I got an offer from a capricorn rep to ship it in Sept sometime with another f18 he's delivering. Does that count as professionaly packed? Now I'm...

bacho wrote: $2k would pretty much be the going rate unless you find a friend willing to deal with it for you. If your talking about the boat that I t...

thanks! I wish it was break-down-able. With a trailer, I'm sure I'd get more hits from uship. Finding an appropriate trailer from another city wil...

I cleaned the contacts on my battery with vinegar, then a distilled h2o rinse. That seemed to helped a lot. Dan

I got busy, and forgot to post pics. However, those cracks appeared to be superficial. I'm going to seal up the ground away gelcoat and go sailing. ...

I'm going to grind today, and see what the damage is. More pics coming...

I've been contemplating re-routing the jib traveler lines to run inside the front crossbeam, but that doesn't sound like what you're talking about. ...

Yup. Here are a few: If I lift on the lip, the gaps open a bit. It's not as bad as I remember, though. I may have to pressurize the hulls and do...

Those are some *great* pics. This one shows the lip leak that I think you''re talking about: I definitely had some leaks like that, but it's not what...

Wow, that's the most retro site I've seen in years, kind of mid 90's Netscape. 😆 I almost expected dancing hamsters. But... the epoxy has b...

Take a look at what I've got on my Sol Cat next time you're at the beach. If you want some of that (with or without the grippy texture stuff, let me ...

Thanks! That gave me the idea to look at the CRAW website. Their Lighthouse II regatta has 15 a-cats registered, including some semi-legendary names....

Well, I'll reply to myself, for those who come after me. In Naples, FL, there are a very few rental options: -The Ritz Carlton resort contracts with...

Hey! Another Chicago Solcat sailor. whaddya know. I got a new mainsail this year, and that made more difference than any weight, outhaul, downhaul, ...

If you have the original rudder controls on the Solcat 18, then the wire you haul on to lower the rudder has a stop at horizontal and a stop at full d...

I actually had 3 made when I needed to replace mine. Do you want one for $10 plus whatever to ship it? It's stainless threaded rod of the correct le...

kcampers wrote: Sorry I?m new to sailing and curious to know what loose footed boom means? Any advantages or disadvantages? I've found that the outhau...

andrewscott wrote: Let me try to explain why: in light air.. you want a full (rounder) sail shape. this will give you more power. in heavy air yo...

Breakwater wrote: I am contemplating shortening my tiller arms by about a foot. Doing that would put the crossbar on the backside of the trampoline,...

damonAdmin wrote: Great pictures, will be a big help to Sol Cat owners. Would you mind putting these and any other Sol Cat technical pictures you have...

Yacolt wrote: I am new to catamaran sailing and need some help. Please bear with me on the terminology. At the connection point of the tiller arm and...

damonAdmin wrote: If you don't have them already, you might want the brochures and assembly manual that can be found in the Sol Cat album inside "Beac...

And as for the main traveler, my Sol Cat is rigged with an eyestrap on the back side of the rear beam. a line is threaded through from the bottom up,...

danlocks wrote: And as for the main traveler, my Sol Cat is rigged with an eyestrap on the back side of the rear beam. a line is threaded through f...