jalex, did you bond the castings to the hull pylons? Yes, did everything but the side rails. Not really worried about getting it apart

I didn't do the side rails nor do I think it is common to do so.

I highly recommend gluing the frame together. I was going to get rid of my 86 H16 and a friend talked me into gluing the frame and investing in some n...

I guess if budget is out of the picture, I’d go square. I think the Gcat 5.7 benefits from the extra power of the square top, especially in light to m...

I have a new(ish) supersails main and I’m very happy with it, with battens and jib it will put you at the top of your budget. I also have a square top...

It’s a great upgrade, you’ll love it

This has come up before and I remember hearing the Prindle 18 mast extrusion was similar and could accept the Gcat mast base to be riveted to it. Also...

If I am trailering with rudders, which is a no no, I can do my Hobie 16 and my Gcat 5.7 both in under 30. Mast up, sails up and go. I have spent 6 hou...

I consider myself lucky, only lost the rig once, in calm conditions right off Rabbit Key, shroud pin either failed or came loose, I never found it. Ri...

It is on the Weeki Wachee River

Keep in mind if you are storing on the beach or anywhere uncovered you'll need to spend another $80 on rudder covers for EPOs. Can anyone speak to ho...

Hey I know we have spoken before but never met up. I’m in Tallahassee as well with a Hobie 16 and Gcat 5.7. We can rig the Gcat in my front yard somet...

They are one of the best purchases you can make to increase enjoyment of your cat. I don’t know how I lived without them. Cradles help a lot as well a...

I have 2 reinforcement plates you can I have, I don’t own my 18 anymore so they are basically taking up space in my spare parts box. PM me your addres...

I agree that I think all 3 would be neck and neck with same crew and skill level. I own a Gcat 5.7 and love it but don’t dismiss the spare parts issue...

They are a popular rental fleet boat, maybe take a long weekend to a place that has them and have a test sail vacation. I know there places in Florida...

Don't some of them have front tramps? Or is that a custom thing, not an OEM thing

What I like about the video is it is very real. This is cat sailing. A lot of videos are about fine tuning every little adjustment on a boat that is a...

I don’t crank it, I just use the ladder or support to get it at enough of an angle I’m not dead lifting it off the tramp. A little different from what...

A stepladder? We don't all have a house and workshop on the shore. I don't have "home" water, and instead trailer from lake to lake behind a Subaru Ou...

My friend and I rig a Supercat 20 tall rig without a gin pole or mast support, I probably won't want to do it every weekend for the next decade but at...

I did Everglades to Key West with just a compass and paper chart and it was very enjoyable. Whenever I have GPS I spend too much time looking at it. I...

I wouldn’t jump ship just yet, the Hobie 16 is really a great boat and often the best boat is the boat you got. I agree lack of wind after the gust is...

I am also interested in the questions Scott asked. If you were pointed into the wind, had the righting line over the upper hull and were pulling in li...

I did eventually get my parts, kind of out of the blue. I already had some made somewhere else as I had given up but I guess it won’t hurt to have 2 s...

It is not a mirror finish but the money/job time/quality ratio was a good one. She’s on the beach 365 days a year so keeping her shiny is almost futil...