hmm! not too sure how to link image, file came to me on e-mail, have to open google earth to view GPS tracks, any suggestions?

most catamarans are what is termed "sloop rigged", which roughly means a single mast set forward of center, secured fore and aft with stays, however, ...

Might seem a bit pricy but keep in mind this P18 has been restored, and the hulls are solid. Also it comes with all the extras that add up, the guy bo...

Also........

According to the P18 manual:- "Adjusting the tension of the diamond wires should be done with care, after the mast has been stepped, but before the sa...

creative, heading over to CCL tomorrow, temp 84F, wind 15-25, going to meet up with as4me and thrash that lake, maybe u could get over there? Turbo

Now all you need to do is put a jib on that Mini-Hobie, some trap wires and some foot straps on the rear of the hulls. Question, can anyone sail Crev...

Marine engines have 2 types of cooling systems, 1) a closed cooling system which as the name implies, works under pressure, and a 2) a raw water syste...

Heads are back from being inspected, no need to be surfaced, have sketches of torque pattern as well as the torque specs, heads have been cleaned up a...

I hear you guys, but I have just finished repairing the crack, drilled "stich" holes along the length of the crack, went all the way through the casin...

I used JB Weld on my walk-behind mower, oil drain plug was overtightened and split the case, V'd out the split, cleaned area with acetone, keyed surro...

Rudders aligned, drank the beer, ditched the keg, did notice cavitation on starboard rudder at speed, will have to re-shape that rudder this winter, w...

too pricy....... :zunge:

yeah, do that rather, the Hobie 14 Turbo because it carries a jib, has a DS, so identifying a cat from hazy pics becomes even more difficult, I just e...

I also had to adjust to the Prindle trap wires after sailing a Hobie 16, on my H16, dogbones were set high up, could stand on tramp, hook in and then ...

Bonecutter, can empathize with you, took me a while to tune my rudders in. You have replaced almost everything so all that is needed is fine tuning, s...

On my P18, I used to use the pinched rope method as shown by coastrat, recently though I decided to remove my rudders by pulling the pivot pin, 1st th...

Question 1, what is you sailing experience? the reason I ask is because the newer you are the less time you will spend out on the wire, then just get ...

Because catamarans have 2 rudders, with 2 tillers, that bar that connects the tillers is called, yes you guessed it, the tiller connector bar.... 😀 ...

Contact adventuretri, he recently finished building a tri using a Nacra 6.0, . Turbo

Peace Pete, perhaps I can help out here, most of the lakes I sail are very sailboat un-friendly, concrete ramps, metal floating docks, rocks everywh...

Had a great time helping out with as4me and his family, made me realize I could have drastically reduced my learning curve if someone had helped me. H...

Kenny, I recently replaced the jib setup on my P18 at a reasonable cost, granted, I did have the Harken small boat furler already. There are 2 options...

With your weight, you need a cat with high volume hulls, Prindle 16 or the SuperCat 17 would be my choice of cats to look at, I would lean more toward...