I came off the back of the p16 on my second time out with the mainsheet around my ankle, and the boat kept on going. Glad i was wearing my big pfd. No...

murrays only has a couple of odd sized ones left, the rest are a newer style. whats a set of used ones cost these days?

I am in southwest missouri, I couldnt find matching battens in any of the online places I checked, are they even made anymore?

Quarath wrote: Glad you had a great time. On your rudders. They are likely popping up because of the weather helm you mentioned. You need to adjust th...

Hey, I maidened the p16 today, what a blast! I went out to fellows with a friend who has never been on a sailboat before, and it was my first time on ...

I just did a Huge delamination repair on a 78 p-16, about %35 of the total hull area, using the injection method. The expanding foam is definitely a n...

yeah, they will always be difficult to raise by the lines out of the water, dont yank on them or things can get bent. They are designed to work smooth...

This is not my picture, but it was a huge help: Edited by anrkii on Jun 10, 2011 - 02:33 PM.

The rudders need a hard tug to pop up. make sure the sheaves and lines in there are in really good shape. Also check for bent bolts, most of mine were...

My jib doesnt have any zippers at all, nor was there a second halyard, so I still dont understand how that works. theres an eyelet at the base of the ...

I have a prindle 16 rigging question: I am redoing all of the lines on this boat I purchased, so Im unfamiliar with how its set up. Anyway I bought ...

That looks like a type of melges scow. Those are interesting boats, I researched and thought hard about buying an MC scow before I picked up my prindl...

I Did all three sides of the hulls, decks included, on my spare time. I would say maybe eight hours total on the injection. I didnt spring for epoxy ...

Yeah, old ones are a huge moneypit Ive found out. A buddy of mine who knows all about boats said to me the other day "All sailboats have an expiration...

Im almost done with the delam repair, the worst of it was the outside of the right hull. it sat in direct sunlight for a decade.. its a "soft spot" t...

Ill call them when I order and see if theyll substitute 3/16 for the rudder lines. I wont have an obscene amount of money in it, 350 for the boat and...

It depends of how bad off your boat is, I used 3/4 gallon on my decks, BUT I had to do the entire area between the beams on both hulls, plus the rear ...

Good point. Ill just buy a rigging kit and be done with it. Any complaints about the salty dog line kits? Looks to be the best value.

ok, I figured it out. The decks ARE foam core, but not within a couple of inches near the beam mount areas.