arch wrote: why make the thicker gelcoat thinner by sanding? won't it be difficult to sand only the raised sections without overlapping the oxidize...

phantom917 wrote: Adam, here is what I did. I rounded up all of the lost bearings till I had the right number. Then I carefully re-inserted them back ...

i was gonna say the loads on the hobie one can not be much different .. then i saw this video... Edited by MN3 on Jan 07, 2013 - 02:25 PM. I thin...

fun2themax wrote: The estimate for restiching my 570 tramp from SLO was $50 - $80 depending on complexity and not including the shipping cost. Thank...

That's good info Ed

vkm wrote: i use the Garmin Foretrex 201 for yeas now. bernd Do you know if Foretrex 401 (for hiking) also has speed feature? By the way - goo...

I have to say that "beer gogles" work. After 2 beers I found one!!! One more to go... and my shop floor never looked that clean. lol. 😀 Do you ...

I am trying to justify bying new tramp vs restiching for my recently purchased 1992 Nacra 5.0. The exisiting tramp which is the original Nacra tramp n...

"I want to do some experimentation, & ensure the pole allows me to right it without needing any extra weight via a bag. I did the calculations, but ...

"J Casto also has built a pole, I think they are both in the tech help albums." Look in classified section, Pete B. has one for sale. The post is l...

I agree with Nacraman, it's less expansive to just retap with 3/8-16 tap. For the Heli coil you need special tool to thread it in. Also check what is ...

22.6kts and that was only cruising... What's their top speed?

Nacraman, It looks awsome. Did you start with 600 grit and then folowed with 1000 and 2000 or you sanded only with the last 2 grits? Did you sand d...

"Did you see this ad, or was that the disaster boat?" Yes, that's the one. It is doable to fix it but a little too much for my abilities and availa...

Wolfman wrote: Sorry it didn't turn out better. That boat was a bit of a disaster. I'll keep an eye open, but it may be a bit of a trip for you. It'...

Here is my Solcat 18 on Lake Michigan beach These hulls spend 25+ years hanging from the rafters until I found them... Northwest wind, it's ...

Quarath wrote: You can't see the horizon past the horizon. Hell, I can't see past my rum glasses Yes I guess judging the distance to an object ...

"Depends on how far above sea level your eyes are. d≈3.57√h where d is in kilometres and h is height above ground level in metres." The only thi...

Did anybody tried to right the cat from the upper houl? I was thinking to run the righting line thru the trap ring that will effectively pull on trap ...

🙄 Last weekend I added second 10 hole adjuster to the forestay that gave me extra 3" of length and raked the mast a little. It resulted in easier...

mdslama wrote: I also have an issue. When I am tacking, the mast doesn't like to rotate by itself. I have to manually rotate the mast. Should I put gr...

" i have hobie 18 rudders on my sol cat and they work just fine. you can find them more easily than solcat rudders. ma...

I found that the mast on my sol18 is pretty much 90 degrees to the boat you can kick it back some but I ended up pretty straight up and down. As for h...

"Rick White and Phil Berman both have good sections on mast rake in their books. " Tom, I completly forgot that I got myself Phil Berman book last...