MN3 wrote: sweet ride i think i need to hop on board for a day sail when you sail to the keys 🙂 Does the mast rotate? Truth be told I normally sai...

MN3 wrote: is this your big boat? that looks like an amazing cruiser It is my boat with the Loggerhead lighthouse in the back ground. My claim to...

I have a Prindle 18-2 which is similar. If what you are looking for is a clean boat it would be worth buying for a decent price. The real question i...

MN3 wrote: sorry but i am willing to bet the farm those are pfd that is about the worst place for weight in light air - only worse spot would be at t...

malcs wrote: Not using a gin pole, and connecting the winch straight to the forestay puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the mast base, and a trem...

Still trying to figure out the engineering for my setup. First thing for me to consider is while I agree it is probably a great idea to raise/lower t...

raisehull wrote: This is a link to a quick video of my powered mast stepping system. i trailer ev where so easy stepping and lowering is a deal.The li...

Great tip on using a fence post for a gin pole.

MN3 wrote: couple suggestions: as i mentioned in the SA thread - you probably should be (if you weren't) connected to a car while stepping otherwise t...

Andinista wrote: If there is a second person you can put him/her on the winch to pull a trap wire, just to ease your task. It can be even a child or s...

Boat is safe at my marina. Still looking for somewhere I can store it mast up close to a ramp/beach. Lots of work cleaning the boat and building a t...

Wondering about stuff like where boats are kept overnight and if it is possible to tent camp on or next to the boat. I just got my boat Monday and if...

Still at the ranch near Crystal River. Need to do a little work on the trailer, one of the rollers is missing. Also wanna clean the boat a little. ...

Got a Prindle 18 2. Seems to be in fairly good shape, very nice sails. Need to find a manual for it. Hope to get it in the water this weekend. I a...

carl2 wrote: I have 1/4 20 socket head set screws with rubber O-rings how about coating one with white lithium grease since I'm in freshwater only I w...

jalex wrote: This guy has some videos of him camp cruising his Getaway. I wouldn't talk you out of it, my only concern is with your background you m...

Stainless steel does not always work and play well with others. There are several products recommended to coat stainless steel fittings before they ar...

Stainless steel does not always work and play well with others. There are several products recommended to coat stainless steel fittings before they ar...

badfish wrote: Let's start off with the fact that coming here and asking us to talk you out of a beachcat of any type is not going to be a fruitful en...

MN3 wrote: Thing is in this vid at about the 3:50 mark Prindle shows up and seems to be walking away from the L7. All the tris like Weta, Searail, L7,...

Definitely not a beach cat but Cat2Fold has a similar mast on each hull instead of the crossbar rig.

MN3 wrote: how about something like a searail ? light, easy to rig, can haul all the gear you need for campingbr /> Searail has the same problem f...

DamonLinkous wrote: SNIP Best thing is there is a lot of them around and unless you buy a brand new one (that would be great) you'll be able to sell ...

HULLFLYER wrote: Have you considered a WETA Not for very long. My take is a UFO would be a better choice for what I am looking for. Problem for me ...