DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN; CHECK OUT FORUMS JULY 6.1917-I"DARTED OUT" INTO Great South Bay in much the same carefree devil may care manner. Weathered the...

sorry but my experiences with Hobie 17s are negative. Owned 2 H16s first one 1972 new, great cat;sailed first Hobie 18 with wings in early 70s great b...

THIS IS jOES 2010 570 AND HE IS FAMILIAR WITH hELIcOIL SET, WE WILL PROCEED IN THAT MANNER. wE REPAIRED nACRA 5.7 IN SAME FASHION BEFORE. THANKS TO ...

thanx for ideas, have old tramp for patches, will return/exchange contact cement for pvc glue, do you have a brand name?

Stuck, atomic tarp makes superior tramp, brand new and thick where its inserted into front cross beam so 2 men tugging after silicon spraying not able...

confession: in haste I and friend put new Dart 18 tramp on upside down(I should know better, I have 3 Dart 18s)when launching and we can not remove tr...

Looks like old style Nacra 5.2, because you have an aluminum support "tube" running down center of Tramp, newer models after late 80s eliminated this ...

I have owned/sailed the following cats: Dart 18, Hobie 16&18, Nacra 5.2 & 5.7, prindle 16, that all would fit - issues are as posed by others- also c...

dear Kiwi mate ,sorry i forgot name of round the world sailor whose book i just finished but left in Fla.,who described being caught in a storm betwe...

Tame by my standards, of course you DONT make a landing where there are kids?swimmers; wish i had a video of up the ramp bay landings of old ,you bet...

Cat is afloat! I hand pumped it out with left arm. The submersible pump sold by Defender is a gem but was too wide to fit in 4 inch port. Thus the han...

Cat is afloat! I hand pumped it out with left arm. The submersible pump sold by Defender is a gem but was too wide to fit in 4 inch port. Thus the han...

4th attempt to send reply a thank you all for ingenious ,innovative,and imaginative solutions to my delemma-Hdart18s have no drain plugs, very seawort...

Thank for your suggestions,happy new year

Thank you all for innovative,ingenios,imaginative solutions they are all much appreciated. dart 18s watertight and usually don't leak at all, this on...

Ingenious,illuminative, inventive solutions, to my predicament, I appreciate your deliberations & suggestions, and am in the process of ordering tire ...

Wow- u mates are informative, innovative & ingeneous, right now ordering tire inner tubes that will also fit in my tubeless tires so that after this f...

Swing have definitive evidence on damage till cat on the beach and tuned over[email][/email]

May have solution, ordered Atwood submersable bilge pump from Defender Marine battery powered so no issue getting power to hull under water and off sh...

Thanks for input: Dart18s no plugs only hatch/port so I already have excel ant hand pump that I literally never used on this particular cat in 3 years...

Monos: started on lightenings, cape codes, blue jays, and of course sunfish and sailfish(manufactured by laser who manufactured my darts) whenever my ...

Nowhave 3 Dart 18 (lost Nacra 5.2 to sandy& lost my nacra5.7 to a n'or Easter), and confirm al Dart observations. Never sailed Dart 20 but sailed sid...

Hey Chicago and environs cat sailing aficionados don't miss this event, if it's anywhere near as exciting as NYC event in May on Hudson that I alerted...

Friend Ben went from Prindle 16 to hobie 17 after storm damagedbprindle. When he moved to Fla none of the cat sailors were interested in the h17 here'...

Wings were available on 570 but front cross bar /beam different configuration so not interchangeable with 5.7. If you are not sailing .solo on 5.7 or...

1other observation nacra 5.2,5.0 &5.7 rudder system need adjustments I followed tech help photos on this site to modify mine with a 2 line system, wor...