, the Netherlands. Its a good shop for second-hand parts and catamarans. Actually, I bought some parts and a...

JohnES wrote: I have been complicating selling my NACRA F-18 and getting a Prindle 18 to take my 8 year old sailing... This has go to be the simple...

janb wrote: Where are the serialnumber on the hulls of a Dart 18, and what are the weak spots on a Dart 18? Jan, went to the cat-club and asked a Da...

klozhald wrote: Get the Dart!!! Lightweight, easy to set up and sail, parts readily-available throughout Europe. Or try contacting Dartman Direct ...

nofearofflying wrote: Darts are plentiful in Europe. Up to 4 months ago I would have ageed with prior response Prindle16 "hands down" But this Februar...

Jan, Buy the 5.8, learn how to right it and have fun. Grtz, André

Jan, That's a slope,it has a fok (jib) and with a little help from a translation-site, I understand it has a spinakker setup as well , and a very go...

nacra55 wrote: The 5.5 Uni drives like a dump truck with two on the boat and no jib, especially in heavy air and waves. Buy the 5.5 sloop vs the 5.5 ...

Jan, If you sail solo all the time, the P16 seems the way to go. Simple, no daggerboards, fun. A beach-cat in the true sense. Remember with 84 Kg th...

Hi Jan, I solo a prindle 18-2, but I am a heavy weight 🙂 . Where are you ? When you are near the markermeer, Warder,The Netherlands. I can show y...

Here's a link to the Flying Phantom official race-debut, They smoke every other cat on the water !! Meanwhile Nacra offers the F20 Carbon with a foil...

Had a closer look at the Garmin Virb's brochure, the IPX-rating of the Garmin is 7. That's not sufficient for cat-sail videos. Here's a quote from the...

people can get hypothermia in 70* water A water temperature of 10 °C (50 °F) can lead to death in as little as one hour, you will need a wet suit for...

or, you could just wait for the wetsuit season 🙂 André

So You sail in the cold too ? Here's what I carry in the cold; PFD with pockets, in there 1 flare,1 smoke-signal, 1 waterproof cellphone in dry bag, ...

According to his FB page, he's off to the Galapagos, left at 22.00hrs, yesterday, local time. He managed to get tangled in 2 fishing-nets, had to ju...

Hey Edchris, thank you for translating, you master French much better than me, it seems. This is what I found on a Dutch nautical website; Despite lo...

nacraman57 wrote: Hey catmodding or Edchriss....do you have any info on the boat he's using and how it's modified? That thing looks a lot heavier duty...

Spot on !! Rob, well done. robpatt wrote: - You really need a way to right the boat! cheers, Rob (H18 dude too.. ) And a way to get back on board...