For starters, when the sail is loaded up at all, I can't trim the main sheet without it pulling the traveler up. I have no fix for this that I can thi...

Delaminated hulls is what started building "FrankenKitty"... they were P-18 hulls that wrinkled when loaded up. When I cut them up, the outer and inne...

geepaks wrote: Wow. That's a fast 1st place 18-2. Bob To be clear, it is a modified 18-2; 9'6" beam, square top main, jib on a bow foil, and a who...

I had not looked at the pictures before hand, but all comments above are very good... like said, the boat has been recently painted. I didn't recall a...

Way too expensive for any 18-2. I had a 19 for a couple of decades and currently have a modified 18-2. Have never seen centerboards swollen. More tha...

Andy, sent you a PM.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around where it is bent. Are you referring to the two ears that encapsulate the rudders? Where the rudder bolts throu...

Great job... I'm amazed you have a 1:1 on the jib sheet. I had a 2:1 on my 5.0.

diewurst wrote: I plan to take my 21SC places (mostly bigger WA lakes) this coming season. That means some road time. Boat and trailer are roughly 100...

dartsailors wrote: One other option, the Dart carries a hanky as a jib. You could put a 5.7 jib on, but I’m not sure how much speed that would gain yo...

Boomless gets tricky in mixing and matching. You will need to verify the mainsheet angle and distance from traveler to clew. For playing around, you c...

wlrottge wrote: I used an iPhone in a Lifeproof case; until I killed 2 phones in 6 months Scott, at the AYC Centerboard regatta, I forgot my phone on...

ctcataman wrote: Thanks for the feedback. The Tornado had a classic rig and is being converted. We got a sguare top main this season, and a spin set ...

charlescarlis wrote: Hey Scott - Steve Paulson says "hi". We were out last Sunday at the dike (alone) and it was awesome sailing! It got to honkin' ...

MN3 wrote: for you all that can appreciate the videos for what they are: there are more on his page. that day continued to prove very challenging fo...

dssaak wrote: I would suggest that you wait until spring when 'boats for sale' are plenty. To get that good deal, you need cash in hand and be ready...

Cruising a beach cat is a whole different set of parameters on weight placement. With limited space, the ideal spot for speed is not necessarily the b...

the420sailor wrote: Hello I am 16 years old and I race lasers and c-420’s competitively. I was thinking of getting into sailing cats (not for racing j...

I always wear a hard vest, even offshore. I'm not a fan of relying on an inflatable if I get smacked overboard. I have been very luck in this aspect, ...

mason1114 wrote: Sorry - I meant to say the Prindle Rudder Casting Can you send a pic of the casting? How is it bent? Are you referring to the tille...

rch701 wrote: Found a picture. Based on the luff crinkles I think I need to tension up the cunningham. That's not terrible. Easy fix. Lay the sail ...

In the next couple of months we will nail down the schedule for 2020. But, I believe we are sticking with second Saturdays. We tried adjusting to acco...

Awesome job. I have a buddy looking into printing end caps for the Tornado.

cbb wrote: Hello all Took the boat out for the first time this year and for some reason, I couldn't come about for crap. What gives? Plenty of speed...

MN3 wrote: This is not possible on the Nacra 5.0. The halyard is a split wire/rope type. The thimbles of the wire portion must be on opposite sides of...

charlescarlis wrote: Hey Scott - Steve Paulson says "hi". We were out last Sunday at the dike (alone) and it was awesome sailing! It got to honkin' ...

While you are tearing things apart, I would pull the dolphin striker apart and replace the bolts. I had a P-19 that the dolphin striker bolts sheared ...

You may not have a 5.2 boom. It should be about 3-1/2" tall by 2" wide. I'm going off memory, so I may be off. But, while the sail it loose, you shoul...

When we started chutes on cats in the late 80s, we used a Sunfish mast. It was stiff and "heavy", but I never broke one. I have gone through windsurf...