We'll go on the buddy system. Your buddy boat, a Nacra 6.0 is in Northern Indiana. The crew for that boat is a school teacher and in 2020 she has 2 ...

In 1975 my friend Don Sapikowski and I "raced" up the length of Lake Michigan, 300 miles, for the cost of 3 dinners and gas for "back up man" to bring...

Have a 6:1 low profile Harken system listed in classifieds. PM me if interested. Pete

For hull deck joint , repairs, turn hulls upside down, buy plastic syringes from West Marine and inject west epoxy into cracks. Use all your vice gri...

That's because it's a great game! Sailing in all it's forms. Sailed across the back Bay of La Paz 5 years ago with my 5.7 windsurf sail saying " don...

Put the running rigging in the washing machine. A complete 5.0 G Cat with brand new front & rear tramps for $1049. I'd hate to try to sell you life ...

For front anchor, raise the hood and tie a loop of rope around hood hinge. Now you have anchor points forward for a rope. Pete

It just takes a couple minutes when you land on shore to slip the short horizontal battens out, then furl the sail for night. This is the way they co...

Have new offshore 6 0z P-18 jibs with window designed by Whirlwind coming in 3 weeks for $300. The trouble with your old jib or a "good" used jib is ...

I have jib cleats. PM me, Pete

The reason to take snow off boat is that it is not snow. It is ice camouflaged as heavy wet snow. During the day it melts, then freezes at night. N...

In '75 got a call from friend Don Sapikowsky. "let's sail home" from our CRAM regatta in St Joseph, Mi to my house in St Clair Shores (near Detroit)....

In a small business, employes leave unexpectedly at times, leaving you short handed. My experience. Pete

Have a very nice pinhead Danger Tornado Main made by Glaser, Pete

Add some microballoons (thickening agent) to your Jamestown order to fill in any gouges and 2" fiberglas tape rather than 3". Should give you a $100 ...

A bottom job should cost you no more than $100 and an hours work if done by yourself. Qt of epoxy & pumps from Jamestown Dist. and 3" fiberglas tape....

A Prindle 16 weighs 300 #'s. A H-16 weighs 320 (newer), 340 (older). Does it make sense a "T" would weigh 300 ? These other sources are simply inco...

Minimum weight on the Tornado is 375#'s. Yes, nice big tramp for 2-3 people or 4 for a slug sail. Best sailing cat I've owned. Pete

Flip the hulls after taking rudders off. Go to Jamestown Distributors online and buy a roll of 6" fiberglas tape and quart of their epoxy with the pu...

When I lived in Michigan, always had 3 DN's at my house on Lake St. Clair. Sadly seldom ice there any more. But here in Ca. have several landsailors ...

Have a H-18 furler refurbished with top swivel, $100 see my ad). Pete 09-800-5237

What missing on your B-Lion ? Pete

Dylan, forget that Trac 14, it's in the category of also-rans. And forget about taking 3 for crew, maybe 2, but never 3. Run down to Muskegon asap a...

The P-18-2 by far the better boat. Pete

Very wet boat. I gave up on it in the '70's. Fat bows create shower to the skipper. Find a Tornado, much better 10' wide boat. Pete

As I understand it molds were cut up 10 years ago. Check with Ron Lane (Fastlane) in SanDiego for verification. You are not only one who would want ...

Timing on this post so perfect. Just got a text this am from Illinoi about a couple areas we forget about. The eyestrap on the bow for the bridle ha...

Have a couple Arriba sticks, PM me. Pete

I have the Ronstan Battlestick on my 10 yr old A Cat, but wonder when the rubbery swivel portion will break (like windsurfer uni joints). The Murrays...

The best catamaran supply co. is Murrays Sports. Always go there first; they've been around for about 50 years. The part that extension connects to ...