sounds like fun, take pictures!

would definitely grant a big ole head scratchEdited by matt922 on Nov 03, 2011 - 05:25 PM.

make sure you measure it, they are much longer than they look. i think murray's calls them the "race battens" (tapered/foam).

I've had pretty good luck buying them from Murray's on two different occasions.

n6.0 bridal foil is a common upgrade on p19s since the earlier ones often had "working" hulls. It also allows you to use a bigger jib since the fores...

Rat's crazy, its gonna be chilly this weekend. If it isn't, he will be once he gets splashed one good time 😆

any powerboat with atleast 90hp is gonna cost 10k+ and powerboats that small you have to be careful around the rough stuff. sailboats can ride righ...

h18 is the f18 of yesteryear(two decades ago). I say go for the f18 with its additional forward hull volume and spinnaker. also, check this out ...

Looks like money well spent to me! does the carbon stick make setting up from scratch a lot easier? (is it that much lighter?)

anyone gonna make an attempt this weekend? 😛

The n5.8 is like the fastest 8' wide cat out there, so it isn't magical or anything. 8-10 knot is perfect breeze for my boat, lifting a hull isnt ...

thanks for sharing! looks like you put a bit of effort into it

55-60 degree water temps from dec-feb.

friday?Edited by matt922 on Oct 12, 2011 - 02:51 PM.

Certified adrenaline junkies. Were you guys soldiers or motorcycle racers before getting into cat sailing?Edited by matt922 on Oct 11, 2011 - 06:1...

DamonLinkous wrote: Damon, tampa cats only advertises selling hobie tramps? is that all they offer? That's all they have on their website, I thought...

Damon, tampa cats only advertises selling hobie tramps? is that all they offer?

bill how long have you been sailing? 3-5' is plenty for me :-(Edited by matt922 on Oct 08, 2011 - 09:45 AM.

if you want a really cherry p-18, this guy seems to be "the cat man" I think he restores/sells them for a living. he also has a h-16 and N5.2 for...

You definitely want an a-cat, wave, laser, or the like. The easier it is to handle, the more you are going to sail it. The last thing you want is ...

nice price on the miracle

here ya go, drew it up in MS paint

re: down haul, i'm not exactly sure how to count downhaul ratio, but i have 3 pulleys on each side, shared by a pulley in the middle(mounted on mast),...

smyth main.. probably from his first run of MX mains from the late 90s(sail has def seen better days). also, when using the halyard to unhook the s...

if your crew drops out or you can't convince them otherwise, gimme a shout. 228 -three 1 three -24eight2 If not, we may meet up and grand stand th...

who's doing what this weekend? cat island regatta, deer island camp, or just wastin' a weekend sailing 😎 ?

hmm, we actually missed each other by less than an hour... i remember being in front of treasure bay a little earlier than 3. We managed to turn ar...

i googled the guy.. he even hacked his local google servers as well(bangladesh).

i actually ended up going today... the weather was too nice to study. i headed towards the beau/deer island sandbar but didn't see any flags flyin'...