Nice video, thanks for posting. Hobie did a nice job of building a tough cat. There are 5 or 6 Waves at my sailing club, but mostly they sit on thei...

Damon - Here is a picture of my daughter at the tiller: I also Googled around and could not find a single reference to this tiller extension, so it's...

Davis Marine technical help guy had no idea how to do this, and their technical support group never answered my email. I solved the problem. The twi...

Rondog - the inner tube has the black handlegrip attached. When I turn the inner tube/gripcounterclockwise, it releases the inner tube from the outer...

I bought a Prindle 16 as a family boat for my wife and 7 and 9 yr old. 4 can be a bit crowded on it, but the kids like to ride up on the bows or hang...

Lucky you, having 2 kids begging to go sailing. I would recommend the Wave, also, for most of the reasons listed previously. My cousin has a couple ...

There have been previous threads on aids for getting back on the boat. I built one that you access from the sides because I figured most people who h...

I hate putting my cover on my P16. Its a full top cover (hulls and tramp). It takes 10+ minutes to line it up and tie all the little ribbon ties. I...

I looked in the other hull and this is what the bottom of the strut should look like. The strut sits on a metal plate: This is what the side tha...

A pdf of the Prindle manual is in the technical section on thebeachcats.com

Can you deploy a small anchor with buoy and tie off to the buoy while getting ready instead of haveing the family hold the boat? Then leave the anchor...

Since it has been repaired there are you sure the bump is not just excess glass/epoxy that was never really faired smooth with the hull? The bump sho...

i wonder if it has something to do with the oval hull shape water pressed up leeward hull when going fast may stay attached to the hull all the way...

Good luck and best wishes to SHBCC. Rebuilding will stress your board of governors and membership, but ultimately things will return to normal, or a ...

Prindle is less prone to pitch pole, but otherwise very similar boat. P16s are bomb proof and have more flotation in the hulls, which reduces the p...

They are asking $950

There is a 1987 P16 at our club that looks exactly the same, so 1987 is a good bet.

I've been fiddling with my rudder release mechanism, and frankly, it seems dumb that the adjustment does both release force and steering helm. I have...

Just to summarize/pile on: The cam screw adjusts both rudder rake and release force. The rake part is obvious. The release force changes becuase the...

I have a piece of 3/8" bungee with overhand knots on each end. I slip the knots in the forward cross beam tramp slot on each side, then pull the cent...

I was the one who built the rope step handle, and my wife (5 ft, 120 lbs) has tried it twice but couldn't get onboard with it. I think with practice ...

It looks like the nonskid part of the decks are white.

Yes, stuck in the mud. We had that happen to 470s in Galveston Bay which is only 10 ft deep on average. If the crew doesn't get off the hull quickly...

My two cents, I have young kids myself and the NACRA 5.0/500 is the ideal choice of boat for this situation. It might take a little while to find one ...

My line management problem is when I solo the P16. The cross sheeting was nice on the 470 for when you had to use your hands for something else, or i...

Pool or spa chlorine would bleach out stains, but also weakens fabric. I would avoid the pool.

Bob - that sounds like a good idea. How far back from the mast (or some other reference point) does the bungee/main knot rest when the bungee is at r...