kson wrote: I have a 20' trimaran with a beachcat-sized rig. I need new sails, my jib is torn and my main is 25 years old and pretty blown out. So I t...

tarch wrote: tarch...so it's 16' and under doesn't need to be registered...I wouldn't sweat the extra foot. It would take a real asshole to get out h...

tarch wrote: ..just wear a lifejacket and they have no reason to stop you in the first place. Wearing a lifejacket is not required by law unless you a...

tarch wrote: Morning all I have been sailing a monohull for a year or so. Looking to get a cat 🙂 I am looking to get one that is ok for 3 adults a...

I have been using the V-shaped bow stops on Franken's trailer for 9 years now. The biggest downside is getting the boat off the trailer by yourself. T...

More importantly is rinsing the corners of the sail - head, clew, and tack boards. These aluminum plates will corrode very quickly with the sitting sa...

I have same issue loading my modified 18-2. I built a bridle with eyes and use large soft shackles around the front crossbeam to attach. I have a 6:1 ...

shortyfox wrote: Several weeks ago, I installed a barber haul system on my G-Cat. It works great but one little thing bothers me. The jib sheets run...

Here is the SCHRS website: With your modified sails, you will need to use the calculator () to adjust the rating based off your mods. If you have qu...

Looking at the spreader bars I have, there are some that are designed for full harnesses and others for butt buckets. I had one of the full harness ba...

westmatt wrote: As someone who's never sailed a boat with daggerboards or centerboards, what's their advantage? The advantage comes from the leading ...

MN3 wrote: The trunk also adds drag to the hull when the boardis down. On mysteres (and i THINK tornados) we use slot tape as a gasket so when the boa...

I had never bought into the idea of getting the bows into the wind. It took too long to do that. We would go out in 20+ knot winds and see how far we ...

pknapp66 wrote: How about this one from Murrays? I believe that works... I use locally... Plus, they can ship

tangledsail wrote: Great responses. Thank you all. Turns out each of the models I mentioned are available in some form on the classifieds. Each have t...

westmatt wrote: I have never used one before, and am finding that it wants to dig in to my torso to the point where it's too uncomfortable to use. An...

Charles, it was hard to see the link you gave. Had to search it.. It does look impressive. I do like the simplicity.

shortyfox wrote: The G-cat 5.0 that I'm currently sailing has a barberhaul system that consists of a wire/line combination that traverses the forward ...

I have seen some people use golf club handle wraps on tiller extensions.. could help with future splinters and slipping hands.

josephou wrote: I'd like to thank everyone who commented on my last post, y'all are immensely helpful. I've run into a new batch of issues that I lac...

jack108136 wrote: How many here know who Paul Cayard is and what is a Star?

westmatt wrote: I have posed this question to Murrays already, but like some previous communications, they don't respond to me. What is the bolt need...

A quick buzz around Galveston Bay: A slow ride on a classic for Slip to Ship:

The raffle value has exceeded $2k. We have a B-class designated for with less than 5 years of racing experience. I will performing a Racing 101 clini...

I hadn't found anything either. I built a line "holder" that I clip on the the trapeze that hangs.. a bit sketchy in waves.. I think the trick with so...

emmettv wrote: Does Smyth sails still exist for beachcat sails ? No contact info on the web I think they get ordered via cell phone call. He does the...

JohnES wrote: Some mentions here with new Glaser sails on P18 & 19 . They definitely have a reputation of making great sails .Are they worth the highe...

tnell wrote: Danged auto correct. Prindle, obviously Now I'm hungry......

westmatt wrote: My boat doesn't have ports - the jib block wires go from a shackle at the shrouds to the jib blocks. Is there any reason I shouldn't ...