Yall can get an idea of what is going on with the top here.... Edited by cholley12 on Sep 13, 2019 - 02:04 PM.

Same rig as the video. In going on a year and a half of hard sailing....and showing no stretch or wear. I'm still able to achieve 500 lbs on the sh...

I love my 19, Ive made a bunch of small changes to mine but she is still the prindle 19. I havent had any problems with the centerboards leaking. I ...

martyr wrote: Great video, looked like a fast smooth ride for sure!!! It was we topped out just shy of 20 under main sail alone

Yep. The deck is rock solid now

I stretch it between my truck and wife's car tow points using my main sheet system. I'm figuring that I can put near 1k lbs into it. On smaller appl...

badfish wrote: What I have done in the past is to drill a hole in deck, then with a jig saw cut a pumpkin like lid by angling jig saw blade. Now you ...

it should be plywood

he would need at least a 40ft box. I wonder what a 40ft would cost vs a 20ft. the other thing about the 40ft box is you can load boat, trailer, and ...

You have pics of the repairs? I'm considering popping my decks off my early 87 to add subdecks

fill em full of slime

I coil them up and clip them in with these to the hiking straps Cable Cuff PRO (4 Pack: 4x Large 3 Inch Diameter) Adjustable, Reusable, Cable Tie Rep...

Mattson, Where did you clip to on your vest/ harness, and do you have approximate lengths and sizes for the lines and attachment points? I solo a ...

badfish wrote: Definitely Zinc Oxide. It's a must have in my house. Wearing compression long sleeve, pants and boots takes care of everything else. Yo...

I missed that thread. Thanks

I almost dont wonder if a prindle traveler wouldnt fit that perfectly

Mattson, how did you rig your safety tether?

I run a slight prebend with my prindle 19 and i have about .75 to 1 inch of bend. I find with my setup the more i rotate the mast till it aims at the...

nofearofflying wrote: the 18 minute man Cholley 1 2 has an open invite to sail with us. Usually we only have to put up our masts once a summer bec...

He might have put that port there to replace the shroud

This is how I do my prindle 19 solo. Takes 18 minutes from the time I untie the boat to mast up

That stuff is the very reason I carry a VHF. It's ingrained into me just through captaining the tow boat for years

I've dock landed a few times with my prindle 19. The way I usually do it is land into the wind or close to and completely blow the main. I also keep...

thebda wrote: I'm in Corpus Christi, however I've found that there is not that many active cat sailors here, there's a good amount up at TCDYC and the...

charlescarlis wrote: I'm in Friendswood, relatively new to cats (this'll be my first season with one) but grew up here around sailing, etc. and am fin...

There probably is nothing wrong with making wooden boards. Texastuma's tornado is all wood with wood boards

That is a prindle end

bacho wrote: Im a dealer for it and can offer a catamaran community price. They 3M backing is by far the best way to go in my opinion. I like the sm...

That sail must not belong originally to that boat, it may be a recut fireball sail