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These albums illustrate how catamaran sailors have solved problems you may have. If you are planning a repair or modification to your boat, please take plenty of pictures so you can share your experience here.

Date: 12/04/2002
Owner: Damon Linkous
Size: 344 items (3626 items total)
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Prindle 19 Mods
 

Prindle 19 Mods

DIY Spi Pole and N20 Rudder Install

Date: 04/21/2010
Owner: ButchG
Size: 16 items
Views: 6653
 
Prindle 18 Rudder Setup
 

Prindle 18 Rudder Setup

P18 Rudder

Date: 03/31/2010
Owner: kgatesman
Size: 1 item
Views: 3305
 
Replacing Bearings in Harken Small Boat Furler
 

Replacing Bearings in Harken Small Boat Furler

Date: 03/30/2010
Owner: Edchris177
Size: 17 items
Views: 6919
 
Prindle Rigging Pics
 

Prindle Rigging Pics

To help visualize the written manual

Date: 03/20/2010
Owner: ButchG
Size: 3 items
Views: 4057
 
Pictures for help with Mystere 5.0
 

Pictures for help with Mystere 5.0

Pictures for help with Mystere 5.0

Date: 03/11/2010
Owner: Steven Cloudt
Size: 3 items
Views: 2019
 
Hobie 20 Main Sail
 

Hobie 20 Main Sail

pics

Date: 03/05/2010
Owner: EvansDB78
Size: 4 items
Views: 2036
 
erice's pics
 

erice's pics

nacra 5.2 and weta pics

Date: 02/23/2010
Owner: erice
Size: 12 items
Views: 3780
 
1980 Hobie 16 Details
 

1980 Hobie 16 Details

Recent purchase of a well-preserved 1980 Hobie 16

Date: 12/17/2009
Owner: Nick
Size: 8 items
Views: 3665
 
Replacing Trailer Bearings on your Cat Trailer
 

Replacing Trailer Bearings on your Cat Trailer

how to replace both inner and outer bearings on a boat trailer

Date: 12/12/2009
Owner: turbohobo
Size: 10 items
Views: 3605
 
Sail delamination by windstorm
 

Sail delamination by windstorm

Windstorm caught my sail and beat it so that the mylar was torn off

Date: 12/07/2009
Owner: mrkurtz
Size: 1 item
Views: 1650
 
Tying Sail Battens
 

Tying Sail Battens

Method varies depending on your batten (baten) caps.

Date: 10/09/2009
Owner: Damon Linkous
Size: 3 items
Views: 7969
 
Storing Catamarans for Winter
 

Storing Catamarans for Winter

sleeping cats....

Date: 10/08/2009
Owner: paul
Size: 7 items (10 items total)
Views: 4331
 
Prindle Rudder lock down
 

Prindle Rudder lock down

Date: 10/01/2009
Owner: etrader
Size: 4 items
Views: 3096
 
Hobie Bravo Custom Windvane
 

Hobie Bravo Custom Windvane

Date: 07/24/2009
Owner: fastcat
Size: 2 items
Views: 4816
 
Hobie 16 Delamination Repair
 

Hobie 16 Delamination Repair

My hulls were soft and might break if I hit to big of a wave. I used West Sytems Epoxy injection at first but then switched to fiberglass injection due to costs.

Date: 07/21/2009
Owner: alumaswimmer
Size: 9 items
Views: 11760
 
A Crab Claw Rig on a Hobie 16
 

A Crab Claw Rig on a Hobie 16

Minutes to rig, instant reefing crab claw sail

Date: 07/18/2009
Owner: GerryMorelli
Size: 23 items
Views: 6146
 
Mystere 5.5 Jib Sheet Rigging
 

Mystere 5.5 Jib Sheet Rigging

picture for reference in technical help forum

Date: 07/03/2009
Owner: rafale55
Size: 1 item
Views: 2603
 
PVC Catamaran Mast Support
 

PVC Catamaran Mast Support

Date: 07/01/2009
Owner: skarr1
Size: 6 items
Views: 4499
 
H16 4:1 Mainsheet Setup
 

H16 4:1 Mainsheet Setup

how to rig Seaway blocks on H16

Date: 06/23/2009
Owner: turbohobo
Size: 13 items
Views: 7262
 
pulleys
 

pulleys

Date: 06/20/2009
Owner: Stanley
Size: 6 items
Views: 2146
 
Painting the Hobie 18
 

Painting the Hobie 18

New life for old 18 Hobie

Date: 06/11/2009
Owner: paul
Size: 8 items
Views: 6799
 
Bad Kitty Rebuild
 

Bad Kitty Rebuild

Overhauling an 87 hobie 16

Date: 05/17/2009
Owner: PDS624
Size: 34 items
Views: 7557
 
Hobie 18 Details
 

Hobie 18 Details

Shots of Hobie 18 rigging and parts.

Date: 05/05/2009
Owner: Damon Linkous
Size: 2 items
Views: 2900
 
Prindle 16/18 Trap Rigging
 

Prindle 16/18 Trap Rigging

How to rig the trap lines on your Prindle 16 or 18 cat.

Date: 04/30/2009
Owner: Quarath
Size: 1 item
Views: 5091
 
H17Sport integrated jib track
 

H17Sport integrated jib track

H17Sport integrated jib track

Date: 03/13/2009
Owner: fastcat
Size: 1 item
Views: 2152
 
Hobie Factory Wings
 

Hobie Factory Wings

Did you know Hobie has three kinds of wings?

Date: 03/10/2009
Owner: Damon Linkous
Size: 2 items
Views: 3108
 
H16 Truck Rack
 

H16 Truck Rack

truck rack, loading, and storage

Date: 01/29/2009
Owner: andyb
Size: 1 item
Views: 2745
 
five boats on one trailer
 

five boats on one trailer

Date: 01/07/2009
Owner: fastcat
Size: 1 item
Views: 2535
 
A-frame for winter storage
 

A-frame for winter storage

Catamaran A-frame storage roof

Date: 11/02/2008
Owner: paul
Size: 7 items
Views: 3049
 
Nacra 6.0 Rigging Details
 

Nacra 6.0 Rigging Details

Rigging

Date: 10/26/2008
Owner: turtlecat
Size: 34 items
Views: 7996
 
Build Your Own - Solo Mast Stepping System
 

Build Your Own - Solo Mast Stepping System

how to build your own mast step setup

Date: 10/12/2008
Owner: turbohobo
Size: 13 items
Views: 14578
 
Transom Repair H-18
 

Transom Repair H-18

One way to repair a cracked and delaminated transom without adding a hull deck port hole.

Date: 08/02/2008
Owner: Dannyski
Size: 2 items
Views: 3000
 
Hobie 18 Stern Damage
 

Hobie 18 Stern Damage

H18 pushed back into a fence

Date: 08/01/2008
Owner: mrkurtz
Size: 7 items
Views: 2403
 
Sol Cat Catamaran Tips
 

Sol Cat Catamaran Tips

Rigging Tips, Improvements, Repairs for SolCat

Date: 07/17/2008
Owner: danlocks
Size: 8 items
Views: 3815
 
Hobie 17 Snow Damage
 

Hobie 17 Snow Damage

snow weight on a 17 Hobie

Date: 07/13/2008
Owner: paul
Size: 6 items
Views: 3192
 
Catamaran Painting - "do it yourself"
 

Catamaran Painting - "do it yourself"

How I painted my cat

Date: 07/05/2008
Owner: paul
Size: 4 items
Views: 5285
 
Catamaran On-Water Storage Racks
 

Catamaran On-Water Storage Racks

CAT RACKS

Date: 07/05/2008
Owner: paul
Size: 6 items
Views: 4303
 
H14T Hull Refinish
 

H14T Hull Refinish

Paint Removal and Sand/Buff/Wax H14 Hull

Date: 04/09/2008
Owner: wobesan
Size: 31 items
Views: 7138
 
H17 rear crossbar knuckle damage
 

H17 rear crossbar knuckle damage

Date: 03/17/2008
Owner: Tom Owens
Size: 2 items
Views: 2425
 
H18 Solo Mast Erection
 

H18 Solo Mast Erection

Getting it up under difficult circumstances

Date: 01/25/2008
Owner: jonathan162
Size: 5 items
Views: 3900
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