[quote=waylerindy78]just purchased 2003 Ht18 bimare from Southampton, was on beach unsailed for 3 yrs,had some running rigging situations unsolveed- in particular as set up mast had approx 10-12 degrees rake, the forestays had approx 12 " of high tensile line at end of wire joining to hulls, there were no stainless adjustment plates on side stays, which seemed to short , only sailed the boat 1 day, the main halyard broke on first mainsail raise, the weather helm was strong with that mast rake and it was definitely difficult to tack, have never owned cat rigged catamaran before
am awaiting set up CD from bimare before taking boat out again,
have owned Solcat 18,H18 Hobie and still own Miracle 20, so far it seems that at 6'2" 215 I can sail this boat solo in 15-17 mph winds based on sailing 2 hours first day in 1-13 mph, mild whitecaps on brqackish water in Currituck Sound ( Outer Banks area)
nay comments from current HT18 owners appreciated
[quote=Wolfman]I missed the part where you said you would solo a lot. I would probably not suggest getting that boat as a solo boat unless you are very skilled, brave and heavy!
I second Damon's advice. An F17 (FxOne, Nacra or other) or H17 would be pretty much idea. Other options are the Nacra 5.0/500 and 5.7/570 which are relatively easy to solo. Don't get me wrong I solo my Nacra 5.2 with boom,jib and boards all the time but given a choice I would probably have opted for one of the other boats I mentioned.
If you do get the Bimare chances are you will have the coolest toy on you block! :)[/quote][/quote]
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