Sailing a boat fast is easy, sailing it well takes years of adjusting the sails, boat trim, tuning the rig and generally learning the boat. How do ma...

Carpet on 2X4 or 2X6, jmho. Richard.

I have a H-18 great boat. Two years ago got a Nacra 5.5, it is not a formula boat but does have a kite same basic set up as an F-17. The downwind is...

Just put it up and hold it with the main halyard. Not hard. JMHO, YMMV, Richard.

Ok, just my opinion get insurance, boat insurance is super cheap, race insurance is not that much more. I had it with my home owners but they called ...

$5k in a lathe, $5k in a mill, $2K in a tig welder plus all the knowledge to make it work, all for cheap beach wheels? Seriously nice work but way wa...

My Hobie 18 does that all the time, I just feed it in as I hoist it. Never once has it pulled out. Just part of the game, It will not be any diffe...

Go get it, get a bill of sale and then bring it home. As I understand it FL does not register boats under 18 ft that have no motor. I could be and o...

With the shallow shore ? I would get something with self tending boards or no boards. The boats you listed are still around H-16 and H-18 and good ...

PVC pipe, 10 ft sections with a 4 a 3 and two 1 sections, they all fit in the 4 on the trailer. The boat will slide up them and if you need to go fur...

Just unload and step on the beach, it is actually easier than on the trailer, you just walk up get on the boat and keep walking. The helper is on the...

Sad day indeed, there is a decent abc news from frisco out there. Very sad, he leaves behind a toddler.... R

I sail 1 up on my 18 a lot. But like others have said I am very wary of wind and conditions. I have about 20 years on an 18 and I can not right it s...

More than ready. Last year we have a very warm spring, I had both boats at the lake by the middle of April. I just unstacked them today. I have a l...

Bolt and washer if you can behind it if not it is amazing how well the screws that come with the straps hold. JMHO, YMMV, Ricardo.

Put them on the sides. the front will get water in it when trailering and so will the rear. About 3 inch with tight screen and down facing vents. I ...

Know anyone with a pool? Great way to wash sails, mild chlorine and easy to just get in with them and wash away. JMHO, Ricardo.

A few cups of water is no big deal. I keep a sponge handy, on the 5.5 the drains are not at the bottom of the hull so I just open the rear port and...

Full back with spreader bar is the best bet. I have an Aquata Worrell 1000 harness, kevlar seat, adjustable lumbar support battened legs, really hea...

Or buy borrow or rent a tramp tightening tool. They make the work so easy. JMHO, Ricardo.

The Hobie pole mounts like a Hobie boom since the front cross bar is a curved piece of mast you need to get the mast portion of the goose neck for a b...

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Water depth, boards or no boards, would be another good criteria. You guys have toooooooo much time on your hands. LOL, Ricardo.

There are boats with Skeg keels that work well or a boat with pivoting daggers like a Hobie 17 but a daggered boat without boards is a pig and pain. ...

Get a cheap easy to sail Cat like a Hobie 16, learn how to sail it and then move on. if you sail solo a lot get a boat you can right solo. This is w...

The 5.5 with a kite will take twice as long as the 16. Your 16 has nothing to rig. the 5.5 has boards, rotator, kite sheets, halyard and snuffer. Th...

Stockton is a beautiful lake but it is a rock shore and not cat friendly or it was not in the 90s when we went there. HTH, Ricardo.

The sloop shows 1979 as the production date, the UNI is mylar standard which was not until later. The 18 SQ may be what you are thinking of. Or I co...

I have a 5.5 Uni and have an added spin, I have both a spin and a hooter, the rigs are interchangeable without dropping the stick. Rehmbo is right if...

Try to find a whole boat, it will be easier. I can tell you if one is soft the other will be soft soon. JMHO, Ricardo.