Good job! Once you have the gelcoat smooth and clean it's very important to protect your hard work with a good sealer. You can use marine wax but I pr...

Anything is possible, it will take some engineering. Take a look at this pedal drive solution that was used in last years Race to Alaska on a Nacra 57...

Thanks Dick, looking forward to being with you on the beach again this year. Those "OH ****" moments make the best pictures! I hope you and some of ...

Something like this would be handy for the pins.

Sounds like you have a plan, you are going to like using "real" cat trax. If the tube turns out to be too bad to save it can be replaced, it's just a...

That's very cool. I wish the pictures were bigger and more of them! I've only had a few Tiger Cat sightings in the past, but (if the pictures are cu...

Hey palmettostater, With zero beachcat experience, resort rentals may not be the best idea unless it's the only thing available because they may have...

odinswind26 wrote: Hi, I live on long island, NY and i recently came into possession of an old Prindle 16 ... Matt Hey Matt, Welcome to TheBeachcats....

Dogboy wrote: The H17 was originally designed as a one-man boat and in many respects, it is lightly built (particularly the crossbars and their connec...

There is a factory Hobie kit which converts a Hobie 17 into a Hobie 17 Sport. It includes a lot of pieces including a bow spreader bar, furler, and n...

Good that you found the leak, I believe the SolCat transom design did make it a week point, seen sever over the years with bad transoms. Watch the cl...

catmodding wrote: That's very odd damage for vandalism. The bigger damage looks to be on the inside of the hull just below the tramp track, not the ea...

That's very odd damage for vandalism. The bigger damage looks to be on the inside of the hull just below the tramp track, not the easiest place to get...

I miss-typed, the craigslist boat is described as a Prindle 14.

yelkenli1 wrote: I spoke to the dealer (Ocean Motion) and they stated it is Iron-crete from Mantek. That sounds like a lot of work to remove, and n...

That is odd! Did they make a Prindle 14 or has the guy miss-measured it?

Good to see you back and still sailing! soulofasailor wrote: UPDATE R21, Still looking for owners that have a R21. I have been in 20+ winds with he...

the-renovator wrote: Anyone down here on the Emerald Coast doing any sailing, anyone? ⛵️ Maybe, but the panhandle can be kind of a ghost town this ti...

the-renovator wrote: Damon Will be there for 10 days starting this week-end, just found out that the resort we are staying at does not allow boats, s...

Couldn't really see how extending the distance between the shackle and the ring helps? Maybe since the connecting rod has to go to one side or the oth...

the-renovator wrote: trying to contact robpatt or coastrat? Did you make it down to the coast?

Please add the event and details to the calendar, you'll be able to edit the event at any time. Good luck, hope you get a lot of Shearwaters togeth...

Cool (cold) boat Dave! Wondering about lake access for iceboat sailing? Do you park on land and launch from marinas or something or just drive onto ...

Nice! Who is that? It's amazing what the A Class is doing with foiling. I'd that boat sailing to the International A Class rules or using the North Am...

Welcome dayglopirate, Is your H17 very late model and worth upgrading? How experienced are you with the Hobie 17? Where do you sail? How much weight...

Yes, that looks like your hulls were upgraded from the old to the new style rudder castings. The rudder system was upgraded for the 1987 model year b...