There was a fleet in Vegas and a sailing shop, but that was years ago. Check with IHCA NAHCA and Hobie for dealers and fleets in the area. I sailed ...

I have to agree the triple would likely end up with a double (mostly single on the middle bar) point load unless the boat is in the exact same spot ev...

Personally I like the original trophy braid for both main and Jib sheets. Easier on the hands, it will not last as long as the all nylon stuff but I ...

Been there done that. Likely the tramp will have to be loosened, not likely removed. You need to take the outer bolt off the hull, then the end cap...

Get a Hobie 18, I sail mine solo a lot and sail with up to 4 once in a while. Easy to rig, mast up or down, although stepping the mast takes a little...

The astro turf carpet does the trick. I just bought the hobie cradles from Murrays, been on for several years outside 6 months a year and not a singl...

The Y frame of the trailer is not bent it is side welded to the long frame on each side. This leaves the ends open and allow the racks to slide in. ...

I redid a trailer over the winter too; it is lots of work. The box came from the donated trailer but needed work. The tube came with the boat (Nacra...

This is my 18 and my 5.5 is in my avatar. Good idea. Cheers Ricardo.

We beach a lot and have anchored now and then. We always take the block off and downhaul off. I have seen boats sail away with anything sheeted. Me...

Get an actual main halyard for the 16, this is one of those do it right. The 16 hooks on the front of the mast, it does not tie off like most sail bo...

I use the cheap Timex Iron Man from Wally world about 30 bucks. You have to look for the one with a countdown timer, I get them with countdown repeat...

Just be careful not to have the cross bars too close together. In my opinion, the bars should be at least 6 preferably 8 feet between them this makes...

You need 2 to 3 feet of larger line on the boat part and the rest on the removable part that is smaller. I have never run the block just the eye, mak...

I agree with you Yurdle, I think they could even be better, a longer blade will give more stability. Also the rake adjustment is very easy on the Int...

N hanson, I have a 5.5 Uni and it has pretty big dagger boards, see my Avatar the up board is as tall as I am. The rudders from the 570 are longer an...

I used the Inter style rubber connections, the set up I bought came with one used one and I got two new ones so I can have a spare. The first two pic...

DT, been there, the worst feeling ever, one goes from sailor to swimmer in an instant. DO NOT BUY BOATS WITH SOFT SPOTS. They are not worth it ever....

The sail tube came with the Nacra trailer and the Box came with the other trailer. The box needed some work and unfortunately the tube was already pa...

To follow up more, I used the 5.5 cross bar, just got rid of the adjuster and put the new ends in the tubing. No mods to the tubing but drilling one ...

Ok I finally got around to doing the swap. I got about 1/2 the parts from Dan Berger (cat reaper) on this forum. I got one arm and one lower casting...

On the other side of stupid is what I did. I got a "free" trailer, it was much longer than the trailer that came with my 5.5, in fact long enough to ...

I put tubes in a set I got really cheap and they have been fine since. HTH, Richard.

It is a great tutorial. BUT it is for painted surfaces more so than for gelcoat in my opinion. We use a bottle of sno bowl gel to get the hull clean...

I have double shock cord, I have them tuned right, I have the extra line for trailering. The system is just poor and always has been IMO, Ricardo.

The ones I have are tuned right, when down they are fine, they work, they kick up. The BS bungee up is a pain, the no good way to keep them up when o...

Makes me want to go! We did Ruff Rider (Texas coast 150 miles in two days), 90 the first day was no problem. Again sounds like fun. By the way can y...

I am not from the area but have sailed it some, my buddy has a getaway in South St Pete on the bay side and we go to the bridge islands all the time. ...

If it is an 89 it is the older pivmatic system. The pivots may have been removed in place of an up/down line and a single cleat on either side. The ...

Getting the kite up and flying is the most important thing you can do, futzing with some obscure fine tuning will likely take time away from the kite ...