But once you untie or release the halyard after unpinning the forestay at the mast while on the tramp does the length of the halyard matter. Won't it ...

OK make sense... but don't forget to put the pin in the mast hinge.. OMG. I almost did this once...

Here's what goes into finding your butt. I don't think I'd do this work without exposure suit and EPIRB. Guy was pretty creative in saving his own lif...

I also have my VHF and iPhone Velcro-ed to the boom with lanyards. They are all out of the way but within easy reach. yea if you have extendable ru...

I don't worry about pot life as after 1 min mix it's poured out. What are you guys doing with the pot that you worry about it setting up in the pot? Y...

Andinista wrote: It looks good! I liked the idea of attaching to the righting line, it's a good good improvement compared to rolling a line around the...

You guys amaze me. Fantastic.

Righting Pole: I was going to use an oar but found them too expensive. I just happened to be in an military surplus and saw these fiberglass antenna t...

what kind of epoxy? what kind of filler used in epoxy (if any)? did you prep the blue gelcoat (sand? anything?) How spungy was the hull? what are ...

OK, here's the pic of the fixed aft hull. Tighter than Bruce Jners yoga pants. The horse syringe was useful for the first few injections but then I re...

no offense but i disagree on materials suggested - I would spend the money and use proven products use West System - proven and takes gel-coat after ...

MINI Cooper S Pulling a Hobie?

trying everything i can do to depower. I think that's another crux in not allowing getting blown over.. gusting to 20+ is pretty common around here w...

you head deeper downwind Yet still let it out if it's not out already right? If traveler is center fixed on a beam reach. If you were already out the...

correct, but you can't on an h18 (if sheeted hard) it would be faster to dump the main and try and head up (assuming you are sailing upwind) downwin...

If you sail straight downwind you are going slightly slower than actual wind due to boat drag. My bad.

He used string... you'll get the idea Get some micro balloons to add to epoxy for gap filling. The brown stuff. Use this after getting the backing do...

Us composites 1:4 quick epoxy... great stuff and cheaper and easier to use than west etc Try strip of fb wetted cloth on top of bleach bottle plastic,...

IF you can compress the halfs together with straps simply epoxy both sides of crack and then squeeze together fill and sand. Otherwise you'll need to ...

onsider sailing a sunfish instead of a cat then 🙂 Done that. OK so I'll be dealing with 3 lines... Letting (a centered traveler out) gives you a be...

Thanks for the tips.. yes there's the crux that another person is needed to hurdle which only takes seconds. Good news is: my weight lifting weights h...

Thought so. Close hauled going up wind. But why not 3/3 down wind w/ sail resting on shroud. And, is there any reason to let out the traveler set in t...

my computer wouldn't let me copy the url to that pic.... you're magic Damon

Nice feature... yea I lashed my wetsuit to the roof of my jeep after a dive last week. I drove 500 miles and the darn thing was still damp...

I bought a fixer upper H18 so I'm not thinking LUXURY SUV at $52,000 to pull a 70's Hobie... I'd be afraid to put my boards, stinky wet suit, wet Pfd,...

Understood...about pressure differential. But you did say bone dry... I'm not sure why you feel you need toweling, but to each his own. For the oz o...

I enjoy saving electricity as I'm the one paying the utility bills :-O Pending how quickly you need dry hulls I just cut a long piece 1" wide piece o...