Jib Size Sol Cat

call bob at trixies landing,i m sure he has a few laying around, 732 269 5838

Thanks Sailfast

just called him. he had no idea

i be down there next week . ill take a look.

Thanks

BTW I called a sailmaker (Atlantic Sailtraider) and asked for a Jib for the SOL Cat 18. He told me a Luff of 17 and a Foot of 5.2 should be right.

Does that sounds reasonable to someone ???

I actually had sets of Solcat 18, Prindle 18 and Hobie 18 at the same time and put them on top of each other to see the difference. They are all about the same size as far as height, but the foot of the TheMightyHobie18 sail is much larger. You should be able to use any of them. There is a TheMightyHobie18 jib on eBay right now..

Thank you Dan,

I completely forgot ebay !!.
I checked the jibs available and asked one seller for the foot size. This looks awfully short on the SOL 18. if it's really 5.2 feet.

I checked several sailmaker webseites, but usually the foot is much longer for a Luff of 17 feet.

Unfortunately I cant buy a new one at this moment.

I did a Google search for Sol Cat and found a boat for sale which comes with the owner's manual. You could contact the seller and get the info you want at:
http://marinersguide.com/dockswap/heartland/messages/470.html

Thanks Mike,

I found that ad some days ago, but as it's nearly 17 months old I had not much hope. But I should give it a try anyway

Did you try and contact someone at Murrays? I would think either they would know or know someone who would.
Also try Mark Mitchelson at http://www.sailingproshop.com
They often get used Sol Cat parts and they might know.

[color] UPDATE:
[color] There is a listing for the jib in the Murrays catalog (part# 30-6112 $335-$470) so I am sure someone there could give you the correct dimensions.

Hi Dan,
the Hobie 18 guy at ebay came back to me with a foot size of
98 inch, being somewhere at 8.17 feet. I measured the distance from the mast (foot) up to the place where the bridle meets the forstay. This is short of 6 feet. This being without any loop in the jib sheet, I can't imagine that a 8.17 feet jib can work ??????

Hi Dan,
the Hobie 18 guy at ebay came back to me with a foot size of
98 inch, being somewhere at 8.17 feet. I measured the distance from the mast (foot) up to the place where the bridle meets the forstay. This is short of 6 feet. This beeing without any loop in the jib sheet, I can't imagine that a 8.17 feet jib can work ??????

Found another listing:
http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/1269
Although it's been sold you may be able to hunt down the current owner.

finally got one for 130$ in St. Pete. Fits quite well.

Thanks you all for your help

So did you get a Sol Cat jib or is it from another boat? If it is the Sol Cat one Measure both sails and post them up so we can add it to the general knowledge database.
Thanks,

I'm sorry, it's not a Sol Cat jib.
The sol cat was supposed to be 17 by 5.2, this one is
16 by 5.8, bjut it's the only one that "nearly" had the required size. As I'm a newbie, I thought I would not really
recognize the difference in speed etc.

I had it up and it looked nicely to me and a neighbor, who
is more experienced in sailing. So I took it.

Thanks again for the help