Yeah, I am almost positive this is a rental boat with short mast and smaller sails. If so, it will be a bit slower than the standard 5.7.

Oh Lord, not again..... :wall: MN3 wrote: you are correct - the rental mast is a few feet shorter. i can't recall if its 26 or 24 but i know they ...

MN3 wrote: I crewed with Hans yesterday there is an alum plate glassed in the transom (as does my cat) you should be able to tap threads into it - i...

MN3 wrote: So there should already be a SS backing plate installed when the hull was put together? Unknown - i looked at hanz's current 5.0 and it h...

rockypointbob wrote: Will do. Once I get her back together, I'll wiggle it around then take her for a slow spin and watch if it flexes. etc. So t...

rockypointbob wrote: When I had the hulls refinished, I had the body guy build up the transoms so they should be pretty sturdy now. Looking at the pi...

Agreed. I have seen this numerous times...transom damage followed by remounting like this because the original spot is destroyed. It is a quick fix in...

Hi Bob, I sent you a reply email regarding your other questions. What page of the manual are you referring to? I will answer the rest of your question...

out of curiosity ,do you have line/cleat or clip down rudder system?Edited by jsb4g on Aug 29, 2017 - 02:22 PM.

MN3 wrote: This info is for another type of jib system and barberhauler Prindle 19 manual says this about that "To side to side lead:Set at 8” inb...

selkie wrote: Newb here, also curious about the jib system for a G-Cat 5.0 Can someone help me understand what the blue line is and how to utilize it...

:liar: MN3 wrote: Have you ever rigged a GCat yourself? I think not. rig solo? nope rig as knowledgeable crew who knows how every system on the ...

DamonLinkous wrote: Could be time for MN3 and jsb4g to go sailing and have a beer or five together. :prost: Pretty sure you share the Florida West Coa...

Deleted. Not worth the waste of time.Edited by jsb4g on Aug 23, 2017 - 07:59 PM.

MN3 wrote: The designer has a highly modified gcat with a reacher, among other advanced features. So not the best comparison if he's going for a stock...

rockypointbob wrote: I recently purchased an 81 GCat 5.0 but she's needing a lot of TLC. Already received lots of good advice from this forum. Anyon...

MN3 wrote: The question was how to rig a G-Cat, presumably as it was designed OP said when he purchased the boat the jib was rigged through grommets ...

The question was how to rig a G-Cat, presumably as it was designed. See here: br /> and diagram "C" here: br /> Hope this helps. MN3 wrote: See FXL...

MN3 wrote: When I had the old aft tramp installed, there were two grommet holes on the tramp with a rope through each that was part of the jib rigging...

MN3 wrote: . This is the barberhaul system on a stock G-Cat 5.0. This is not the barber haul system - The barber hauler refers to moving the jib (cle...

There was likely a rope that connected the two jib blocks (one port and one starboard jib block) and had a jam cleat in the middle of the tramp that ...

MN3 wrote: g-cats do very well without a boom if your not racing, you probably can do without you will need a good / heavy batten on the bottom pock...

woofman wrote: Thanks for the info. My sail has the grommet below the lower batten so I may try the hobie sliding gooseneck as I can get one local, I ...

MN3 wrote: I will resist responding with a smarmy comment about what is optimal. The first part of your response is true except you refer to "beam" in...

woofman wrote: I can't seem to find a replacement fixed gooseneck for the gcat 5.0. Will a sliding gooseneck work, like from a hobie 16? I know it fit...

many g-cats use the hobie extrusion for beam and mast - so hobie parts should work fine[/quote I will resist responding with a smarmy comment about w...

MN3 wrote: That is fine by me as long as I have the balls to sail with people on the front tramp of a G-Cat. Balls over brains - (and the inability t...

h, and I never said looked through 4400 posts.... " in 4,403 posts (as of now), there is a lot of material from which to find inconsistent " Read t...

MN3 wrote: you have challenged everything i said, suggested i had never sailed a g-cat, tried to tell me i have waffled on my statements, and now ca...

Don't like the word "inconsistencies"? Ok, I will be more blunt: Going through a few of your posts over the last few years, I was quickly able to det...