I have two Sailcraft Tornado hulls with blue stripe exactly like that. And the hulls is all the guy has. Anybody need a project ? Pete

we solve the problem by sailing Prindle 18's. Pete

That's a fairly easy fix. eTrailer.com will ship a hub with bearings for $60 after you determine if it's 4 or 5 lugs. Inner race may be bonded to spi...

Okewinds still available thru AEROTECH windsurfing distributer. Okespor Kite-Low top boot with wrap around Velcro strap is $55. Pete

Has nothing to do with the debate about solid or mesh Hobie tramps. Has to do with the end plate effect of bringing the mainsail down all the way to ...

Bought it today for $100. No mast or tramp but P-16 mast will do. Pete

St Clair Shores, eastern suburb of Detroit, til third recession in '70's.. in auto industry brought me to Long Beach in 1980.

Run the halyard down to the sheave at the mast base, then up to the hanging block. Hook ring to head of sail and start to feed it. This now gives yo...

Or hang a single block about four feet from mast bottom and now raise sail using 2:1 purchase while standing on ground in front of head to wind boat. ...

John Lindahl was an outlier in early 70's CRAM days. Sailing his homebuilt A cat, pointing 15 degrees higher than Hobies & Prindles. We just ignored...

Taking down a Prindle 16 & tornado to La Paz (tip of the Baja) in Jan & Feb. Sail off the city front beach with either of these rentals. Start with ...

I might be interested, Carl, if you're passing on it. Is it on CL ? Pete

Can accommodate you in the Spring, but we pulled the boats last week off Big Bear Lake as the temps are now in the 50's. Pete 909-800-5237

Try youtube: foiling catamaran stunt 9,May, 2015 and stunt 9, the real full foiling beach cat Pete

If you are interested in foiling or results from major events in Europe or elsewhere, you must read daily www.catsailingnews .com along with the two f...

I for one am pleased to see this announcement of an S9 coming to the U.S. where we are offered an opportunity to test sail one. Too few of these man...

Mating absorbs a lot of resin, adds a lot of weight, and doesn't really add much strength to deck. Buy syringes at West Marine or animal supply and t...

I just cut up a P-16 starboard hull that was soft and foam filled. What a big mistake P.O. made. When foam expanded (to 5" on hull side) it created ...

If you'll look at classifieds here, you'll see my ad for Seaway blocks. Have H-18 jib blocks with slider for $30 plus $6 shipping. Pete

Mine went to South Korea this Spring. Pete

Baz Darby did a nice job on " Tripoint Ocean Race 2015 on Prindle 18" on youtube except the battery ran out early (4 hr race). PeteEdited by pbegle ...

Mast is 1 1/2" taller, has diamond wires that are in way when raising(mast is rotated 90 degrees when raising). If you're under 45 yrs & in good shap...

Have several of those replacement traveler car used for $25 (plus$6 shipping) and will include beveled rivits plus 2 small nuts to put atop rivit shaf...

Minor fraying where halyard goes over mast head sheave is normal. Pete

Not so. The boat sold for $3000 two years ago and was in very good condition. Torqeedo was needed to get out of his canal--probably should be sold s...

Yes, I have. Took a couple H-16's to La Paz about 25 years ago. Didn't know about the soft deck problem. Sold one and the guys called me a week lat...

Type in shark catamaran under "search" on this page & you will see reference to a 1963 Gibbs someone found a few months ago. Lots of questions answer...

There is one thing missing in the discussions of Prindle rudder lock down. This happened to two P-18s in the Tripoint race & a P-16 in Big Bear. The...

Dave is right, it's very hard to pull that shock cord tight and argue the cinch rings around the two pieces of shock cord, but if you do it tight, the...

Choice 3 is best "do nothing" except replace the bolt. The xbeams & gudgeons were aligned & drilled with jigs at the factory. Simply measure the rud...