I never saw that before the reason I asked the question.Edited by goodsailing on May 28, 2015 - 12:21 PM.

When I raced lasers in the 70s I and a number of the other sailors carried the following with a tether on it in the event of a capsize Looks like fi...

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Looks like Europe is waaaaay ahead of US for cats Found that here but most are not available here used. Shipping from Europe? Edited by goodsailing...

i dont care for any walmart boating products - they suck also the collapsible paddle will eventually fail, i recommend a solid one +1 Sculling oar/ r...

Looks like much footage was shot by drone. Foils are the future.

very inexpensive telescoping paddle at walmart, they carry other boating supplies usually for much less than West Marine eg plugs. now a moment to ven...

What clear coat? Same brand? Might have been a reaction. I've not heard of this brand before. I'm not sure about non-two part paint. I've used interlu...

Looks good. What paint was used for hulls?

BrianCT I didn't have the jib deployed. I suspect with more cloth up I might have gotten a hull up. Just wanted to see if I could maneuver with only t...

I toyed with the idea of a righting pole/ sculing oar pole but went with fiberglass antennae pole instead. So with paddle I have 2 items to attach to ...

Kinda confusing - sure looks like you were offering to sell it to him OP assumed I was offering the boat to anyone who wanted it, when actually I was ...

you might be in the wrong sport - your boat should be very powered up and flying a hull, and throwing spray at 15 knots - 15 is sailing heaven to me I...

no - you can't sail a boat directly into the wind in any windspeed - that being said, yes a knowledgeable skipper can easly handle 20knots Yea we kno...

you might be in the wrong sport - your boat should be very powered up and flying a hull, and throwing spray at 15 knots - 15 is sailing heaven to me b...

NeubaurRL, Not dising your experience. I don't see that if 15kts was boring wanting to sail in 18 or more is overconfident. Now perhaps sailing in 4' ...

You will note I never put the jib out. Also one said it was hard to tack without the jib when wind gets strong. Perhaps for me, a reasonable sailing t...

Don't get over confident until you have some more experience on a H18. Been sailing H18Ms since the late 80s mainly on inland lakes where you can get ...

Boat wasn't for sale, I was just working on it. Contact me if you want to go sailing via email on this site.Edited by goodsailing on May 23, 2015 - 11...

poooo pooooo i did it for years in downtown tampa (davis island boat ramp) if there is a will ... there is a way get the boat down the ramp, push it...

Can't wait to get this in the water above 15kts... 😀

ust sail it on the quad wheels. If it gets going too fast, use the dagger boards as brakes. Funny HA. Yea there's a video 60's of them sailing it ...

The only concern I had in winching up the mast with gin pole with shrouds set for sailing was over stressing something, that something would break. Th...

jalex wrote: I have bought a new set up of rubber beach wheels. Still have my plastic ones. I have a long beach launch this weekend, thinking of using...

The downside to the 18 is increased weight and can be difficult to wrestle around on the beach. Depends on amount of wheels, sand quality, distance to...

DO NOT buy a fixer upper as your first boat. Depends how much fixing up the boat needs vs. price paid. It also depends on ability to fix or repair thi...