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Robert Braid
Robert Braid
@turbohobo
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Joined: October 19, 2006 1:28 pm
Topics: 46 / Replies: 567
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jean, please let us know what country you are from, also, check out Catamaran Technical Tips under the photo album tab up top, thanx.

13 years ago
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Arthur, where in MO you located? I'm in Columbia, send me a PM, we need to get together and do some sailing........ :denk:

13 years ago
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Should be no problem for a good sailmaker, just give them the luff measurement of your P16 from tack to head and ask them to make the P18 sail a squar...

13 years ago
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one of the pics you have is of my original furler setup on my H16, I was experimenting then..... .....and you were quite correct in your assumption...

13 years ago
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check out either a Reynolds 21, or a Stiletto 23, just do a google search

13 years ago
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13 years ago
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Then check out "Sail tubes in Utah".

13 years ago
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You need to check out the post by smackdaddy, he just picked up a Spirit 17 and dived right in on major repairs, he did a bottom job similar to yours,...

13 years ago
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13 years ago
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Check out Dustin's post, 8'x7.5" or 10'x7.5" sail tubes for $4.00 each

13 years ago
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Zack, u in IN part time? I'm in MO, just down the street, we need to sail sometime........ :prost:

13 years ago
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Already tried that, ran the shock cord under the tramp and up through the grommet holes, also tried through spacing in tramp lacing, but then the tra...

13 years ago
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You are most welcome Elias, as a side note to all G-Cat owners, my G-Cat 5.0 was missing drain plugs, I was able to find them at West Marine but you h...

13 years ago
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In the past when I flipped my Prindle 18 sailing solo, I ask the power boat driver to grab the tip of the mast and bring it around to point into the w...

13 years ago
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contact HULLFLYER, he's just down the coast from you in Delray Beach, (561) 305-1349

13 years ago
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2 ways to do this, you can either take tramp off, separate hulls by removing beams so that you can place hull soft side up and level, which takes a lo...

13 years ago
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pull to pull, my pigtail wires measure 7.5 inches, the pigtail anchors are situated 13.75 inches back from the center beam. Check album here

13 years ago
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Regards axle placement, most trailers have leaf-spring mounts welded to the trailer frame, sometimes there are studs on top of the leaf-springs that w...

13 years ago
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Swim around to sails and un-cleat main and jib, then swim the mast around and point it into the wind. Swim back to hulls and climb on hulls careful no...

13 years ago
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Might be a good idea to scource an entire hub assembly as back-up, there are always problems with old trailers. Just today I drove around town trying ...

13 years ago
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get in touch with Pete Begle or just check the classifieds for his used gear, also check with Dave of Presailed Parts, both in the classifieds.

13 years ago
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I just delivered my P18 to buyer down in Hot Springs, AR, a 7 hr drive, drove through the Ozark Mountains and averaged 18 mpg at 65 mph towing with 20...

13 years ago
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yeah! real sailors don't use the word "pontoon" when it comes to sailboats, motorheads use that term for their pontoon boats.......... :ficktmich:

13 years ago
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I just picked up a GCat 5.0 and also luv the idea of a forward tramp, just sold my P18 to a Dr down in Hot Springs, AR, and will have a little extra c...

13 years ago
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Kent, do a quick search on "delamination repair", this subject has been discussed repeatedly on this site, it is a relatively easy fix no matter your ...

13 years ago
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Here's an even better deal........ :yes:

13 years ago
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Hey Tom, I noticed in your 1st pic that you have no downhaul on the main, is that one of the "next on the list" items, do P-Cats have downhaul? Awesom...

13 years ago
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Damon, what the diagram does not show is that when the mast is laying across the tramp, you cannot drop the mast base onto the ball, the rotator arm h...

13 years ago
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I ordered plugs from Murray's, mine were missing when I picked the boat up in OH, had to route the hole slightly to get the new plugs to fit, but they...

13 years ago
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