Most all wiundsurfers for 30 years have used Okespor (Florida model) booties made in France. Distributed here by Aerotech Sails in Florida. Very so...

Ordered half dozen tramps from SLO this year and they all came within a week or better & fit very well. Pete

We tuned the P-18-2 today, loaded it on the trailer ready to head up on Friday. Pete

You will have trouble with a knotted jib halyard going thru the luff sleeve (you are putting the halyard inside the sleeve as you zip?) and thats why ...

Needless to say, it hasn't sold & I advised them to paint it, both to get rid of "crack" (it would never cross the border!) and the black paint. Take...

It is much simpler. The mast tang locations are identical, so do not cut off top. Cut 12" off bottom, replace P-16 base, move boom bracket up 6" and...

Try "prindle catamaran" $700 (Bonsall) in San Diego Craigslist. Pete

There's one brand new in the box on L.A. craigslist won on a game show. Asking $4000 but will take almost any offer. Pete

I have a new aluminum Marstrom mast extrusion to start with and can ship. Where are you? Pete 909-800-5237

Check classifieds, I have several P-16 mains for sale. Pete 909-800-5237

DPN (Portsmouth #) for H-16 is 76 and & for 5.0 it is 77, ie Hobie faster (after many years of record keeping). PN in 8-10 mph wind (beaufont 2-3) is...

Reminds me of my first days on H-14! You must roll tack it! Sneak up to close hauled, throw the rudders (half way), and STAY on the old side in back...

Bob K, can you email me, have some questions. Pete pbegle@charter.net

There's no wind in MDR. The place to sail cats in Los Angeles is the Clairemont ramp in Belmont Shore, Long Beach. 15-18 all summer afternoons, a ram...

Only the few people on the forums know the true value of these boats. The young kids are playing with their phones & the old have gotten too lazy, so...

I just cut my 8' beach wheel tube in half, inserted a pipe into each half, then drilled holes for 8', 8.5' and 10' cats. Pete

Have couple white jibs. See my ads in classifieds for phone # (pbegle). Pete

There is a very nice Sea Spray 15 (no slug) for $1295 between Orrilia & Gravenhurst. Find dealer in Toronto (Dave) or try to find the "catilist" sail...

Most new cat trailers are over $1000 these days. Your best bet is a used steel trailer for $300-400. I have a bolt together Trailex aluminum for sal...

Very important to let air out down to 15-18 #'s if it's soft sand. The Phoenix sailors go 10 miles down beach in Mexico (El Golfo) below Xuma, Az. T...

They are 4" curved ports added because he probably took the gudgeons off for painting the boat. When you do (don't ask me how I know) sometimes the a...

And what did they measure out to be? Pete

It is not usual to keep sails on the boat overnight. You can use the main halyard to hook to end of boom leveling it. Get a 7 x 7 tarp from Harbor F...

My P-15, P-16, & P-18 ruddrs are 37-37.5". My 1990 P-18-2 rudders are 34". Pete

Sounds good! Pete

Same. Pete

The reason is that the sail will downhaul a lot more than you think. Proper downhauling is when you sheet the mainsail in tight, then downhaul. H-16...

The '72-79 P-16's have the gooseneck like a H-16 that slides in the curf of mast. You now either have to buy that gooseneck ($65) new (I may have a u...

I like to start with back of mast on step ladder, so rotater above tramp a little. Dagger bungies--should hook to loop of rope coming up from hole in...

My understanding is that Bethwaite designed the keyhole system after several (6-7) drownings when trapped under a turtled boat perhaps because of line...