Are you tellin me that some of you sailin' bozo's actually go out sailing without putting on a lifejacket?.... and here's me thinking that us sailors ...

jerrypcman wrote: should I try and re-curve it straight by weight in the hot sun? You would somehow have to fasten the mast so that the weight wou...

18" half round PVC would leave ample play needed for the variance in hull shape. And I would make sure the lip of the PVC is padded, either by overlap...

I'm getting pretty tired of the roller bracket tearing up the gelcoat on my H16, if you don't get the boat lined up just right loading or unloading, t...

Hey Stan New album inTechnical help gallery labled H16 Mainsheet Setup, hope that helps a little.

Ok Stan, I compared your Seaway blocks to mine, everything is there except for the tie-off becket for your first block. First thing, take out all bloc...

Dave I have a PWC-Personal Water Craft, it's a H16, the H16 is easy to come by, easy to get parts, easy to trailer to the lake and easy to setup on...

Stanley, send me a private message, you have no profile so I can't send you one. I'll talk you through the whole process once you contact me, I'll giv...

There was a P18 here in the classified adds, guy out of Gainsville FL had to get rid of his boat and what seemed to be part of another P18, sold now

The mast of a P18 is 2' 9" taller than the P16, so ideally, you would need a P18 mast with all rigging as well as the P18 sails. Then you would be abl...

hey, you're not too far away, I'm up in Columbia MO, google Thomas Hill Lake MO, also check out Long Branch Lake and Mark Twain Lake, I dont do Lake o...

Well done redsail, now you know what it's like. There will be days when you drag yourself home every muscle aching from a day of awesome sailing, tota...

I wrap a peice of a pencil in a t-shirt rag and soak it in silicone lube then run it up and down the track 3 times.. Do not use oil or WD40, the prop...

Remove tramp, loosen nuts, remove pylon bolts on all 4 corners, using rubber mallet or 2 lb sledge hammer and a solid piece of 2 by 4 wood, strike as ...

Welcome redsail16, here you can learn to sail from the comfort of your armchair, eliminating time-consuming delays better spent sailing. Easiest way t...

I have so far, never had any issues with my H16 rudder setup. I bought nylon washers from the local Ace hardware store and used those as shims to elim...

Harry Sheets I agree with Scott, the Prindle is a great Cat, huge volume to the hulls carry more weight, easy to rig and sail either solo or with c...

Technically, with the cat on it's trailer, drop the rudders and lock into place, loop a strap over rudder near bottom edge, using a scale (similar to ...

If this is a H14 that has been updated to a H14T, please inspect this boat carefully. As has already been advised, ask current owner to help rig the b...

Simon Wade I'm 6' weighing 190, I started out on a H14 for the same reasons as you, new to sailing, wanting to learn the ropes. Even as a newbie I ...

I took the day off and went up to the lake, previous owner had riveted the adjustable crossbat to the tillers, there was always tremendous pull on the...

yah yah yah, I hear you, unfortunately my 13 year old daughter dropped the digital camera and cracked the lens casing so for right now, you'll just ha...

Can't quite work out how to paste a link here, but....if you go to Photo albums, go to Member Albums and scroll down to "Tony_H17 Pages" there is a H1...

Wade In the technical Help Gallery, there is an assembly manual on the Prindle. check out jpg.218, this pic shows how the ring attaches to the hook...

If you look at Gordon's picture, notice the blue bungee just forward of the tramp? It runs from one corner of the forward crossbeam up through the dia...

Here's how I built a rear mast support, take a piece of wire coat hanger and bend it around the mast on the sail track side, you should have a rough V...

Check out Used Catamaran Parts top left, you will find just what you need.

There is a nylon shim kit available which addresses this problem on the H16 castings, I went to ace hardwarde and found the same type of nylon shim/wa...

Welcome to Beachcats.com JonT. As a newbie you will find a lot of helpful info on this website, check out the Technical Help Gallery top left. Like...