Yup - That's what I use Inkscape for. It's got a decent tracing program. Kind of takes a bit to figure out, but does the job for relatively simple v...

Nope! Mine's on Blue Perfection. ACTUALLY, it sticks even better, because it's more easily cleaned/prepped.

I've been using Gerber or 3M exterior sign vinyl and it seems to work relatively awesome. I believe it's pretty much a lettering/graphic standard. M...

ABSOLUTELY! Well, the paste glue anyway... I mean I did, and well... Maybe it isn't a good idea, on second thought.

Wing tubes that attach to those brackets measured 1.90" (OD), aligning neatly with 1.5" aluminum pipe. Makes sense since it's way cheaper than alumin...

Yup, still working...for now. Not too far from retirement, hopefully. As a follow-on, I have access to and searched the literature. There's really ...

Sorry, I've seen so much "activism" by amateurs that I sometimes get carried away; we'll dial it back a bit... ACTUALLY, white and red pigments have,...

And now for a tirade- Here's a HUGE time out. First, there's been a bunch of "activists" that are hitting up forums with dramatic, unfounded accusat...

Cool. I just remembered that there's a Getaway at the marina by me. I should be there Wednesday evening and will measure the wings, if it has them.

Following - I am considering switching to folding wings from my plug-ins and the dimensions of that bracket would help... Of course, at $18, that's n...

yup, 6061, T-6 temper. About all Hobie specified. Unusually, they have made all that old tech data public. Gotta give Hobie props for that. I mean ...

Follow-up. Works PERFECTLY. Won't be going back - soooo easy. Looks like Hobie di this for their Getaways after seeing up-close pictures of their p...

might check on the hobie.com forums, under community. Matt Miller is highly responsive. I know they were having supply problems, but though they wer...

Hard to tell from the pics - kind of fuzzy. Hobie plastic isn't weldable, so you're left with epoxy, and the only stuff I've heard about that will st...

Since you're playing around and not "serious racing", I'd go with a Getaway - simple, tough, easy and fast enough with gobs of flotation. I picked my...

oh yeah... All you're going to get out of that is the extra length of the lever. You Need some pics...

Sorry - looking closer, it looks like your picture does show levers under the blue tape. I'd keep the setup that way and see if you can't remove a li...

Not sure I understand the question, so forgive me if butting in here I get this wrong. You need the chain plate quick disconnects to pop open the con...

Standard fair on my Hobie, but only held on at front and back with lacing and woven through the tramp lacing. I made a copy out of sunbrella, but it ...

And the final result: Worked nicely (I think...we'll see): The rudders snap on really nice/quickly. Very smooth, no binding and holds down nicely....

On the hull - The first picture is of the T-nut kind of thing I used. It's not really a T-nut, but a stainless type of T-nut thing with 2 holes in e...

Measurements - the top one has to be shorter than the bottom to clear the hull lip:

Test setup to see if it works:

Cut apart and welding the bottom of gudgeon and only lightly tacking top (full weld won't allow rudder to slide all the way down properly)

If I were to build from scratch again, I'd still use corrugated plastic/culvert pipe. Unfortunately, it's expensive from the building supply houses, ...

Stinking GORGEOUS boat! Well, kind of rough now, but COULD be gorgeous again (with a lot of work). It looks like it needs to be sanded and re-epoxie...

Since you're showing pics of your kids...Here's mine, trying to match the radial panels of the jib window I was replacing. I think this window's too ...

What is happening to the boats? I know it's a brutal slog right now up the coast, but the pictures of the carnage is surprising! Is it just the wave...

I think this may depend a little on your boat. When I come in on the surf, I have my weight back because I don't want to stuff the nose like on a sur...