I don’t know how to prevent it, but muriatic acid is good to remove it.

Another option for a skeg boat is to attach the pole to the front beam near the hull on the water, with a soft shackle. The V line would have to be at...

I also walk backwards on the pole, on the video I’m hanging but not on the water. I deploy the righting line too, not totally necessary but more comfo...

CatFan57 wrote: Interesting about the Hawaiian style line system under the tramp, and also the storage system under the tramp and close alongside one...

Boat is a N5.5, no drag from water hitting the pole, I doubt it is significant at all.

Fixed the video. That was before cutting the pole, it’s shorter now. And the loop isn’t made or a strap but just a line now. Yes, the loop stays on th...

Not really a continuous line, sorry, It starts and ends at each side of the rear beam

Instead of rolling the line around the pole I keep it on the boat, similar to a Hawaiian righting system: it’s a continuous line threaded through SS r...

Storing it underneath the tramp has a couple disadvantages: If stored along the center of the tramp it is painful to step on it at each tack. Then I s...

Here is the proof of concept..

CatFan57 wrote: Solo righting an 18ft cat is not easy. After the second failed attempt I decided to make myself a righting pole, which I successfully ...

CatFan57 wrote: I sail on the sea and the surf is dangerous everywhere but at the launching spot, so there’s plenty of “opportunity” to use the anchor...

Also consider rollers at the rear trailer crossbar

Apparently not possible on the P16 but on other boats there is some room between the inner side of the hull and the tramp edge, and you can set a loop...

Could work but not optimal. Alum rivets and alum beams are not that strong. You can pull out or shear the rivet pretty easily. Cleats fail this way. I...

Also, the one left behind might be me.. I teach my crew to through the anchor but I don’t expect him/her to right the boat and rescue me.Edited by And...

shortyfox wrote: I thought I was done with this one but then I saw the video and I just can't leave it be. What ever happened to simple is better? W...

The double function is what makes it complex, but setting a line for towing is actually the hardest to achieve in my case, with the bow foil. So judge...

and having the rode go through a bullet block at one of the bows and then back to the mast step where it's tied off I do something like that: a separa...

In my experience the best solution is to have front cradles and rear rollers. The rear rollers take less load and make much easier to load and unload ...

I did something like that on my first boat, a N5.0 that I restored. I had a mast extrusion and added all the rigging myself. You would need a wire or...

Also know how to coil or store your anchor/tow line, if it gets tangled when you deploy it it may be annoying and dangerous. I have it in a mesh bag w...

The anchor line can also be used as a tow line in case you need a rescue. Figure out in advance how to attach it in both cases, the center of the fron...

ironday wrote: Luckily its been on fresh water its whole life so no corrosion. One of the small stays attached to the front foil snapped and down went...

The shroud plate should be ok I think, unless there is corrosion. What failed? was it the bridle or the plate on the hull? The 6.0 beam is 8.5 ft, an...

Thanks for the advice, I sail a N5.5. About grinding the bottom, I accepted it’s part of it and guess I’ll need to reinforce them more often. I’m mor...

I take between 1 and 1.5 hrs, door to water, I’m 3 blocks away from the beach so no much driving. Many will say 30 mins but probably for just part of ...

Telescopic or foldable beams may seem simple to do in theory, what is not evident is that the trampoline needs significant tension, so you either loos...