There should be no parts to fall off when you unbolt the wings. You should see a lock nut behind the wing main tube holding the piece in place. Almost...

Great score. Wings are worth more than $500. To drop the mast there is a through hole in the mast base. The plate on the bottom of the mast is actuall...

Look at the original rivets. They were stainless. Were they corroded? I have not seen corrosion related to the mast step rivets on an 18. The main iss...

Brian, thanks for the launch beta. You should consider coming to the Mayor's cup as well. Here is a pic of some of our boats on the beach in front of ...

I have read about but have no first hand experience in Using a shop vac to put a small amount of vacuum in the hull to suck the epoxy into the crack. ...

Edchris177 wrote: What's up with the Hobie 21's? I see 5 for sale, (there are 4 in the classifieds), one guy has two. There is another 21SE for 4k on...

Where do you sail? The only two cat friendly places by me are for town residents only, Madison or Fairfield. Both places are nice push off beaches, tr...

Edchris177 wrote: Anyone know if the pivomatics are still available and a source? The originals are not, unless you find a dealer with a few oldies. H...

car_guy wrote: Curious what Marina's may charge for mast up storage or if they even allow it? I think the Narca 20 might be the ticket... What about ...

Correct, parts can be an issue on any old boat, but looking at the used part market I can get anything with the exception of the NACRA beams for the 5...

I agree that the Nacra 20 prices are coming down but with wings being a deal breaker they don't fit his bill. As far as parts the 20 and 6.0 daggers ...

Kevin, We just bought a 6.0 around the Worcester, MA area. New England Catamarans in Mansfield, Ma is a Nacra dealer and sells used boats. Just dealt...

Listen to Pete and search this forum for epoxy injection or deck repair. Very simple to do and will stiffen the decks nicely. Really a very simple pro...

icon149 wrote: That makes me feel a lot better Ed, The murray's "big bag" kinda threw me off, at 250# capacity i was a little worried that i'd need a...

There is also this type of shroud extender.

Pete, did you buy that Tornado? I did not buy that Tornado. I saw it the night before we had plans to drive 2 hours to look at a Nacra 6.0. We did ...

I believe that the author made that hinge. I copied this hinge design and made mine out of delrin rod that I bought from Ebay. If you are handy it can...

I have had pretty good luck with the earlier castings on both of my 18's. When I acquired each one I spent some time gently using a file to clean up a...

Not sure if I am reading your post correctly, but it sounds like you want to sail in and have your rudders release. I am not sure how most people do i...

I will preface by saying that I have never sailed an 18sx but have lots of time on a H18. One of my 18's had wings as well. Looking at the Portsmouth ...

Did you find a shipper? If so where did you find them? Thanks

Damon, I posted this mainly because I know that you are bit of a historian when it comes to beachcats and truth be known I am as well. If you look at...

I will stay out of the p16 versus H16 arena as much as possible here. I have one of each and find both have their place. The H16 is just plain awesome...

I have seen several in my area over the last few years advertised for less than $1000 on trailers and they stayed listed a long time. Very prone to hu...

My thought is that since the 18 square top fits the 16 rig, the foot of the sail must be the same so the battens should work. I am sure Pete will educ...

when square topping a P18 sail for a P16 can the P16 battens be used?

I guess the first question to ask is what is wrong with the boat that requires deck removal? If it is just soft spots in the deck then search epoxy in...

Andre, really enjoying this thread. There is an add in the classifieds for a mast and beams. Maybe contact him to see if there are end caps and if th...

Andre, post your picture to the tornadocat yahoo group. Maybe someone there will have one. Geoff Dobbs who used to run sailcraft of Canada is active ...