I moved my gin pole off the mast and onto the trailer. That, for me, makes the whole process twice as easy right from the start. I use a nylon str...

Sweet! We are about an hour NW of Albany, NY.

You should get some sailing in while you are down there. Sounds like there are some free lessons to be had with an experienced cat sailor to boot. ...

We have a Tiger main for sale that is in great shape (listed on this site). I don't know about fitting your boat but since Sam mentioned it ...

If you have to make all those adustments/upgrades, maybe it is not the right boat. I am a proponent of a value buy rather than a price buy. Also, ...

I believe it is doable but the cloth (high or low aspect) used needs to be correctly orientated to the load where the warp and fill are correctly alig...

What year is your Falcon?

Use a pin and split ring and then TAPE them. Is a minute or two really worth having your mast go over? If you are really worried about it, go to...

The F16 marketing literature is wrought with references to one up sailing. I have, however, not seen a design brief or discussion thereof that speci...

I don't think I missed your point but you may have missed mine ... a joke, apparently a poor one at that. I had hoped the emojis would have drove ho...

The Blade is a great ride. We have two of them in our area. The Falcon is the latest version of this boat and the other popular make of the F16 is ...

Are you guys who find it hard to tack without a jib just not old enough to have owned/sailed a Hobie 14? 😉 :-O 😆 I have no such issue when...

F16 ... very light at 240 lbs all up; easy to move around by yourself. 'fast' - PYS 63.0 DPN 'easy to sail' - can sail main only (think H14 simple,...

I agree that if you get hooked, you'll want to upgrade next season. I throw in my pitch for the F16; light, fast, good buoyancy and as simple as you...

I just replaced the swivel cam on my Tiger. Although the parts list call for H241, I went with the H240 which has the same base but is topped with t...

Put the mast on a 6ft ladder so the person walking up mast can start on the tramp.

I have a M/Lg and a Lg/XL ... the Lg/XL has a small patch in a non-functional mesh area. The leg webbing is all padded and there are a bunch of adju...

Magic Marine. I have a couple of used ones I'd like to sell off. What size do you need?

Rest the stick on your shoulder. The hand position then is much less tiring.

For $1k you can pick up a pretty decent H16. If you were in upstate NY, I know a guy trying to get rid of two of them.

Better is a subjective word. Are there more modern designs out there? Absolutely. There are a whole bunch of H16 one design racers that don't thin...

I used to tie my beach wheels to the hull top just in front of the cross bar on my F16. As I was loading up for a trip last week and needed room to ...

www.RiggingAndHardware.com if you know the lengths you want they do a great job.

PVC ... larger 'T' on bottom and smaller 'T' on top both split to fit and glued 90 deg to each other with straight piece in between. Taller assembly...

There are still plenty of campsites available at Cumberland Head State Park (where we will be).

I am a long way from the space coast but want to know if any of you guys are going to watch the space launch from your beach cats?

Here is another thought ... Buy a couple of F16s and it would be two up sailing with the kids. They are modern, light, fast, easy to right (don't ...

If it is a toy that fits the criteria, then an F-24 would be my buy. It doesn't have the speed feel of a beach cat but you can keep dry, sail with 4...

If your only sailing is lessons on big boats, I would recommend you find someone with a cat and trade booze for rides (that always works). If you wan...