I had a diamond wire break with 3 ppl on the boat in strong wind and the mast did not break. It was on a H18 SX i think they are called. the one wit...

That is a question that probably has a secret answer. I remember when Chris C. was developing his hobiecat rudders to be unbreakable, he tried all so...

In the 80's the Supercat 20 had the main halyard hook at the bottom. They used a wire halyard inside the luff track with a special strong fitting at ...

Hobie 17 with a righting pole would fit the bill.

I could not get the bead to pop in place with soap, but using wd-40, some rope and a compressor the bead popped right in place. Also i used a small sl...

The reason they say keep it flat is that the platform could twist if you were to store it with 1 bow up higher than the other, for example. It is ok ...

did some checking on the www. the first link was to this site. good article here.

The cast vinyl is 7 year and the cheaper/thicker calendared vinyl is 5 year. png files are bitmap not vector. a good sign shop should be able to do t...

Give the crew a way to lock in on those hairy broad reaches. Either a line to hold on to from the transom or a line with a hook that they hook to the...

It sounds like you are broad reaching. You could sail downwind not so heated up. The crew should not need to be on the wire when sailing downwind w/...

looks like you will need to move the hinge down, or add a strip of material to the side of that flange. Then mount the hinge to the new piece. link t...

I think 1/8" might be a typo. it would hurt your hands tightening it. 3/16" is the thinnest i've used. Narrow nylon tubular or regular webbing also...

the g-cat sit low enough that you grab the sidestay and pull yourself up (or get a leg up) If you think about being capsized with some wind, you need ...

Thanks for the reports. I have sailed those G5.7 cats in the 80s but never tipped over. It is probably a good idea to make sure you can right the bo...

It is possible that the previous owner was using those levers to tension the rig, although high rig tension should not be necessary. the boat was desi...

Those were the fastest Tornados in 1978. The Marstrom boats came out later on. Would make a good race boat if a classic Tornado fleet exists. The b...

Being forward is good to catch the wave but you need to be aft with a strong grip on the rudders to surf. If the rudders kick up you need to make sur...

So, apparently a good answer to the original question is get a dart cat. Here is the designer that Reg White worked with on the tornado -not sure how ...

Since the 60's were mentioned, the shark was a popular 20x10 cat. The gibbs factory was building all fiberglass sharks, so there must be some around ...

The pigtail length is determined by the luff length of the jib, length of furrler plus shackles etc, and should be made of beefy wire. Figuring it ou...

The pigtail above the swivel should be there because of mast rotation, but maybe they have a way of eliminating it. That big sail could be a screacher...

Hello, Back when Tornado came out, i sailed them. Same with the supercat 20. The Panther Craft T had the jib strop running fore and aft with a rubber ...