I would not want to spend much time in mid-50s water. Even in Florida we get close to mid 60s water, and air from 50s to 80s. You only have 15 minute...

Clearwater RV & Boat Storage. All of a sudden, the forums are showing the most recent post at the beginning rather than the end...hmmm. Had to chang...

I live in a HOA neighborhood in Valrico, and the 18.5' boat, 30' mast and long trailer are a non-starter here. I looked at the CCSC information online...

Daniel, where do you store your cat when not on the causeway? I recently moved to the area (Valrico) and have left the 5.7 in PA. If I could find a re...

The Prindle is by far easier to solo, and is a lightweight beach cat that can do what your want, and is very easy to move around on the beach. Prindle...

Well, that's just great news the penetrating oil worked. Most of the time the bolts will release with some patience. Icon, you need to log-in every ...

spammer1 wrote: The bolts on the straps are A ok, I actually loosen them a touch from time to time to keep things moving. The one inside the crossbar ...

I'm not aware of any Hobie 16 with more than one stay per side. It is a relatively flexible rig. I don't know of a reason to add a second set of stays...

The hold-down bolts are supposed to be loosened and maintained annually, but few of us do. I would not hesitate to drill into the bolt plate space and...

It's not a bad idea to add a quick spray of McLube Sailkote to keep the sails moving smoothly into the mast. Less abrasion means a longer time before ...

In case it helps, here is a picture of my friend's P16 rudder from this weekend.

Splendid article on the history on NACRA and I missed this when published in 2018. I hope the Wiki article can continue to be updated and maintained. ...

What is the boat?

I'm all into supporting local business. Making a catamaran tramp doesn't seem like very high-tech, but I'm still using my last SLO trampoline. I'm a ...

In 2002, we used nothing. This site was an upgrade from BBS messaging. The first iPhone was in 2007. The Android smartphone followed in 2008. Nothin...

That's great! Thanks for checking back in to report.

spammer1 wrote: I couldn't find the HID on the old boat I bought a few weeks ago. After removing a none slip tape a discovered the number on the star...

The repair to the crossbar hold-down bolts usually requires drilling or removal of the old backing plate, and laminating an new threaded stainless bac...

I just wanted to add that Nacra recommends withdrawing the crossbar attachment bolts at least every year and using a teflon lubricant when re-tighteni...

All Nacra dolphin strikers have a compression sleeve that prevents collapse of the crossbar and stands up to the compression loads from adjusting the ...

So TheBeachCats has become a spam honeypot. Every time I come here now there are multiple spam posts by Guests that have not been eliminated. After y...

I took my boat from Ohio to CA. Ohio does not title unpowered boats, but I had maintained a registration and was able to get a title with a State poli...

I don't know how severe the hull penetrations are on the Mystere, but a couple years ago I had storm damage in the stb hull on my Nacra 5.7. I was ab...

Many years ago I spun the bearings on my catamaran trailer requiring a new axle, bearings and hub. That really sucked as I lost the weekend on the boa...

I have a friend that owns a P-16 and routinely take my 5.7 for a spin. The 5.7 is a more stable boat that will not pitch-pole and rises more predictab...

The ads are authentic and for most, there is a fee to post them. The number of ads means that many are quite old by the time you may have seen them. T...

I have the SLO Sails and Canvas Tramp on my Nacra 5.7. They fit and tension beautifully. Spend the extra for bias cut and get any pockets you want bui...

I tried to access the site, but did not get a redirect until today. Not a very active time of year anyway, but good to see things up and running well.

I used to go up Ice House and sail on Union Reservoir. Lake Tahoe is huge and cold. It's nice, but you need a wetsuit. Same thing off most of the coa...