MN3 wrote: reports from all the cat sailors i hang with are pretty good Glad to hear it. Keep us posted.

At nearly 16 feet wide (4.8m), you are obviously planning some sort of Ackerman steering method. Will you achieve this by bending the tubes coming fr...

revintage wrote: by use of waterstays to minimize bend in the oversized beams, almost double wall thickness compared to Nacra beams. Wow - those beams...

SC19 wrote: second is port or starboard (which is silly since they are the same) During a beer-infused conversation on the beach, a guy who worked for...

jalex wrote: but I guess the important thing is I found it ...before it found you on the water.

So it's not a done deal that one is stuck with a tilt trailer (wacko impractical in many ways, in my view). The trailer that came with the Reynolds 2...

I have enjoyed the situation you're hoping for on a catamaran, just not a beachcat. There were 10 of us on a Reynolds 23 at the lake one weekend, part...

jonathan162 wrote: On the other hand, if you can see something I don't (that is, how that center lacing could help with the hiking strap problem), I'm...

jonathan162 wrote: I don't think that's strictly true. Lots of boats have a hound with two holes - the lower one for the stays, and the upper one for ...

Love Buffett, Little Feat, CSNY... For the record, Sloop John B. - "the song stems from an old Bahamian folk song about the Sloop John B. In 1647, th...

texastuma wrote: The "hook" that used to take the stop could be replaced with a clam cleat. Clam cleats are notoriously weak, and I personally would n...

jonathan162 wrote: Yeah, I'm looking for the usual suspects - but there's simply nothing to attach to. The tramp has bolt rope along all four sides - ...

jonathan162 wrote: Here's another interesting point for my "whither catamarans" paper that I don't think was raised in that thread (though I should go...

revintage wrote: This is what I had among my files in the Moth folder. Lars nailed it.

There should be one big shackle where the stays attach to the mast (mast hound). From port to starboard there should be: 1. Port trapeze line, single...

jonathan162 wrote: Reactivating an old thread here. I'm seeing one thing, though, that's got me a little rattled: The lack of hiking straps. There a...

cloudchsr wrote: The Supercat 17 looks like a beast. Everything currently on the market around here is 1980s vintage. Where are all the other boats???...

When repairing my rudders and centerboards, I use Solarez Extreme. It is a gel that goes on easily and can be hardened in the sun in 5 minutes. You ca...

Google "dry boat storage yards west side of Chesapeake bay" to find locations where you can store it on the trailer, preferably mast up with other sai...

I wholly agree with MN3. If it is strength you are worried about, use a better epoxy resin to build your bottoms back up. Epoxy resin adheres well to...

approsser wrote: Well, ya know, I've already rigged a third trapeze. My record for the H18 is 30.1 mph. Three adults on these wings oughta be worth ta...

Your Rocket 5.8 looks great!

thaniel wrote: The previous owner did say they bought a better sail. After we got it home we found the original sail (in bad condition) in a tube on t...

shoprtyfox wrote: This reminds me of something I forgot to mention. If you're using fiberglass battens, you may want to take the upper two or three an...

nzhobie 123 wrote: I’m assuming there is no timber on the other side of the alloy plate ? So: 1. See where the water is coming in and plug that, unle...

maxsail wrote: Noticed in the manual, mast hound has two holes and more rivets than mine, which has one hole and less rivets. Is this ok for single tr...

shortyfox wrote: I like to go out early and have it build up while I'm out. If the forecast sounds like it might get too windy for me, I'll sail close...

Hey Bill, How are you doing?

texastuma wrote: I have one jib the is high clew and one that is a deck sweeper. I always feel like a long tailed cat in a room of rocking chairs when...