badfish wrote: just to be argumentative... 🙂 There's always one... All fair critiques. I have used them since I had my first H18. A nice double over...

Edchris177 wrote: The important thing is to stretch the bungee before pinching the rings. It helps to have a good set of vice grips, and or hold one e...

MN3 wrote: another great way to avoid corrosion is to use with neoprene nylon or plastic washers to separate ss parts from alum (and carbonfiber) Edi...

We currently tow the Dart on an aluminum trailer with an RX350 with the tow package. It tows it just fine. We've even towed the Dart with our daught...

Are those old photos? The rudder assemblies look different than Ron’s. P.S. I’ve felt shocks through the tiller extension when I used an aluminum one...

Thank you to everyone for the thoughtful comments. badfish wrote: Looks similar to Prindle 16/18 traveler. It does and the immediate prior owner ind...

MN3 wrote: what exactly is wrong / broken with your traveler car? The rollers no longer roll smoothly. One is near frozen. I bought new rollers (fr...

I find that I tax my core and back muscles more than my arms or legs. I recommend doing some core exercises.

pbegle wrote: I don't like standing on the tramp to hoist sail. On our Dart, the halyard is long enough that we can stand on the ground behind the ...

Same boat?

klozhald wrote: I soak my gear in a mix of warm water and vinegar when ever I sail in salt water. That works well on odors. +1 I use the tub, a half ...

Former Zonie here. If you decide to bring it across the border, think about a large Uhaul box truck. Throw the boat and trailer in the back until yo...

I'm newer to the board as well and got back into sailing after a 20 year lapse. I bought a Dart 18 that was ready to go from someone well-respected i...

Can I ask an admittedly ignorant question? Why are these boats so expensive? At $3500, I'd be all over this, even without the foiling. At $7500, oo...

My choice: a boat that rigs itself

MN3 wrote: i had a version of this a decade ago after seeing someone make something similar out of wood for his dart18 ... I’m the current keeper of...

I’ll take it a step further. I’m thankful for all the folks both on the site and locally who have infinite patience in granting my multiple requests f...

Gotcha. On our boat, that hook gets connected to the bottom of the dogbone, except we have the weird oval like one in the picture.

Looking at Andrew's photo, it appears that the trapeze line is connected at the bottom right corner with a plastic hook. Unless I'm losing context no...

MN3 wrote: If you want to know your speed - on the cheap... get a $5 app for your phone put your phone away in a dry bag and check it on break / after...

I think I know the 70 year old that fell off the Dart. I've been following this thread with mixed thoughts. I think being tethered to any boat is po...

Edchris: Thanks for the input. I realized I didn't add the info here, but in another message I noted that I have a friend with a spare hotstick that...

gahamby wrote: I have one of those WM paddles. It's just OK as a paddle/ boat hook. It will loosen up and shift quite easily. You'll be dissapointed ...

Andrew and Pete, thank you! For everyone else, I did some digging and figure some things out that may be helpful to the community. I called Davis ...