Does anyone have an extra halyard ring they'd be willing to sell? I'd like to help the new owner out.

sun wrote: Thanks guys. I am a little worried of rightning the Hobie 16. I'll possibly need to start at calmer weather and buy a cat righting bag. I s...

rungi wrote: I never remove the rudders. That is too much extra work. They pop up and are not a problem. They would also have to be removed together d...

Forgive my ignorance, but what is that plastic shroud at the front crossbar for? It doesn’t seem like it would do much except add weight.

Bill, I grabbed a Harbor Freight one last night. My trailer is aluminum and the winch is said to be steel. Do I need to put something between the two ...

MN3 wrote: I’d wonder if placement of the wings affects that. Darts are dogs in light air adding more weight (wings) and windage doesn't help - you c...

I’ll state the obvious - Darts don’t have wings so that would be my first concern with that boat. On our boat, we have to sit pretty far forward to ke...

P.M. wrote: You can just swag a wire pigtail just below the existing thimble swag. Or . . . In the past I have added a shackle to the forestay thim...

The Forerunner series is Garmin’s running line. While the better ones have some water resistance, I don’t think they’re designed for sustained wet con...

bradinjax wrote: We should all be ambassadors for our sport. I have given countless rides to people I just met. I have spent hours and hours while r...

nofearofflying wrote: How r u guys? trust u r healthy and well/Thanx for quick reply/will contact windsport for part/how old is your Dart 18? My guess...

My Dart definitely has the stainless steel plate. I’m told that performs the same function as the plastic cup on a Hobie mast.

If I were traveling for a boat, I’d consider renting a truck from U-Haul or Penske. Throw everything in the back and sort out the road-worthiness of t...

First, welcome from a former owner of an LX 5.0! Most of the time, I don’t have enough experience to offer suggestions, but about 2 years ago, I was y...

mattson wrote: The other more unsettling aspect I learned during the consulting work is that some of the scammers I was luring into meetings were imp...

If you want to consider a Dart 18, there is one for sale in our area (Clearwater, FL). It’s not my boat and I don’t know the owner. It’s was on Crai...

Damon, I appreciate that donations are always appreciated, but would a fundraising campaign to update the site make sense?

I'm not sure I fully understand how you're using the ladder, but it seems similar to the system I use. Edit: I looked at more pictures and I think the...

MN3 wrote: but also: squalls don't "pop up" out of the blue. they almost always come with weather reports, or conditions are favorable for strong thun...

First of all, thank you all for the input. Work has been a bear the last couple of weeks, so while I've been reading the replies, I haven't been able...

MN3 wrote: The biggest challenge I saw was mixing the right amount of gelcoat and reaction agent That’s a great chart. Isn’t the ratio also affecte...

This past summer I did a small fiberglass repair and gelcoat under significant adult supervision. I repaired a hole on the very bottom of the hull. Wh...

MN3 wrote: to add more main area you will need to lower the foot a little, add a squaretop and much more roach ... there isn't anywhere else to do it ...

Edchris177 wrote: One other option, the Dart carries a hanky as a jib. You could put a 5.7 jib on, but I’m not sure how much speed that would gain you...

As someone else with a skeg boat, you mentioning that your boat is sliding forward tells me you load your trailer bow forward. Load it aft forward. I ...

We have a guy who pulled his g-cat with a Mercedes Sprinter. I believe he used a yoke extension to allow the mast to clear the sprinter. MN3 is more ...

Kevin: In my experience, the only thing stronger than FL sun is AZ sun. I’d use rope. Dana