What was your point of sail against the H16? Close hauled. It wasn't blowing enough to be on the wire, in fact we were both having to occasionally mo...

When I stepped up from a Hobie or Prindle to the F16, it was night and day difference. The hull shapes do make a big difference. Last summer on the la...

I am not a racer, so I'm not particularly concerned about performance downwind or anything like that, but if certain years have quirks to stay away fr...

My solution was to leave the bungs out and let water into the hulls so it sat lower in the water and you could point higher. That is the worst idea e...

Last winter, my self-imposed wind limit was 15kts, this winter it has been 20kts. Do you go by the marine forecast or by what it actually is down the...

I owned 2 hobies and 3 mysteres in florida and none were registered nor titled I've lived here since '95 and have owned 5 beach cats during that time...

No boom, no boards, simple to rig…it’s still my favourite cat. I'll second that. However, I wouldn't exclude some others, like a Hobie 18, even thoug...

Many years ago I spun the bearings on my catamaran trailer requiring a new axle, bearings and hub. I have owned a total of 8 beachcats in my life, 4 o...

I notice in your pic you are singlehanding the 5.7. Not too much to handle? No good answer, it's all subjective. I for one, would never have a 16 if...

I wonder if they have a nice pair of non-slip water shoes for when I'm on the trapeze... I'm sure they do. The ones that grip really good may leave ...

If I focus and rush, I can be on the water in 20 minutes. 20 minutes? 20 minutes!! It takes me that long to just step the mast by myself. I'm not d...

"Sunrise Yacht Products", in St. Pete. That particular tramp is in their catalog.

I can't comment on the RS but I can on the Hobie, I've sailed them many times. The biggest drawback as far as I'm concerned is the low volume hulls. ...

Now that's settled, I can work on more efficient trailering. Before I was in mast up storage, I was a big fan of having the boat on the trailer backw...

These are the kinds of responses I wanted. Yes, I do have adjustable batten caps but loading and unloading them also involves finding a clean grassy ...

I'm still looking for an answer to this question: Does leaving the battens loaded stretch dacron sails enough to cause concern? The other thing goin...

The plastic coating on the shrouds is relevant to safety. we have changed the composition of the wires in the process. ?????????

Are you guys saying I should take an exacto-blade and cut the plastic off? A new boat? I would say do not cut the plastic off. It protects your sai...

Bill, you're not really saying where the lights will end up with this scheme. Inside or outside the hulls? At what height? And how far from the thing ...

It's not a 5.0 it's a 500 and the blocks are on a track on the front beam. Thoughts? O.K., I owned a 500 for several years and there are only two ways...

I would bump it back 1 hole and see how it does. Even 1 hole will move the upper part of the mast back significantly enough to where your sheet lead ...

I don't often get a chance to sail with other cats but suspect my pointing is not great. Absolutely correct. Catamarans will never be as close winded...

If the shrouds are more than a year old, replace them. Replacing every year? I only sail this boat about twenty times a year. I assume that would in...

You cannot inspect what you can't see. Never coated wires.! I've done some additional research on this and the consensus is the plastic coated wires ...