So maybe I am becoming obsessed with the idea, but I now see that other sportsmen have the same set of issues. Here is a link to a pretty ingenious ga...

Funny, you saying that on the kedder rail. When I first bought the "new tramp" 8 years ago from SLO, it kept slipping out of the side rails. I talked ...

Dogboy & MN3 Have used the wind when able, but this time of year we have (often) west winds and I am heading right into them when I bring it in. Fun t...

All Thanks for the advice and I like the windlass idea, as then I don't have to worry about length of line to use. Like the portable suggestion too Ga...

GilleyNM wrote: Dear Aged: I use my golf cart to 'drag' my N-18 square cat up from the beach especially at low tide. Your winch with battery is a gr...

I like the idea of the dyneema line. I might be able to get enough line on to make it work vs. the 40' cable limitation. The old setup was pretty swee...

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I load them forward of the front beam on top of the hulls. Old carpet patch to keep them from rubbing my tramp and under the axle of the wheels to kee...

Just a quick note of support for Aquarius. I own a Supercat 15 and they have been super with supplying me parts and advice for the 8 years or so I hav...

Was there at the pier today but light and variable winds kept them from racing Had to go back to work a bit ago, and they might get in a heat if winds...

+1 on Petes comments The drill and inject method works well and is pretty straightforward and easy I have used it on a number of projects including fo...

Cool I just took my gauge out and measured and sure enough, I am between 1&1/2 and 2 degrees. Call it 1.7 Looks like I shouldn't have any problem drop...

Thanks on the 5 degree rake as well as to gahamby's willingness to check I am going to see how far off 5 degrees I am and pull it back. I weigh in at ...

He had bought new chain plates and rigging for the season, and we needed to start fresh, as the dimensions were all just a bit different from the old....

By the way, if you have thimbles on the ends of your shrouds (not aircraft swage fittings), you can actually install two pins through the thimble and ...

Proof positive that the old adage that the good men do is long forgotten, but the bad lives forever - or something like that. Hard to outlive a bad cu...

Not sure of the price, but I picked up both my mesh and vinyl trampoline for my Supercat 15 from SLO Sails in San Luis Obispo. Fit well and have had t...

+1 on MN3 comments I use pool noodles for luggage rack "cushions" when transporting Sunfish and kayaks. I first split them 1/2 way through to enable g...

I have had both and now have the plastic as my beach is a "natural" beach with a lot of shells and other stuff that kept penetrating the pneumatic whe...

I have tried attempting to "push" the epoxy into the holes with squeegee, and it is not as foolproof as using the syringes. The syringe really gets th...

Yeah, Tom and the folks there have helped me out on several occasions. Sent me shrouds overnight before a race the next day when I had an unfortunate ...

second that on the super cat fan base Own a 15, which is indeed wet, but super buoyant bows and able to haul 200#'s more than a Hobie 16. Almost no te...

Any older boat will need some work. I now (after the unfortunate demasting) change out the standing rigging on any boat I buy that I do not have intim...

I look at condition first You can have a 30 year old boat in great condition and a 5 year old boat that was driven hard and put away wet - so to speak...

I had the zipper replaced on my SC15 jib a few years ago at a local sail shop in NJ and zipper and labor was about $75. He did a great job, but I als...

Hi there. I am located in mid Orange County, so could get to N San Diego County without too much work. either PM me here or call my cell at five six t...

I agree with falseicon and others here. If the boat is in overall good shape and you are comfortable with the dollars - these do not show up often, a...

Not sure if my experience will be definitive, but here goes: I have a Supercat 15, and it did not come originally with transom ports. The previous own...