DamonLinkous wrote: Hobie 13 ??? Yep, Hobie 13. We have 2 of them at the club, fun for the kids. They are/were build at the Hobie factory in Europe. ...

martyr wrote: Hobie 13 ??? Yep, Hobie 13. We have 2 of them at the club, fun for the kids. They are/were build at the Hobie factory in Europe. Cedex...

Yeah..... I know but its fun!!!! 👿 👿

dakjones1 wrote: Hello all, unfortunately neither of these are the video I was looking for but certainly terrific videos. Thanks for trying Must be o...

WALK AWAY !! Hulls in that condition aren't worth the cost of a epoxy/fiberglass repair. Take Pete's advice and get something that floats. Grtz, An...

Excuse me, double postEdited by catmodding on May 18, 2016 - 12:44 AM.

John, No flex whatsoever, but I did a complete rebuild of my fore-deck in a epoxy/foam construction. Wich can be viewed here Since the deck is not ...

Hi John, Why flotation ? If the hulls are sound , you don't need it. Regards, André

Grtz, André

ctcataman wrote: In the pbase image # IMG_5914, shows the casting in the boom that attaches to the mast. Our casting has a pulley in it. It is narrow ...

No halyard? Nope, to much weight..

And here is the error-code I get when I try to post using safari. After this message, safari stalls. AndréEdited by catmodding on Apr 30, 2016 - 0...

Damon, Now I'm using Chrome, no problems here. Also, the picture upload works. So, the problem is clearly browser related. In both browsers it s...

Damon, I downloaded and installed 2 other browsers, eq Firefox and Chroome. Now I'm using Firefox and it seems everything works fine. I even can ...

Also, these pics might help. Regards, André

In this link you will find a good description of a 4 way jib-setup. Though its a P19/18-2 , its an exact copy of the tornado. Regards, André

Its the new F1 DNA/ Holland composites A-class cat. Check out this vid. Build in the Netherlands, funny, I sail on the same lake, just on the oppo...

Modern smartphones are way to expensive to take out sailing, they are hard to monitor in the sun. So, why don't you go this way? After toasting 2 sa...

Now...really?? Is it the first of April already?? car_guy wrote: Wow, thanks for all the great responses a lot of good information here. Durability -...

For anyone who's interested in this boat, here's 2 tips. I understand dart 18 parts are rare in the US, so make sure the beam/hull attachments are so...

Standard Horizon HX 280S , a friend who is a purser at an airliner bought it for me at west-marine Vancouver together with a dry-bag. It sits in my ...

John, Forgot to mention the mast-rotation, You want the mast facing forwards when you take of on the first trip 🙂 Just set it and leave it there. ...

I carry this on a lanyard round my neck. Its tucked away under my pfd. In our region we always wear neoprene, So the knife doesn't touch my skin. I...

Hi John, I am in a simular situation, just a few steps ahead of You. Sailed my early 80's Reg White T six times now. My suggestion is to get a good ...

@ MN3 The 2x4 frames are used to keep the storages-boxes in place. They are digged in the sand and we attach the boxes to them. Because it can be a ve...

coolhead wrote: Could this have been done by flying objects pushed by the wind? have you had strong storms? No, november and december had some stron...

@ Damon, thanks, but this is not the way I wanna improve my repairing skills. Still a bit confused about the whole situation. MillCreek wrote: Any c...

DamonLinkous wrote: That's very odd damage for vandalism. The bigger damage looks to be on the inside of the hull just below the tramp track, not the ...