As it turns out, the Hobie 21SE did have a true barber hauler intended for it; it just shows up as a brief mention in the manuals as a part. Mine did...

for temporary/emergency use, its whatever gets the job done. The Job being distribute the weight over a larger area using something that won't Mar th...

I've done a small piece of carpeted plywood with 2 2x4s on the other side that fit over the roller dhugly, then tied it on. Worked in a pinch...but t...

I'm right there with you, bud. I, in fact grew up buying cheaper and fixing up so that I could have those things I otherwise couldn't afford, and sti...

There's been a collapse of young people that fix stuff up, much less have the skill sets to do it right. Not that they don't have the aptitude, they ...

I'd be really surprised if comparably sized cats from similar eras don't have similar loads on the rigging, assuming they were both originally designe...

I've never seen a mast hound held on by Phillips head screws...I don't know for sure, but I don't think that's normal and I wouldn't trust it to hold,...

I asked my son, a sophomore in college this. His answer was "Our phones are our hobby." That, and video games. One of his buddies is more of an out...

And, they've got some good info. on their forums, just not visited frequently, it appears:

Cans are a foregone conclusion/assumption. Bottles aren't allowed on the beach around here. Great ideas, though. Think this is solved.

"Either drink your beer...or just have another one ready on the other side of the boat..." Great - now my boat will look like it has a chicken pox of...

Are there some kinds of clips that can attach to shrouds? Thinking something that'll clip/hang and is sewed to a tap of some kind of insulated can ho...

The main sail is likely toast, but post a Pic and folks can certainly guide you, to see if it's even possible at all. Standing rigging is 100% toast ...

Very cool! Thanks!

OK - I get it, now. So they're just optimizing loads. Cool. I saw that as an option, but didn't quite pick up on that side of the site.

I appreciate the help, but; Yeah - nope. It's the 132 inch long wing that's the killer. Oh well, thinking it's not in the cards to ship cat wings.

P.S. - cool boat

You probably CAN find the parts here... Not real schooled on tri-design, but much of the Hobie line used like a 15/16 jib car track, that you can sti...

You need an entire donor boat to scavenge, but you'll need to match up the traveler track shape and length to what you have. Plenty of scrap-type boa...

Got the profiles, etc. Of course had I known and could find same, might have saved a few hours research... Luckily, NACA airfoils are used, making t...

Hey Scott - no doubt; and, if you need some help vacuum bagging it and finishing in clear, just let me know since I got that down pat. We just need a...

I'll confess...I've sailed Wave's quite a few times... (kind of like riding a moped;they're fun, but you're too embarrassed to tell your friends your ...

Yeah, I wrote that wrong... I meant that ALL THE BOATS he was considering are tolerant to abuse-good choices, but I still wouldn't get a wave because ...

H16 as a first? Certainly many have, successfully. Heck, I started with a H21, about as far from a starter boat as you can get, but I had/have help....

It's my understanding that Hobie Europe and Australia are separate, legal entities. However, SL claims to have global reach with manufacturing, so wh...

So, to sum up; Hobie sold to an investment group (Maynards) sometime, like January 2021, who expressed strong interest in the kayak side of business a...

I'm wondering now if Hobie's been struggling with the sailing line since covid killed production a bit. Then, in a business move, farm out that small...

Never thought of using a router sled to flatten and trim the parts-cool idea. I've always cut them down while the product was still green, if doing t...