How would pointing the hulls into the wind help? ... it took off right when it became righted. luckily i was able to climb aboard before it got away.....

1st, Put the front cradles under the main beam of the boat. There's a bulkhead there that will support the weight of the boat and you standing on it....

diamondlakesailor wrote: I am having the same problem with figuring out how to rig the jib. I am a recent owner of a 82 5.2 and it looks like I have ...

What is a line catcher?

I think the highest sustained speed (20+ seconds or so) I recorded on the 5.2 was 19mph. I haven't had a GPS on anything else...seems like almost any...

The 5.0 is an absolute blast for simple single handed reaching.

square top main I believe

Is this a good idea? No. Leave the systems as they are aside from fixing anything broken, at least until you know exactly what you'd like to change....

Nice find, looks to me like it would work. Be sure and report back if you get one and use it.

yep, find something else. Don't buy a project for your first cat.

I have fully disassembled and rebuilt every rudder system on every boat I've owned. The play, any play, drives me crazy, especially downwind, when th...

I believe that Falcon Marine used to offer dark colors on the F16 with the caveat that they weren't warrantied, but I don't think that page (price she...

Why aren't all battens secured that way? A velcro strap seems like it would be very fast and easy to adjust/set/release every time out.Edited by yurd...

I understand the effects of diamond tension, but I have absolutely no point of reference to know which way would benefit me if they're not already set...

Hah! George, I think you said sail more futz less at some point, but in your 30007 vid you adjust the diamonds on the water. Liar! That's a neat vid...

Can you pull the decks off of a Prindle and put them back on? That seems like a monumental task given the cost of most of the P16s out there, and I'v...

With the kite, I'm fine not playing the rotator much if at all. The shape of the main doesn't change a whole lot, so I don't see the rotation needing...

re: Beam Really? SCHRS shows 8' vs 8'6"

Also, from the pic, the cleat that's close to the hook is a cleat the previous owner installed to hold the spin sheet. It has nothing to do with the ...

George1067 wrote: ..Edited by George1067 on May 21, 2012 - 12:03 PM. I saw your original post, and scanned through the vid. Is the block on the spi...

mummp wrote: Hey Rob, That's similar to what I have set up, only I have the mast rotation cleat set up aft of the shroud, not the downhaul. If you at...

This is what I settled on: I used a couple of broken shock cord hooks each tied to a 30mm block that I can easily (un)hook to my trap handle at wil...

I believe I have an extra whirlwind 5.2 jib w/ only 1 season on it. I'll double check this weekend.

Wrap the main/traveler combo one time through the jib sheet. This makes everything ball up into a mess, which isn't very desirable, but the length of...

I highly suggest you buy an old cat first, and use the knowledge you gain from it to assist you.

I went back and looked at the original pic, and I think the bowline on the boom is deceiving -- it looks (and looked) like you had it run through that...

The 1¼" ball uses a smaller diameter rod, ½" IIRC. Also, for intercommunity pmts, you guys might want to use Amazon payments -- there are no fees. N...

Foot straps are typical on spin cats, and sometimes found on cats with decent sized jibs. They're useful for flying a hull downwind. They're always ...

Don't most 16s have reef points as well?