quote]Diamond wires don't get in your way while sailing, they are a minor inconvienience when rigging/stepping the mast - 😆 I've always imagine...

It would seem you want a tad aft rake, if you've ever seen windsurfer masts. Well then we'll just leave it centered... hence eliminating the need to u...

f your using a winch to tighten your forestay (you mentioned webbing, i don't understand what you mean but you infered you can rig with your winch...)...

Nothing to fear. Get with a cat sailor or any sailor who knows the boat and go an capsize it. It can actually be refreshing if you've been sailing for...

Water is water. The only difference the boat makes when going overboard is if you can right it, and if you can get back in it. Capsize in surf-- diffe...

If I understand correctly... if you adjust the shrouds for sailing prior to stepping your mast, you can't get your mast up? I'm not experiencing this....

I never did a thing with the shrouds. Stepped the mast with the boom / winch method I've described. The one thing that made it easier was that I put w...

I would still only pin the jib tack shackle to the adjuster plate so it can be easily installed / removed. Otherwise you have to run back to the car ...

Took muscle to get this up off the small grade beach. Also your technique of lashing the wheels to the xbeam kept wheels from slipping backwards as mu...

Just terrible. Be careful out there. Is there a support motorized boat following or available etc.

Just a non tilt trailer will do for this one I made using your boom. Then follow ez hobie mast stepper manual instructions. Be sure to place side guid...

Just saw 5 people get a cat out of the surf for FL 300. I'm only wondering how much help I'll need getting out of the water. Saturday.. I'll know more...

We always just hook up the jib tack a little higher so it only connects to the adjuster plate so the only load on that pin is from the jib itself. Th...

Yes that is correct. I'm placing the lower two connections through the furler drum & adjuster plate in the event either the pin ring, or screw pin in ...

From top down: 1. One pin holds chainplate to end of forestay 2. Shackel holds jib clue to chainplate 3. Pin holds furlher to chainplate It's hard to...

good luck with that.... the guy offers to help you if you need it - that is the moment you should focus on, not when he leaves without kissing you go...

is that a shark mouth decal on the bow? No ,might be shadow of where the previous owner used caulk to fill cracks in gelcoat. I've not discussed this...

what more do you need? From that guy, some courtesy perhaps. There will be plenty of people there in no time. I'm not afraid to ask for help, but aro...

MN3 wrote: I had offers to help push the boat so people were right saying that curious on lookers might offer help. I declined the help to see if I co...

take the 18 out when you've got crew? I think it would be easy enough to get a crew around here... my adult kids might go if they can be peeled from t...

I watched a kayak fisherman take his boat off the car and went out. As I was getting the boat on the trailer he came back in. Nice to get on the water...

This is a far as I got so far. I've not sailed it yet. I found I need two sets of beech wheels to move the boat solo through the sand at my sailing sp...

I bought cat trax off Craigslist. They bend as much as my home made axle. I find you need two sets to effectively move the boat solo across 60 ft of s...

I got second set of beech wheels on Craigslist. Although I like to build things I'm loathing putting boat together to get it to the water. I've been ...

I've done both epoxy and 5200 to Laser deck hulls. The epoxy cracked as it didn't flex. There must be a reason the manufacture uses a flexible sealant...

What material is used by manufacturer to join deck to hull? On laser they use 5200. I've repaired Laser hulls with the same. I've used a screw driver ...

The only reason to remove the mast is to reduce weight in the event the boat is too hard to push up the small sandy beach. I've not pushed the boat th...