I believe they "claimed" that the Hobie 21 SC could be righted single handed with the use of shroud extenders and mast float, both of which were stand...

Can you post a picture of your tang/adjuster arrangement? It could also be a matter of just bending the "ears" of the adjuster closer together and us...

The 21SC IS 8.5 feet wide (in order to be able to be trailered legally). The wings, when installed, add about 3-4 feet of additional width. The 21SE...

Can't you just drill out the hole in the plate to 1/4" diameter? Otherwise, I would check APS, they tend to have this type of hardware. sm

Hobie 21 Sport Cruiser? Lots of storage, forward tramp area, gennaker option, roller furling mainsail with reef points, optional tramp tent, (relativ...

I use a telocat on the H18. I find it useful when sailing downwind to pretty quickly gauge my angle relative to 90 degrees apparant. Upwind I rarely ...

I skimmed the proposed rules and don't see any significant changes over the existing rules other than maybe the addition of the "boundary" definition ...

Sails stall from the tip down and from the leech forward. I've never been much off a fan of leech tell tails and I've never really found tell tails ...

martyr wrote: The DS doesn't seem to even be attached on the port side, lots of shaking up and down. You're right! I originally viewed the video on ...

That's pretty darn ugly. I think those Hobie 15s are really intended for kids/youth and from the looks of the video, two full grown men were sailing...

Agree, use epoxy. The cost difference is minimal for this size project. Epoxy has better adhesion. I would disagree with thickening the resin, however...

If you don't have a trailer box, why not just throw the boards in your car? It's a heck of a lot faster and more secure than tying them to the tramp....

Wow, sounds like a hell of a lot of risk for pretty minimal reward. If it takes you more than 60 seconds to put your daggerboards in, you're doing s...

MN3 wrote: Bill - do you use any system to insure your mast doesn't worm out during righting with your shroud extenders open? The H21 has a captive b...

I agree, it is most likely due to incompatability between the new base and old step. Hobie has made several "tweaks" to the base and step designs over...

There's nothing particularly special about the rear crossbar bolts. I just order some replacements for my boat from McMaster Carr. 316 Stainless Stee...

Good to hear you got it fixed. Yes, definitely remove the tramp before assembling. If you can put the hulls on the trailer and strap them down so th...

br /> Make sure you don't get one that's sun fried unless you like fiberglass splinters. sm

If it were up higher on the mast where there is a lot of bending load, it would definitely be a concern. But down low on the mast where the load is pr...

The Harken cam cleats come in two versions - plastic cams & aluminum cams. The teeth on the plastic cams will eventually wear out as the line passes ...

gahamby wrote: I'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you on that newspaper call. Resin will soak right through newsprint and stick right to th...

I would say definitely use some type of keeper wire to hold the mast base to the crossbar if you are going to use shroud extenders. Just because you ...

You may not be interested in Hobie class racing, but the next person to own your boat could be, so having a set of OEM sails could very well affect th...

The down side to waxing the "non-repair" areas is that there is a pretty substantial risk of contaminating the area that you DO want to repair with wa...

If your repair involves adding fiberglass cloth, I would recommend wetting out the glass on a piece of wood or cardboard first so you're not trying to...

If they are Lexan, ABS, Nylon, PCG, or any of the other various materials that Hobie used for their lower end "plastic" rudders, then you would be was...

faceplant09 wrote: Sonehow i missplaced my channel and lock washer, but im on my way again. The channels on the front crossbar were upgraded in the m...

EDIT: Disregard, I read the title as Hobie 18 mast hinge, not Prindle. I'm not familiar with the Prindle setup. Deleted. smEdited by Dogboy on M...

This would not help you out, but for someone with a running, high-mileage Xterra, they could simply replace the radiator / transmission cooler as prev...

mattson wrote: I researched removing seized stainless bolts from aluminum and no method worked in my case. FYI, it is a stainless bolt in a stainle...