[quote=damonAdminSay hi to the Texas City Dike folks as you blow past them. Bobbean is a TCDYC'r If you want to skip all the headaches buy Chr...

Search hobie rudder cavitation on google or similar. br /> Try that and see if it helps. On the hobie forums there's tons of info on the subject.

A friend of mine had a tramp by slo that fit a little funny. He called Slo and they had a new one out the door the next day. He seems to stick by his ...

PM sent wolfman.

I had them for a short time. Wasnt a huge fan to be honest. they were not as comfortable as a butt bucket and i would keep the harness tight so they d...

Ill take some pics for you tonight.

Butch Oh ok it all came back to me now. I sold you the spin that was designed as a deep spin. That chute was designed for a local TX race and was q...

Hey Butch, U still running that spin i sold ya? If so shoot me a PM on here or CS and let me know how it performed. Im thinking of running a F18 kite...

If youve sailed and owned a H18 in the past i see no reason a P19 would be too much boat for you. Ditch the 4 way jib set up if your not racing and th...

We are sailing open water. The home base for TCDYC (texas city dike) was destroyed in the hurricane and will hopefully be back up and running by the e...

The key thing for the wife is barz goggles or similar. Getting repeated eye rinses with Gulf water gets old real quick. It may sound crazy but a good ...

I sail Surfside all the time. I would reccomend coming to Surfside one weekend when a bunch of boats are on the water and take a ride on some. Theres ...

Tomko could probably sail a Prindle 16 and still do well. What im saying is that the wildcat will probably do well because The nut behind the tiller i...

I was going to do the whole race this year but the girlfriend booked a cruise two weeks before the race for 7 days. If work would let me take two week...

Use a good non stretch line and a configuration similar to this.

Yes it can be removed. You MUST rivet the straps to the crossbeams though. I actuaally really liked having the beam there. That beam saved me a few ti...

You rang? I will be posting more pictures tonight. I got my modded decks in from performance and will post up some pics. I used a putty knife and a...

I run low stretch line under the tramp that is connected to an eye strap on the front and rear beam (under tramp). I will post some pics later tongiht...

Dont worry about the pivmatics popping as they still work fine on my boat. I have popped them a few times and the rudder doesnt get damaged and the pi...

Great news Dave! Leaking boats are no fun and can limit your ability to sail long distances. Now that its not leaking you can focus on sailing and not...

good to hear Bob! It's always great to hear about maiden voyages that went pretty smoothly. Try the block on the rudders that i posted in your other t...

Mine is the same way. She doesnt really like sailing a whole lot and would rather the winds be low if she did go out. She likes it nice and calm...I l...

i seal around the ports, plugs, etc with 3M 5200. I would try the soap and see if its obvious. The dagger trunks have been known to leak so dont forg...

My suggestion would be to go ahead and fix your problem. Use a air supply with little pressure through the plug holes and soapy water. A blow dryer on...

I have in the past, but as Lawrencer said they are expensive so i opted for a murrays waterbag for a fraction of the cost of a new dagger. Im reall...

lately our winds have been coming straight onto shore. I have a different strategy than most in Surf. I like as much boat speed as possible. I feel po...

Well that's what is great about online forums...Everybody has their opinions! Ive launched Hobie16's in surf and Nacra's in surf and cant really tel...

we surf launch every weekend and havent had any problems. I dont think hobies get out through the surf and back any better than nacra's ? I power d...

erice nailed the info on tacking...Be sure to get as much speed as possible and ease the sheet going into and through it. If your running a jib and ar...

Notice the eyestrap on the left of the beam. I have a loop tied in a piece of line...I feed the non looped end through the eyestrap on the left and th...