i have a Iroquois mkII 30' . i sail a lot in the bahamas and cut 6 in. off of the rudder blades. the only adverse effect that i have noticed is that ...

i sail year around in so. fl. i use my light wet suit when it gets "cold" water 70 air in 50's . a surfing wetsuit hood with a small visor keep you t...

on our Iroquois mkII 30' cat the rudders are adjustable. too far foreward and we have lee helm. too far aft and we have weather helm. marc

i had it done with awlgrip. i did all the fairing and sanding. 350$ cash. looks great on a 18 square. marcEdited by marcs2 on Nov 03, 2012 - 07:04 PM.

pilot wisdom may help "when in doubt don't" remember the pilot is the first to arrive at the scene of the accident. marc

go to geodistance.com and you can check it out before you sail. marc

i had the same problem on my 18 square with cracks running lengthtwise along the deck where you sit aft of the centerboard and foreward of the aft bea...

an 18 square on a beach with the mast up would be a boat to consider. unirig and fast. marcs2Edited by marcs2 on Sep 10, 2012 - 05:12 AM.

in the summer in fl. it would be too hot to sit on. we had a red inflatable dinghy and it was too hot to sit on. we had to splash water on it where we...

masts can be extended. my nacra 18 square has an extention at the top of the mast. 12 in. longer. it is 30.5 ft. i do not know if it is an original ma...

i had decals made for my 18 square by taking a picture of a nacra 5.2 decal off my computer and texted the picture and the dimentions for it with 18 s...

the mast on my 18 square is 30.5' so the mast should be around 61' marc

Quarath wrote: I like this way. /blockquote> one ? how do you find your way back to the beach after all the beer is gone? marc

perhaps you could pinch the track closed slightly with a lock grip for the 20 in where it is pulling out. if it still does it pinch it closed a littl...

erice wrote: how about light grey awl-grip? on the decks? light grey was a standard deck color for nacras so it shouldn't look out of place we used t...

a yacht is a vessel used for pleasure. marc

go to your local plastics shop and have them cut one out . measure the diameter of the base and the diameter of the pin. 1mm. or 1/8 in thick. they c...

that looks like a good solution. i keep my nacra 18 square on a friends beach. my plan if i loose the beach spot is to buy an old pontoon boat and con...

the solcat mast is 28.5 ft. long. the halyard has to double that. marcEdited by marcs2 on Mar 30, 2012 - 06:35 PM.

the solcat main halyard is 58' not 29' . marc

Quarath wrote: Batten Ties - 3/32” (2mm) x 22” (55.9cm) - White (10) Downhaul - 3/16” (5mm) x 5’ (152.4cm) - White Jib Halyard ...

jetboy wrote: Thanks for the advice. I'll be loading it quite a bit beyond it's original design load. I've also found a Nacra 5.2 mast. Any idea ...

awlgrip works well too. marc

the solcat mast is heavier and thicker in wall measurement. it is strong enough without diamond wires that is why it does not have them. i think that...

and do not forget that oral sex is also illegal in fl. marc

use epoxy with a lot of microballons. tape off the area around the port so that you can remove the excess and smooth and shape the epoxy so that you ...

pyroboy08 here is what you say. we were launching our solcat 18 and a marine patrol officer was at the ramp. he asked how long was the boat. i repli...

it seems that registration or rather lack of registration is not a problem in fl. so let sleeping dogs lie. if it becomes a problem we will read a...

google chartering a bavaria 50 sail boat marc

shipchips1 wrote: Hey not sure if anyone else had found this out but I bought the Harbor Freight long arm pop rivet tool for $18, and it works great!!...