With star board, scroll saw and a router it is not hard to make a set. As long as you don't mind them being white.

There is back county camping on Nest key.. This is an incredible place to sail. One of the few native islands you can camp in the Florida bay.

The real problem is that the wind tends be coming out of the east most of the month of march. Great run there but will really suck on the return. You ...

With or without a support craft?

The other option for the cat tube end cover is to put a 1/2 inch cut in the top about 1 inch back from the end the cut need to be as wide as the tube....

If you really want to do it right.

I found that if I put the knot facing the mast it can be difficult to hook. Facing or not facing depends on the position of the hook relative to the ...

I added an album under IDENTIFICATION called WINGS where we can post pictures of cats with wings. Hope this helps.

Note: Hobie wings have a max load of 450 lbs. Don't ask me how I know. Mystere 6.0, 6.0xl, 5.5, and 5.5XL could be ordered with wings. I retro fitted ...

If you look at the N6.0 the bridle foil is attached to the bows using wire. This is a pic of the N6.0 wire. . By using wire it allows the hulls to fl...

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klppurdy wrote: Ha ha, what year was that beachsailor? The last year I did the race. 😆 I never worked so hard to be 15 min late to the finish. ...

Glad to hear they changed the scoring. I remember 1 year only 6 boats made it to the bridge by cutoff(no scoring was done at the bridge) and only 3 bo...

The shape of the mystere bow create loads that caused this to happen before(kiwi Chris did this during a Hogsbreath 100). plus add the loads from tthe...

Maybe just a double block witth a becket that attaches to the bottom of the sail.

3/8 main sheet, 1/4 jib sheet. It will run much smother thru the blocks. Trophy has a great feel and easy on the hands, and very reasonably priced. W...

I set mine with a 6 ft pry bar. Have someone stand on the dirt on either side to get them started. The cheap easy option is just bury a 2 ft piece of ...

April in the keys. Expect wind. 25 knots and a hobie wave can be a real kick.

Alligator Gar.

Dolphin, Turtles, Manta rays(Under the boat with a wing tip out of the water on either side, one big ray), sharks(there have been a lot of those this ...

If its been sitting in the sun better figure on a new tramp and new sails. Plus add the cost of new standing rigging.

Maybe a Flying Scot? Stable, Not to heavy for trailering. Easy to mount a small motor for launch. Large cockpit. Easy to sail.

High road my A$$. I have no problem calling out someone that sells something then refuses to return communications when there is a problem. Happened t...

Remember to steer all the way thru the tack. You can either let the hotstick drag behind he boat and steer using the tiller cross bar or learn to pass...

Good new is that harken sells a rebuild kit.

No. The bearing under the neck has to support the load. If you look at the one you selected there is no neck, just the attachment point. Look for a us...

Measure twice(maybe three times), Drill once. I recommed a drill press with the blades being level. Drill the hole out of square and you will be doing...

Wrong type. You need the below bridle to work correctly.

Easy way to fill holes. Tape a piece of wax paper(dust tape work well) over the hole on one side. Lay on flat surface and fill. Epoxy and micro ballon...

Fill and redrill the holes(you may only have to do one rudder). Find someone knowledgeable with a H16 to get the correct hole location.