I raised my mast all the time by myself. Similar to the advice above. I attached a 25' piece of line to the fore stay, then through a pulley on my m...

Never throw an anchor. Always lower it. This prevents fowling the rode, and helps set the anchor better. It also give you a better idea of what the ...

If your willing to trust just beer to please the gods, good luck. If you think beer would do it, at least offer the good stuff, maybe something Canad...

Officially naming or not. To Neptune a name is a name. How many times have you said "come on baby, faster". Neptune entered in his book your boats na...

NEVER rename your boat without a proper renaming ceremony. I think you angered Neptune.

I wish I werent between boats right now. Or I would have been out too.

In 30-40 knot winds, batten tensioners are the least of your problems.

Ok so no images came through, but I will try to describe it as best I can. I just sold my H16, so I cant go out and take pics for you. On the opposi...

I have to agree with Andrew, but I may be a bit bias on this one, cause I have lived here my whole life (except for college). The Suncoast of Florida ...

This weekend will be hot - 92 and 93 this weekend. But the water temp is getting a bit chilly at about 80. Plus we will have a open water regatta t...

The best beach site to launch from is Dunedin Causeway, in Dunedin FL. I know that its a bit of a drive, but you wont be disappointed. You can sa...

If your only going to be sailing once or twice a month, then keeping it simple is what you want to do. A H16 or a P16 are simple, can be rigged in le...

I do plan out which side of my lexus i plan to push my mast (in the event of a drop) and look for: 1 a clear area 2 someones car i dont like (kidding)...

If the alternative is to disassemble a cat into pieces, and put it on top of your car (which I have done once), then a trailer is priceless, and so is...

There is a guy between my house and the beach. He is selling two H16, both soft, tramps torn to shreds, sails for only one, and he wants $800 for th...

This is also a good document: br /> BUT the best place to get help is from other local sailors at the local beach. Andrew doesnt sail a H16 any more,...

I trailer my H16 with the rudders on, and bungee the tiller to the cross bar. I havent had any issues. Between the beach and home, there are two inte...

If you look closely at the pics in the document, you will see that instead of using a shackle to attach the grommet to the jib wire, he uses a bit of ...

I must be lucky or something... I sailed an h16 for 5+ years back in the mid/late 80's, and back again since the beginning of the year, but I have nev...

MWSTOL- Andrew touched on another possibility with your forestay. Do you have a pig tail attached? My pigtail is about 4-5 inches, and might explain...

This site has the specifications for shrouds and forestay. br /> Make sure that they are indeed too short. If they are I would return them. Usual...

Good condition H16 w/ no soft spots with all the equipment, the price is about right. I dont understand though, why if this other cat is in better sh...

I am pretty lazy. Isnt there something easier? 🙂

Here is a link: br /> If you follow the causeway out and turn in just past the concession/rental stand. Unless you are there at o'dark dark thirty, ...

Gloves, bicycle handle bar tape, or tennis racket tape. I use tennis racket tape, cause it handles getting wet over and over better. And like mentio...

I just took a look at your picture. Interesting... I have never seen someone use a bolt to hold the base onto the mast. The other thing is there are...

Where exactly are you going to be in the West Coast? I have to agree with Andrew that the best place to launch is Dunedin. Technically you can launc...

Your right there are 10 Hobies available on Craigs List in Tampa, 4 Hobies available in Sarasota, 4 in Orlando, 1 listed in S.Fl, and 3 in Daytona. So...