looks like a wind direction indicator bracket

jalex and charles....they're not as bad as one might think in either loose or packed sand. one of our guys copied my design for his h-18 and that work...

jalex, here's a set i made in '08 and they're still working ok.........

check out what i did on my h-16....works great should be able to adapt to your prindle

a very noble task sir. you have a lot of support here and i'm sure with your leadership.....things will stay they way they are.....awesome........

Hi Eric, it would be my guess that the rod, which is stainless and the sleeve, anodized aluminum, have seized due to galvanic corrosion which is commo...

after a little research i'm guessing they are 6061 but a machine/welding shop should be able to verify that

check out a hobie 16...great single handed boat, fast, largest one design class in racing, and will easily take two, three if passengers are kids and ...

bob, this should be what you're looking for Boom Shockcord 1/4" Shockcord x 7' 1 ea. if you need anything else, here's the whole mess from hobie. ...

here's what i use on my h-16. seems to work well.

without a pic, here's the most direct route to get back on the water then do a full repair over the winter. first make sure the split is dry and get ...

not good....get a 1/4 inch shackle and be done with the worrying....not even sure the three stooges would use a turnbuckle....just my $.02

goodsailing...just my $.02 for what it's worth. made these almost 10 years ago and haven't had any problems here on our sandy beach.yeah they can pull...

definitly a nice bunch of stuff here....

thanx damon...we've been known to party at the beach on new's day too. i live right there so early morning i'll take a bottle of champagne down to the...

11/30/14 lake ontario hilton ny....me and captain don on his h18....air temp about 60 deg water temp a comfy 48 deg....definitely wetsuit conditions.....

i have friends in phoenix azcat and i get the same from them....winter is ok but it's cool here too only 70 degrees today....hope you had a great sail...

hobie cat fleet 295....we're hardcore...Edited by CatsailorMike on Nov 28, 2014 - 03:22 PM.

i use one of these... just around both rear pylons and haven't had any problems.

400 series stainless and monel alloy can be slightly magnetic. you should be all set...as rattlenhum says it's a good idea to have a few of various si...

welcome to beachcats. yeah tacking without the jib can be a real pain but it can be done with some practice. it's a matter of backing up. for newbs th...

check out a local welding shop first, they may be able to cut out damage and put a patch in. if you make a new beam, i'd probably use 6061-t6 tube, 1/...

i've done epo rudders using this. prep as dogboy says and then mix this graphite powder filler with your resin and roll on followed by "tipping" with ...

last two numbers are usually the production year, so i'm guessing your is a 2000 model, if it's a 5.5 uni then the following link is where i got this ...

this is a hobie 16 but i'm sure you could use the same approach

h-18 in lake ontario, hilton, ny If you have a five year old niece who loves unicorns, you will tell her there is one at the beach. If you tell her ...

Edchris177 , if they went into the hobie hull, i would guess hobie 21 sport cruiser, the h17 install the same way but i believe they are shorter.

welcome to the forum. gotta say i never heard of this boat but here's what i found on google...hope it helps a little. as suggested, tough to beat har...