Anyone got a good source for monel rivets, besides buying them by the each from retail re-sellers?

A few important notes if you're going to try this: 1) the equipment - you can likely use a $100 vacuum pump from HF or from on-line that are used for ...

And those trailing edges can be SHARP on carbon fiber - and this was VERY lightly touched: Fully trimmed and sanded, and I mean the trailing edges a...

Fresh out of the bag, with breather cloth removed - peel ply remains: Note that when you remove the peel ply (which is kind of tough to do), it leav...

And then, in the bag a complete sandwich of breather cloth (100% polyester batting), peel ply (100% polyester cloth - not the stretchy type) then carb...

That's clever, and have completely forgot about the approach. Nice. I've found a mix of aluminum 6061 pipe and 6061 tube can usually get you pretty ...

I don't know for sure how it's supposed to be done, but I've had real good luck with aluminum and high quality epoxies: wash/de-grease, sand to give i...

I think his point is that you can buy the standing rigging complete, off-the-shelf with no fabrication, but only installation. Synthetic requires fabr...

As an encouragement, herein Texas/Texas City, Galveston etc., we've been operating fairly "normally" for a while now with not many real restrictions, ...

Will be there - would like to also throw in to see how I can help you set up, etc./contribute.

Hey, now - it's a new year; I just looked at it! All good. Thanks, Scott!

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I'm with you just on finishing. Heck - I'll also take getting around the buoys in the right direction...or even showing up on time.

Wow! Those wings were engineered RIGHT. The boat looks really well thought out. Yeah, great price for all that you're getting, no doubt about that.

Hey MN3 - Do you have better pics of those custom wings? Really interested in how they were fabbed up and attached to your boat(s). And that price f...

Scott - I was actually wanting to do just that, however needed to spend some dedicated time with the soon-to-be new member of the family. Good kid - ...

Here's mine - Think it was high 70's, with same temp water, about. A nice tool around the bay down to Pier 6, pull in for some lobster tacos and a be...

Won't know until you get the old mast base off. It is just that simple: carefully drill out the rivets, pull the thing, clean/inspect and reinstall w...

Hey Scott - what exactly are trailer components designed for saltwater? I've just been buying off-the-shelf stuff, considering it a necessary evil to...

So, that's listed as 500# per each (1,000# total)? That helps, cause while your boat is svelte, but my girl is, well - shall we say a little "thicker...

Had that problem also at first with my 21'; especially at the top of the mast, after spreaders. Mine was mostly fixed with clean slot and dry lube in...

Ditto to Scott - I've got an aluminum trailer; not a Trailex - one that's a full aluminum I-beamed trailer and have been slowly swapping out all the s...

More like an elevator trim tab; trim down to keep nose up I'm guessing so would actually help to keep rudders down maybe. Those bow tabs look like th...

And, the boat sails off on it's own if you fall over - so bad; real bad.

Yeah, but $18k - $20k out the door...yikes! Still, good to see someone's making traditional fiberglass (repairable) recreational cats...

I don't know if it's common, but I liked using "Dyneema" single braid. Not because of strength, but because it's particularly slippery and pulls thro...

Touche' - from someone that is also a relative "newbie" (just 3 or so years) - I appreciate the grace as I am constantly humbled by how much I don't k...

Used cats are available - you just have to do a regional search including areas outside Texas, though I got the model I was looking for in Texas. Not ...

Got back from Antigua this past summer and a couple of the resorts had Hobie waves and/or getaways. At the one I was at, they would take you out on t...