Can anybody tell me which parts are interchangeable for different Prindle cats like the Prindle 15,16,18.
Are the rudders the same and the beams etc.
Thanks for the help
The rudders and rudder castings are. I'm pretty sure the beams are too. Masts are not.
Booms, masts, rigging, tramps and sails all differ for the Prindle 15,16,18.
Rudders and castings are the same.
The P 18-2 and 19 have few shared parts with the Prindle 15,16,18.
Are you looking for something specific?
Well, I got the change to buy a really cheap 16 so was thinking buying it for spare parts to my 15.
That would probably be beneficial if it is a steal. IS the 16 not sailable on it's own?
Yes it is at 200 euros for a complete boat who can be wrong.
Do not know the real difference between the 15 and 16 apart that is probably is 1 foot longer. 😆
Quarath wrote: That would probably be beneficial if it is a steal. IS the 16 not sailable on it's own?
you might like the 16 better...the jib makes tacking much easier and the 16 carries much more weight...
16 over the 15 any day - unless the 16 has hull cancer.
I just bought a complete 16 with a galvanized trailer for $300 us - the hull are soft though.
I needed a new trailer so it's a good deal - beyond that though, I find many of the salvage parts to be untrustworthy! So if the hulls are rotten, be sure to look closely at the things you want off it - if those parts are beat too you might be better off using your cash to buy what you actually need new.
Indeed I found out that tacking is a real pain in the A on the P15.
Does anyone have tips/advise for me.
I am a real handy small and big boat monohull racer but tacking the P15 made me look like a beginner and costs me dear on the racecourse.
tips to tack a p15? just one - put a jib on it.
Edited by rwj0j0 on Jul 19, 2013 - 07:38 AM.
Reminds me of my first days on H-14! You must roll tack it! Sneak up to close hauled, throw the rudders (half way), and STAY on the old side in back corner til you feel boat is ready to capsize atop of you, then scramble to new high side. Pete
I just finished renovating a P15, took it sailing, it was a little rocket, untill you had to tack, what a b-yach to tack, so I threw a small jib on it a-la P16 style and it made a huge difference. But if I was in your shoes, I would keep the P16 as my regular sailer and use the P15 for parts.....or just sell the P15. Check it out.
http://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures/?g2_itemId=100876