One way to end the assembly nightmare forever is to cut the boat down. Several of us have done this and it is a perfectly fine boat at 9 or 10 feet w...

scottb wrote: Would a jib from a Prindle 18 work? Thanks for any help you can give me. The P18 jib is a tad bit smaller than an OEM G-Cat jib, but i...

car_guy wrote: As a 21SE owner would it be feasible to cut down the beams to legal width? I understand the tramp and shrouds would need to be shorte...

smfinley wrote: I love the SC20 also, but you should mention it is 12' wide and requires expanding every time you trailer. Simple solution: My SC2...

Look for a Supercat 20. Rugged boat, nearly indestructible, I drag it across the beach all the time! designed and built for a big crew load, fun to s...

Thanks for the videos. Kinda reminds me of learning to boardsail, screaming reach, crash, screaming reach, crash. The speeds aren't what I was expec...

Hey, it's March 15th, why no feedback on the S9 that was to arrive and be flying on February 13. How about a report and some video?

Removing the cured resin (aka concrete) is not really necessary, another solution is to add MORE filler on both sides and fair in a new profile for th...

Newcomers to catamaran sailing quickly pick up the concepts of close hauled and close reaching, downwind is where the art begins, a tad bit ironic. H...

Final correction: The owner of the older page is Catamaran Racing News and Design, not Mr. Petrucci. Not much he can do about the old stuff. It was...

Okay, here's the deal and why my earlier comments. There are TWO facebook pages regarding the S9 catamaran. I landed on the older one that has not b...

20htcat, I explored the videos on youtube, very sweet when sailing in glass like conditions. 96% of my sailing is done in 2-3 foot chop. How doe...

Okay, I'll bite. December in Texas? as in less than 60 days from now? If my comments were inaccurate please explain how so. The boat is not full f...

In the video the boat rarely ever lifts off. It is simply heeled over like a typical catamaran, note when it does 'lift off' the leeward hull goes m...

Yes, you could rig a genaker on the G-Cat. This boat comes with a ton of spare parts, including a spare mast and 4 rudders, so that is not an issue. ...

Take a long look at the G-Cat 5.7 It does everything that you want to do and is the simplest set-up boat going. No boards, symmetric hulls, the dee...

use the 'real' paddles it will make a real difference. SUP paddles work as well.

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paddle out. paddles get the job done quickly and are easily stowed. They are required equipment where I sail anyway (a second form of propulsion)....

More importantly, are the decks delaminated? If the decks are de-lammed nothing else matters, the design of the H16 requires a massively stiff deck s...

havliii wrote: You should have a zipper luff jib. 1. Look at the halyard and see if it has sister clips 2. the halyard goes inside the zipper as you...

You should have a zipper luff jib. 1. Look at the halyard and see if it has sister clips 2. the halyard goes inside the zipper as you raise the jib ...

Trailer your boat backwards. Transoms towards the vehicle, there are many benefits to this method. With the mast in the trailer cradle and the base...

Keep us posted on the next fail, it doesn't get much easier than catamarans. Seek some instruction, without it, there is no 'RIGHT' boat.

Sir, you are giving up on the H18 in haste. The source of your problems can be found in a good mirror.

The P16 is great for solo sailing, glad your happy with the boat. All catamaran design begins with design load and righting moment, the rest of the...

Catamarans are displacement boats, they don't plane out or 'get on a plane' if that is what you are asking. Flying the windward hull will reduce the ...