I try not to wear masks near the marine base here. Seriously. :ninja: Long surf trunks, knee guards and water shoes cover most of my legs. It's ...

I’m thinking a shark-repellent sunscreen would sell extremely well. (Send my royalty checks to the Tiki Bar at our club). 😉 As long as we are wi...

YEEHAAW!!

Zinc oxide. Probably a sunBLOCK. Like zinca nosecote. You can get good zinc sunscreens as lotions and creams, transparent or tinted. I prefer sol...

Yo John! We're itchin for an update on this restoration. Can you create an album of the highlights and some sailing picts. Did you document the bot...

Trapeze Adjustment kit = 4x 3.5 feet (14 feet total) - 5mm FSE Sirius Same as your down haul line. The rope locks accept up to 6mm line.

This is the part Frank is referring to.

Catfan, I’m referring only to the stainless bracket attached to the port side of the mast (on the P18). This can separate after a few bad mast raises...

Bought a new plate. JB welded the old holes and redrilled for larger stainless rivets. Added stainless washers as internal backing plates. Gooped u...

Bob, just finishing a long haul like that is a major deal. It's a validation of your boats capabilities and your sailing skills. Does this fleet pub...

2 Stiff SUP paddles? Just like we did in the “good old days” on the Tandem Islands. Store them under the wings. How far do you need to go? You may...

Spreaders. Probably due to being over-rotated and under-downhauled. Put lots more tension on that sail and you’ll find it faster and easier to cont...

Nice work! I like the design. I would add that they look Uber wide. Meaning that you may experience rubbing of the hull on the tires as the boat sh...

Andinista wrote: +1, change the bolt rope, no need to suffer. Also I just found this for mast cleaning ... Or you can use it for dressing your latti...

I'll post it to youtube some day, so the meteorologists can pick at it. It was a small, rapidly moving patch of dark water on the already dark water....

Ditto - that's what's jamming our sail up right now, once it's raised halfway.

You might enjoy seeing what happens when we got high-sided with both of us out on the wing. :-O We were cruising on a nice reach around 16mph, whe...

Good point about checking the stick. On this 8'6" beam Prindle with its closer Getaway wings, it may still reach. Sorta. We'll probably draw straws...

Regarding the mastbob on the SE, seems like a wise idea for the superwide cats. If you are fiddling around with extenders on the leeward side of the ...

The good news for us is the boat stays parked at the beach. The wings stay on, and flip up for storage. The worse part about them (on land) is how th...

Andinista wrote: You don't have the same ~20x mechanical advantage you get while pulling the top end of the mast. The effect of pulling from the to...

MN3, that strap is just what I was thinking of adding, maybe with a quick connect clip and a small pool noodle over it for comfort. I expect we wil...

MN3 wrote: Nice! now trap out on those ... That's on the agenda for tomorrow! Which brings up a good subject. Sitting on the wings is NOT the same ...

Mahalo Bill. I can really use this advice at low tides.

Block the wheels. Then unlash and load the boat. You can tie plastic fenders under the sterns too, to protect them. I store my boat that way ...

,.. then he sheeted in. :lachen: Champ surfer John John Florence has a new flying phantom at our club. He took it out for its maiden flight w/ a...

Now I know how those Getaways feel. :streichel:

Dan, If you are facing into the wind and still have issues fully raising the sail, it’s often due to one of 3 problems: 1. The sheave (pulley) atop ...

Once you’ve had plastic, you never go back,.. 😆