Not sure what you have there but it's not a Hobie 16 mast base. That's the exact opposite of a 16 mast base.

The Gill's have nice padding, but the velcro can get to the back of your leg and can be irritating. I have some other knee pads that aren't as thick, ...

canadian_catamaran wrote: I recently got a Nacra 5.2 on a whim (no experience sailing cats, but have owned 25ft monohulls). If the boat in the pictu...

I recently got a Nacra 5.2 on a whim (no experience sailing cats, but have owned 25ft monohulls). If the boat in the picture is your 5.2, you may wa...

Harken made a plastic loader. you put the car on it, loaded the bearings then slid it on to the traveler track. There were 2 sizes. Small and Large. I...

rungi wrote: The manual is great you have a link to. Unfortunately the format does not allow for it to be blown upEdited by rungi on Oct 03, 2021 - 0...

Like Philip said, the blue line is so that you can disconnect what ever line you have connected to the bungee when the mast is down or spin pole is of...

The company that made the contoured ports went out of business 6 or 7 years ago, maybe longer. Murry's announced it on their website and the ports the...

Here's a Trac 16 Manual, it may help.

cholley12 wrote: (Disclaimer, I'm not paid by Colligo or on their staff, just let them use my boat as a test mule). I needed to replace my shrouds an...

Sheet tension along with downhaul, outhaul and rotation, flatten the sail and de-powers it, every time you blow that main sheet, your your powering ...

Sounds like you may need a wedge below your cleat on the mainsheet. There are different angles and also risers. Here's an example. If your playing l...

dancom1 wrote: I've been puttering around perfectly content on my little lake, Margrethe, in MI for so long, I didn't even know the questions to ask ...

Talk to Kenny, he has the molds for that box.

Yes, Round the Island still happens. Check out Gulf Coast Catsailors on Facebook.

You can see were the boats are kept in the early part of the 1st video

These are the numbers I used in the past, could always change them. But I haven't been in several years. ICW 121 - N30° 23.322' W86° 55.677' Pili...

I use reckoning to navigate. "I reckon it's over there a piece"

To give you an idea of scale, from Juana's to 133 is about 17 miles.

On the Prindle 16 & 18 the Jib clew only has one hole, moving the jib cleats changes the sheeting angle. Forward pulls more on the leach and aft pulls...

geepaks wrote: I have a 5.5 SL with square top. Following the sail makers recommendations (Skip E). I set up for prebend. 1.5 to 1.75 inch spreader r...

rch701 wrote: Option 1 Option 2 Nacra upgrade Option 3 Urethane Rubber Option 1 may not work with your crossbar length and just compl...

I use Gil Pro short finger gloves and my crew uses Gill Champion full finger gloves. She's up front running the smaller lines, Downhaul, rotator, sp...

How are you planing to sail the boat? F18 Class racing or day sailing a spin boat?

The other posters pretty much nailed it. Cleats on the mast are for cascading down-haul. Rotation inducer line should be 2 lines and go behind diamo...

ravenstein wrote: Ross Barnett Reservoir is where I will be sailing. I have not sailed either boat or rigged either boat. The winds on the reservoir...

Only 2 reservoirs in Mississippi with multi-hull fleets that I know of, Ross Barnett and Arkabutla, and only one with Nacra F18's. Have you sailed ei...