Answering in reverse order, yes, most definitely the F16 will be more fun to sail. It has higher performance in all conditions, and it will be especia...

Tom that wasn't the most coherent post but I'll do my best to answer: 1) Polyester filler shrinks when it cures, so you have to let it cure at least ...

Mike, Upwind the difference won't be too bad, though expect the F16 to be more nimble, point significantly higher with the boards, and tack much fa...

Martin, Nice looking boat and the smiles are priceless. Have you considered going to center sheeting on the tramp rather than off the boom? I th...

Depends on where the break was and who is doing the repair. Any mast can be repaired but will the bend characteristics stay the same? There are only 4...

Spinlocks are good for many things. They aren't so great for adjustments that don't need to be made frequently (halyards). For whatever reason, when t...

revintage, I'm doing my best to interpret the drawing, but where exactly the hull is in that photo remains a mystery. FYI the internal castings on ...

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revintage, Your drawing looks a bit backwards to me as I would expect the through bolts and sleeving to be sitting over the hulls. A couple other n...

gahamby, Photos of your setup would be appreciated. In some ways it looks clean, in others I have my concerns.

Yep on the Marstrom and DK17. I believe the latter molds still exist so you may be able to get a new boat built. The next best bet is a Tool or DNA.

There are many, many variables to that question. Which A are we talking about? What weather conditions? I would say a modern A isn't going to suffer m...

gahamby wrote: I went with a Harken windward sheeting traveler car. How does that work on a beach cat? Seems like a lot of line running around??

Catsalor, C boards add margin to push downwind and in anything over 8kts of breeze they are faster upwind. They won't cause you to fly a hull soon...

catsalor wrote: I sail hobie 16s and 18s and am intrigued by the Acat class of boat, is a foiling Acat a pain in the butt to sail compared to a classi...

The A cat class at some point changed the rules from 200lbs down to the 165.3lbs we have now. I believe the newest foilers are back at this weight but...

Interesting I20 setup..the stock mast is 32'...someone likes frankenboats! What are you thinking for foils? There is an F18HT converted to foiling wi...

Pete thank you for saving us. If I didn't have an A cat project to finish and an F18 Worlds to train for I would go for it. Don't cut the Nacra mast ...

The trouble with that particular boat, and most Taipan products, is parts are hard to come by. I suspect that is why the original owner is basically g...

That is a great deal if it is actually complete less mast and the hulls are in good shape. I even have a spare F18 rig that would probably work beauti...

For a F16 it would be Goodall or Falcon. The Nacra has sorted out the issues but they are still a lesser known quantity and may be more expensive. If ...

Halyard twist isn't the issue. The biggest issue is a few mm difference in grommet position on the sail can cause all sorts of problems. I setup my ri...

Sounds like someone forgot to put tape on a ring ding and the pin came out. They did have some shroud anchor tang issues as others mentioned above, th...

Martin, Tip your boat over and see how the ring is engaging the hook. I had Robbie help me with this last weekend. Basically we bent the tiny ring ...

F16's as boats are great, well built, light enough to handle around the yard solo, possible to sail 1 up or 2 up etc. Unfortunately the class in the U...

I thought that was funny, hard to tell if the original offer was serious or not. In certain parts of the world folks are moving local currency into cr...

ropewalker wrote: Is carbon fiber still too expensive to make a mast out of? I don't see many boats with it available. It seems like that would help ...

Great history lesson MN3. The G-Cat 5.7 was a pretty nice boat when I sailed it a few years ago, powerful, reasonably fast upwind etc. They are nice ...

ropewalker wrote: MN3: I don't think we have enough of any one type to do a class race. There's probably more H16's here than anything else, but I don...

ropewalker wrote: PM responded to. The Nacra Infusion F18 is a better boat than the Hobie Tiger, far more pitchpole resistant downwind and just sm...