pepsi wrote: I have just bought a Hobie 18, Can anyone tell me if the mast has enough buoyancy in it to stop it from sinking,the mast is water tight. ...

Your issue probably has nothing to do with the halyard, but the position the mast and main are in when you attempt to lower the mainsail. There's onl...

Ucfsailor19 wrote: Hey Doug thanks for the reply, When you say clutch on the mast I assume you mean the big green wheel that is on my Prindle th...

Ucfsailor19 wrote: Doug, I have a prindle 19 and was a little confused on the downhaul setup. I'm not sure if its the same between the two boat...

David, I'm here to help! I'm new to this site, but have been sailing that same boat for the past 10 years. BTW - Nice choice of boat! Not for ra...