I noticed in the Hobie 18 manual, they actually feature two people lifting the mast in one of the photo's. I also noticed there's no chain plate on th...

But underestimating other people's experience may have more impact if you don't have a lot of your own. True, but I'm learning through reading and ask...

how much would you estimate that your mast weighs? 50lbs. I can lift it and carry it around etc. It's getting it up through the crux standing on the t...

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Boats like lasers and most monohulls have the best dowwind VMG by sailing dead downwind. They don't sail fast enough on a broad reach to make up for t...

death roll I have a Laser and works like this example. Go straight down a hill on a snow board without any edge and you are teeter tottering not reall...

you are still considering stabilizing with the trap wires, right? Yes electric winch Rating, placement, wiring? & cost of winch After you succeed...

.build it just like shown in the attachment I've seen this and modeled using wood as pole but then switched to using the boom. "if trailer/boat is no...

Yes. One person (the "primary" lifter) stands on the tramp. The second person stands at the back and picks up the mast so that it is easier for the pr...

After reading about your struggle -- what you need is getting a smaller boat! I mean, way smaller. Perhaps Hobie Wave or H14. If this is keeping you o...

Here's the v system I'm thinking of. Notice the model he built first. He's up there to keep mast from swinging. Not a good idea in my opinion. I'd pla...

it's not the wind See that flag waving in the wind... yet you are right it might not be the wind... Tractor Supply has 2 20 x 10 x 8 tires that are 1...

Thanks MN3. I hadn't seen this video. Further thoughts that if you don't have a human mast raiser standing up there you need mechanical help. Notic...

When you were trying with the ginpole, the trap wires wiere attached to the front beam and no further aft, right? Yes, trap wires were attached at the...

In my experience (with a different boat by the way), raising the mast from the tramp is the simplest way once you get used to it. The critical part is...

That's all there is to it! I can tell you I'm really appreciative of all the tips. I've watched the video you posted a lot. It's the heave part and g...

I gather Hobie 18's are getting a tad long in the tooth that you could start a couple of hundred: Hobie Referb threads. Great going on this one. Hey, ...

Helpers not available. Incline not available. Objective: raise mast by oneself, with common materials. The less common materials the better: ladder, y...

friend took out his front window before he had his dialed in And he must have broke the hinge because it can't go that far. Lucky I didn't break the e...

Not available: Incline the boat forward, and additional help. Yes Trapeze lines. They produced no value in keeping the end, top of mast from swinging....

I installed my goose neck to the mast and rigged everything. The mast rested on a big cooler. Boom was on the tramp. I put the rope that went through...

I get putting the cat on the ground but I've not built beech wheels yet. So when the nose is down and you step up on the back of the boat holding the ...

Not defeated yet: I looked at this video I noticed the receiver in the mast for the gin pole. I've decided to use my boom as the gin pole. So I'v...

Fail: The wooden gin pole didn't seem substantial enough. I'm not sure the amount of force that is created but it was enough that caused the gin pole ...

Well it's snowing so ... I'm going to fix the trap lines once the snow melts provided my gin pole works. 😆 They sell rope grabs for $25 @x4=$100 ...

Funny, someone in FL better go buy that boat. Seller's telling me he'd take $1800 and even might take less for everything. OK I'm done. Good luck.

Personally, I would never agree to the price with a seller over the phone with out first seeing the boat... I don't want to set up an expectation that...

I would not agree on the price without seeing the boat. Agree on price, subject to inspection. This way, you'll know what you can buy the boat for pr...

Go take a look. No, talk to seller on phone. ASk all the questions: when was it last sailed, when were the bearings of the trailer last looked at, can...

Market research is the way to buy boats. You can change locations on Craigslist all while keeping the same search term, such as, Hobie 18 or Prindle e...