I've lowered my main once under way on the P19 and that was an experiment while using a 12 lb Cruise n Carry outboard. Even THAT was a pain in the a*...

My friend and I were measuring luff curves on our Prindle 19 sails just the other day. He had the tack staked down and a ratcheting cargo strap at th...

Crossbars are the correct length. I'll need another excuse for my racing performance.

... And I've got my old P19 disassembled in the yard. I just measured the front and rear cross beams on and they are not the same length. So if some...

MN3 wrote: looks to me you could remove that entire cleat assembly and replace with a stock cleat. use some nylon washers or composite ones and ...

There appears to be only one photo in existence on the internet, and that is at Murrays. I've cropped and resized the area that is my issue. The ...

MN3 wrote: Also, I just upgraded to a Harken 12:1. Used it in the tri-point race on a beach cat? great googly moogly - you must have 80000' of sheet ...

Another point on the bales. My P19 is configurable for island trips and has a Cheeta motor mount bracket. In the up position, the motor was interfer...

Sister clips. Came with the boat, are light, and work really well.

If you are not feeling any soft spots, the hulls are probably good. Also check the keels for wear. If need be these can be repaired with some fiberg...

martin_langhoff wrote: Crazy to the point of being suicidal - but it's done and noone got hurt so we may as well enjoy it - That's pretty amazing. ...

MN3 wrote: nice vid and view Only downside is I can't get my boat out on such a great day. Can only do one hobby at a time. And don't anyone suggest ...

Dogboy wrote: There are many different ways to skin this cat. If you’re just looking for a relative comparison between two or more boats (i.e., boat ...

spfx wrote: Bob's a local cat sailing legend. Gettin near 70 now or maybe over haha, but still out there battling and occasionally pitchpoling having...

A really great idea! Many years ago, I did a short stint in the agricultural sector. There was an old Japanese man that lived next to the farm who ma...

I've been playing around with a Phantom 3 drone, with the intent of getting some cat sailing videos of my friends. One issue is just trying to find th...

MN3 wrote: I keep tools and parts in these: /blockquote> I keep spares in this type of waterproof container 🙂 and my tools go in this style Grea...

I keep tools and parts in these: br /> The clear ones let you know what's inside before opening, and they fit into deck ports if you have them. I al...

walterjames wrote: I have a 1979 Hobie beach cat and I’m having trouble stepping the mast. I’ve snapped two mast base hinges trying to get it up. What...

I once had an 8 ft length of gutter downspout that I mounted tail lights to, and would bungee it to the rear crossbar when trailering. For the wires,...

Looking forward to following this one. I picked up a Nac 5.2 years ago for $400 with no trampoline, sails, or jib blocks. The plan at the time was to...

I have the top one on my Prindle 19, and found that I could not completely center the traveler. Not an issue for fun sailing, but for racing I need a...

jack108136 wrote: ...I've been a wagon owner for a long time. The '78 Buick Limited Estate wagon was great for cruising the Division 10 circuit. Now...

You'd want to line that with a plywood "floor" so hardware like the boom and tiller stick slide in an out easily.

I've been using the same large PVC tube for a sail box for over 35 years. It's on a galvanized trailer that I've exchanged trailers with boats I've pu...

I've got the P19 in mast up storage across the street from the ramp. And lately, during the season, I've been leaving the boom on the boat, using the...

coleinthetube wrote: All in all, probably the riskiest thing I've done by myself. Wont do it again, but I'm glad I tried, and made it. 😀 Yep. You'v...

The darkness adds a new element. On "the trip where everything went wrong" my son and I had the H18, with no motor, got completely becalmed mid chann...

Had a trip planned on the P19 to Santa Cruz Island this summer around the solstice, but I personally expect this lock down to potentially go into Augu...