Wow Harrygee, Our boat are comparable in speed and handling from the sounds of it, although I haven't seen over 10 knots yet. I'll soon try...
J24/h20 Hello Lane, She sails great and so far have hit 10 knots on a reach in about 17 or 18 knots of wind. Will soon finish fabricating an...
Spark & Vapor = Bad Gonzo is so right, and to cover that base one should only place spark proof switches in a location wear fuel vapor may exit...
More Photos Here are some other shots of the first day!
It's Alive (Vitamin Sea launched Labor Day Weekend) Yes it's true! Had two good runs in a bit of a breeze and a great celebration barbeque...
Looks Fine Looks Ok, give it a try. You can always address tripping when the time comes. What are you using for a sail plan? Delane
Only Switches & Fuses The switches are not the breaker type. That little fuse box was the most expensive part of the whole panel at $40 by the...
Dry Boat My wiring is inside of a closed compartment and the boat is very dry. Tabernacle mast set up and everything has been re-beaded. Bone...
Small Boat Wiring Pictures Re-wired my J-24. Basically pulled everything and started over. The goal was simplicity in design and to not use one...
Simple & Cheap Here's a cheap and simple soulution to your problem. Plastic 2 liter PET bottles. They are light sealed and contain a great...
Nearing Completion “Vitamin Sea” is near completion and should launch around the first week in June. Ordered and received a foil section, NACA...
No New Progress Lane, Nothing new to report this Xmas. Will glass and bolt up the Amas before too long.
Lane, Sure, the H18 hulls will provide say maybe 15% more volume and should do the trick. Question: is there another solution. Maybe using...
Balance of Time & Money Hi Lane, I suspect in a few months I'll be down to the last of the details. Waiting till near the end to assemble the...
Surf Boat Man, Sounds like your on your way. Using the existing tramps is clever and probably needed. You might be able to get by with using...
MBz, Yes the jury is still out on the performance and only time will tell. I supect that anything from beam to broad will be exciting with at...
Rear Beam Glass Job More Progress, Here are a couple of pics of the rear beam tie in. Adding struts or inner reinforcements to the front beam...
Tacking & Jibbing Steve, Tacking and safely jibbing are the two most difficult things to do properly on a beach cat. The following are a few...
Cat Sailing Hello Steve, Love the opportunity to chime in when a potential Cat sailor joins the scene. Agree with the info the others...
Sail Plan Hello Lane, Plan to use a sutable fully battened roached main, and move the back stay to a split between the rear cross beam and the...
