On the main, look at cutting the bolt rope loose and tighten the battens. That will help with the cosmetics and be a bit more efficient as well. For t...

shortyfox wrote: I've messed around with tarps over the years, and it always comes back to the same problem. Here in Southwest Florida, it rains so f...

MN3 wrote: i slid off my cat during a jybe in a very sharky part of the gulf (I had just used sunscreen on both legs) - no one around, held onto my m...

I use 303 on my bimini tops to help reseal them. I would have thought it may be slick. I had a friend that was selling his 5.2 many years ago and he s...

Chuck, I think I will laminate some blades and finish them with carbon or may go clear for the "cool factor". Easy enough to have them cut out via CN...

danielt1263 wrote: Many of the trailers have the tongue attached at the back end with a horizontal bolt where the tongue can be removed in 5 minutes. ...

benedikt wrote: Texastuma - I like the idea of the tornado general hull shape with inverted wave-piercing bows. About the scaling of an Infusion - I a...

sun wrote: The downhaul on the wave (like other hobies) is a simple cleat on the mast. You tie off the line to the cleat, around the sail grommet and ...

benedikt wrote: I did buy plans for the Tornado for some initial analysis. I have also sailed one few years back. While I think the Tornado is absolu...

Many of the trailers have the tongue attached at the back end with a horizontal bolt where the tongue can be removed in 5 minutes. It sounds like you ...

sun wrote: I'll be moving by Lake Michigan in a year or year-and-a-half. I want to get into cat sailing as soon as I'm there. Currently, I am doing ok...

merlin491 wrote: Boat is a H21SE the bolt rope up next to the head plate keeps tearing. It's been patched and recently the bolt rope was replaced. Wha...

eyyopomps wrote: Hey everyone, I just got myself into a 6.0NA and love to tinker with my stuff. I was wondering if anyone out there has had carbon rud...

charlescarlis wrote: Interesting how the "spinnaker" is on a furler, like a jib and REALLY flat. I guess it's more like a code 0 shaped sail? I wond...

mmmerlin wrote: Tuma, Just wanted to point out you might want to update the calendar for the Defeat Lafitte and changes to the Redfish Reach and Cata...

When I had my boat stored mast up, I left it up year round. In Texas, we can have 80 degree days in December/January so it made sense. Yes, it only ta...

charlescarlis wrote:br /> But, shop around,as I got mine from wally world for like $39ea. Maybe they were on sale??? But, available. I got mine fr...

Interesting. I thought Mystere's had vertical bows. I'm not familiar with the older models. This is definitely an old model of something looking at th...

We are all here to help you to get rid of all the homemade solutions from the previous owner.Edited by revintage on Sep 08, 2022 - 06:08 AM. The bea...

Update... tire is on with no problems. I soaped up the bead and the rim of the hub. I was able to slide the tire over the hub and slide the other side...

toddelozory wrote: I am in the market for a new to me boat. There are two I'm interested in. The H17 is local, maybe 45 minutes away. The price is gre...

I had damaged one of my cat trax tires in process of replacing it. Removing the old tire was a PITA!!!! I had tried prying the tire "into" the rim, bu...

zhopper wrote: Aren't there two different lengths of prindle square bottoms through the years? and the rounded ones even longer? Yes. The P-16 and P...

HULLFLYER wrote: To get the full benefit of the newer rudder system you will also have to install the newer rudder gudgeons. They make the rudders fur...

bribri wrote: I am 100% sure this topic has been beaten to death, but I swear I searched and cannot find it in the archives. I have an older Nacra 57...

canadian_catamaran wrote: Can anyone provide some guidance on rigging my cat ? In the attached image the circled white cable in blue is what I *thoug...

Try a hot knife or use a lighter to melt down the frayed material.

xldaedalus wrote: I learn to sail @ 1966-67 on a P-Cat. My Dad bought P-242 at John Berry’s Boat Sales, Berkeley, CA. We had many years of great adve...

zirie1982 wrote: Hi fellow sailers, Can anyone tell me any other handling differences other then the cavitation issue of the old rudder blades vs the...