i would luv to get my hands on some 3d parts files. If you all are willing to share. I will gladly be custodian and offer them up free to all that wan...

well you can eat those chops you just busted LOL

sorry guys but i dont have time to do design work. get me and stl file and i will print it at cost for friends no problem but i have a 34+ year old g ...

MN3 wrote: That rarely works out. Converting a point cloud to solid model that can be printed is time consuming work. I suspect the software and the s...

yes, printing anything of size and hi res takes time. i did a print recently that was about 15 inches tall and 5x5 took 47+ hours to complete ugh. th...

tamumpower1 wrote: We could just take the 3D printed part, cut it in half and use it to make a sand mold then slap a little molten aluminum in there. ...

I just got my folgertech FT5 up and running and have a 34+ year old G-cat. Ancient castings are only 1 of many projects i am considering. with a 12x12...

not the end of the world 🙂 you can drill out the rivets and pull the mast base out to see if there is any real damage(stress cracks) done. If you are...

this is a lot easier than it first seams. the masts should be similar enough in diameter and shape so drill out the 3 rivets (3/16 bit and stainless ...

if you are going to add extra power to your boat, try to find oyt where the cetner of force is then you will have an idea of how the additional mast a...

I agree with Damon 100% my first hobie was a 14 turbo and when I was 135lbs (yes a long time ago) it was a great boat but i couldn't take anyone with ...

you really should know what to do when you go over, how the boat will lay where to go ect you dont want to wait till you are caught by a storm. All th...

I am new to the prindle world as well and just got done repairing and repainting my 18-2. I am starting assembly this weekend and have an internal 2-1...

I sold my Hobie 16 locally then drove to Lexington NC and back to pick up a Prindle 18-2 for $700 She was in bad shape but the price was right and I h...

2 reasons COmfort and manuverability. Besides I grew up on the ocean and cant stand swimming in one. I swear they are even more uncomfortalbe in t...

Hey Coastrat how about some pics, I am rebuilding an 18-2 and would love to be able to reef the main but being a hobie sailor, I didn't see any reef ...

the prindle 18-2 and 19 have kick up center boards so solo is no problem. tramp does get a little crowded with 4 way jib system so performance or comf...

if you dont have battons in the jib, there is no reason not to get a furler. Is is also great if you anchor as the jib causes the boat to swim up on t...

I tie a small mesh bag to the tramp\mast it has a drawstring to keep the lines from sliding back out unlike the tramp pockets. If you have cable and n...

that slop in the hulls is caused from the pylons getting worn or corrodded inside the cornor castings. An easy fix to your problem is to undo and driv...

forget about the blisters for a minute, with all the cracks in the gel coat especially on top, I am really not fond of it and the thought of putting m...

Hey Andy glad to see you found the site. If anyone knows it will be these guys! Good luck and remember your plan b isnt so bad, the causeway is ...

thanks for that! Luckly no apparant internal delam and NO soft spots so I think I am pretty lucky

I don't know how deep they are but I have a few blisters on the bows close to the water line. Unless I drillinto 1 I guess I have no way of knowing ho...

do you really have to drill out the blister to repair it? as old as my boat is, I am guessing it is done drying\expanding so if I sand the blisters fl...

Sorry that was suppossed to be VS or versus

I just got a prindle 18-2 that was sitting on the trailer for a while. THe rear rollers left a pretty deep dent in the bottoms of both hulls. Luckty I...

It looks like it was a nice boat at one time, it even has a real mast caddy so I am guessing it was taken care of at least a little bit. Without any s...