One of the guys I sail with occasionally picked up an exploder A-cat. I'm not sure on the exact price, but I think it's closer to $30k.

That method may work for the center lacing on a H16, but it doesn't really do much for any other application. The meter key works great because you...

A water meter key works great, easily available at any home improvement store.

Sure, any trailer service shop will fix you up. Some muffler shops am do it as well if you bring them a new part.

Did he give you a shipping price already?

Being an 18^2, I'm thinking your boat had a clew traveler fitted at one time. the clew plate looks a littler weird IMO compared to the boomless Nacra ...

They wouldn't really carry much value as collectables IMO. The odd and obscure boats are fun to look at and talk about, however they don't auctually...

I got a main once with some battens like that, they were totally useless. Im guessing some lofts include them for noverlay.

Where did the sail ship from? Were the battens the super cheap fiberglass, similar to what's in an H16 jib?

Insure your boat, that grounding would have only cost you your deductible.

That's exactly what it was, you pretty much have it figured out.

Here is a set of homebrew wings for an i20. Taken off of catsailor

On a given day racing, I might adjust the tension a couple times if it doesn't feel right. Once I feel I have found a good spot, I can replicate that ...

MN3, All the way up would be max tension. That max tension will change with mast rake, creep on the synthetic lines, and how tightly he ties the hea...

Just a hobie 18 that he probably measures with the rudders up and to the very tip of them,

You want at least a little pre-bend in that pole. Probably more than you have there. The amount of bend is not all that critical, we would adjust it t...

Never heard of the Dart Hawk, but the F18 in general is not a great boat to solo. Your weight is slightly heavy on the Prindle but fairly light on the...

Although 2 weeks late, here are the pictures as promised. This is what most of the boats in our fleet look like when fully traveled and sheeted out. N...

There is/was a mystere 4.3 for sale in the Columbia SC area.

I think acid will do the trick. Don't think you need the 50-50 mixture talked about in this link. I want to say I use 25% acid with success. I don'...

You sound like a candidate for an A class to me. A Boyer MKIV would fit your budget and toughness requirements .

$2k would pretty much be the going rate unless you find a friend willing to deal with it for you. If your talking about the boat that I think you are,...

I paid about $12 each for tubes from a tire shop and did not have to take the wheel off the axle to install. It's been over a year and the guy I sold ...

Coolhead, I'll grab a picture this weekend of what fully blown looks like.

Sailing UNI? If it's a constant problem, a shorter spin pole may help.

If your ramp is sandy, I would push it down on the wheels and try to leave it on the sand while you put the wheels away. Using the wheels, go ahead an...

On your I-18, your main should be centered and sheeted most of the way down wind with your spin up. If you have enough sheet to travel all of the way ...

I don't think you want to be raising the sails on the water. That's really difficult and a total PITA. I have done it between races to work on battens...

Sounds like an auto-jibe to me.

While I haven't seen a non self-tacking jib for an F18, I'm certain that you wouldn't want a self tacker jib on your boat. I don't think any of the cu...