Pulled the Wave down to one of Rick Whites events a couple years ago. We stayed at the Ramada Plaza, Okaloosa Island for a couple days. Set up the Wa...

Not my favorite way to reboard a cat! Last September my old sailing crony and I took his '84 NACRA 5.2 out in 30+ winds. We actually got the old girl...

That does not look like an original Hull ID Nacra always stamped them on the hull almost always on the top outboard starboard portion of the deck beh...

No offence but, I don't understand why you would comment about the sails... that is a complete unknown and guess... Let's stick to what we can see ......

By the looks of the hulls, I'll bet the sails are blown out rags.....walk away from this one!

By the looks of the hulls, I'll bet the sails are blown out rags.....walk away from this one!

I epoxied the frame on my '87 Hobie 16 a couple years ago....what a difference!!.... well worth the effort! Go to search on the Beach cats home page a...

Ooops... sorry about not catching the PM, Grog. The hinge assembly you were looking at was sourced from a contractor's dumpster who used to build equi...

Built these for my Wave as the full sized wheels rubbed the hulls. Probably could have redrilled the axle and made them adjustable but just wanted to ...

Just wondering if this trip happened. If so, would love to hear about it complete with pictures!

Here is a picture of the "Aussie" ring most commonly used for the mast hookup you describe. Here is a picture of a hook I welded up to solve the same ...

It is a schedule 40.....3" pvc pipe cap with a 3/4" piece of schedule 40 pvc glued and screwed to it. I had a post several years ago detailing the con...

Doesn't get any simpler or cheaper than this!

The corner posts can be stubborn! I epoxied the entire frame of my H16 last year and to help pull the castings off the post I used a scissor jack. Pla...

One of the downsides I see is that lodging in Key West is very expensive, especially during spring break! Smathers Beach is an excellent beach to take...

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Here's a homemade solution to the knot situation. By putting the knot to the side you eliminate the problem altogether. The ring slides up and over th...

bill40421SESad news has arrived with the passing of Hobie Alter....rest in peace..... Did this just happen? Don't see the news anywhere else. Wikiped...

Hey catmodding or Edchriss....do you have any info on the boat he's using and how it's modified? That thing looks a lot heavier duty than an off the s...

just trying to understand your obsession with number of hits on your video,124,450 views and I have not heard a word from NACRA, Murray's Marine or We...

the crews on the cup boats are hired on their ability,If you want to learn how it's done in sports nowdays watch the movie MONEYBALL with Brad Pitt. O...

I have been reading forum after forum where people close to the AC and know much more than I could ever hope to know felt the penalty was unduly harsh...

If you want to slowly bob around in the ocean waves on a "stable" platform that was designed for resort rental by noobs, get the Wave.THe wave is bori...

Other than an occasional spoonbill jumping in front of the boat the best "encounter" we've had was several years ago. My wife and I were coming back t...

Want to know about nacra sails, talk to Skip Elliott. He can tell you more than you will ever want to know. Absoloutley! My sails were getting towar...

should be noted that setting up the jib blocks optimal for the skipper will not be optimal for crew (as they are sitting further forward). Exactly! T...

Tim, congrats on the new boat ....it's a beauty. (I know, I'm biased!) The 5.7 is probably the best designed skeg boat ever built. Before you consider...

Every Nacra that I have ever owned was stiffer than a 16 year old slow dancing at the high school prom. Love it! What a way with words! Actually, my ...

Arch, I thought about the heicoils also, but going to the bigger bolt was recommended by the guys at Performance Catamaran in a phone conversation as ...