You can cut down the stick, but man you'll sure have to do a bunch more modifications to the mast moving attachments around, etc. Furling the jib and...

Bill404 might help alleviate you of the mast, sail, etc. They are indeed rare. Someone's done a 18' mast conversion and I think it worked OK. Of co...

Huh - learn something new everyday. 'specially when you don't know much to begin with! Cool.

I'm about 45 minutes from launch at about 55 mph, average. Decent roads. I've got everything to custom build what I want. So, what would YOU (open ...

Wow. With EPO rudders at that -

I got 6061, T-6 tubing as well. Clear anodized, from the fence supply place. Its used for handrails, commercial type. Also used it to build my perma...

Yup, same spec tires I bought. Not concerned whether they'll work, just hear complaints about not spreading weight out enough. Proofs in the pudding, ...

Hmmmm...Got to get them ready then. This could make life easier... I need to extend my Trax and change the tires this weekend. So you off-load righ...

I think the tires (Nanking, mostly) are originally designed for ultralight airplanes, implying their working load would be fine to just over 600# as a...

nope, you dont see shocks on trailers much at all. Don't know why exactly. Maybe too complicated for a cheap, light trailer, perhaps or maybe theres...

I've added shocks to a trailer and it was way easier than I thought. Still bounces a little, but only once. I intended to put airbags on that I have...

Standard polyester laminating resin is much cheaper and reliably compatible with gel coat as well..there are advantages... Make sure you play with it...

If you go epoxy, i found the Total Epoxy, by Jamestown to be identical in performance, tensile strength, etc. to West and be a little cheaper. Ive b...

Yup, the guy's sort of gone quiet-might not pan out.

Northern Tool Supply - $100 for a pair of 5.30 x 12, on the rim, and Class C load rating. Disposable and made it on the road 6 hours, so yeah. Seem ...

I missed all that. How awesome he shared it! Its good to commiserate, dang! And I thought I was the only one to fly that jib halyard! That's a gia...

To push it back on topic-while "incomplete" videos may not be professionally produced, they are VERY much welcomed in this digital age that is so very...

I do it very similar to how Matt Miller shows in this video:br /> I use the trap wires to stabilize, HOWEVER you must watch the tension or else this ...

OK, then. I'll figure a way to better winch the boat up; thinking ramps or making the trailer tilt better. Taller it is then. Thanks-

The big hairy problem is dropping a mast. Was next to a new guy when he dropped his H16 mast and THAT was dramatic. I couldn't imagine what bad woul...

Growing up around the water, I have NO idea why I didn't get a catamaran earlier. The big ones are more "serious" because of the weights, power and p...

The 21's have a TON of stuff in common with the 18's. Many, many of the parts are interchangeable, I found out to my pleasant surprise. Couldn't fi...

ok...from experience... 1st-you NEED a catamaran. Just awesome fun. That is, if its truly affordable for you. My first is a beast-21SE. However,...

ditto on not using mat for this application. Mat is for building up bulk, which helps with strength, but uni-directional materials and cloth are the ...

samc99; To your point - what side load values are we looking for? I know that the point of failure will be focused on the exit from the board trunk...

Here's a lead: br /> Looks like 50-60 oz, with additional reinforcements is correct. I'd build it like a wing, with a very strong full-depth spar ri...