jfricker wrote: Caught me another one today 120 plus/minus 6'2" blacktip/ Grayton_sailor - what do you do with the sharks you catch? Everything I c...

Caught me another one today 120 plus/minus 6'2" blacktip/

Well, truth be told, I fish whether the wind is blowing or not from my H16. I'm going that way anyway so why not troll a line. The usual catches inclu...

As Damon has already said, rake rake rake it back! Adding to the forestay however can only go so far before your side shrouds bottom out and or your ...

I have a bias on both my Hobie 16 and 18 and LOVE them much better than the old vinyl, or mesh that has center lacing. Vinyl is better in colder roug...

I used a filet knife when I did mine. Laying the knife dang near parallel with the hull and it worked pretty good and never cut into the gelcoat. I ...

Call a guy named Pat at Starboard Marine in Panama City, Fl. I believe he has an old AMF sitting around. Heck, I even found an old Boston Whaler cat...

Ya, you should move! My sailing year started Jan 28th. Once the air temp hit 60 it was time to go. Water was still 54 in the Gulf requiring a wetsuit...

flaco wrote: I recently found someone who is willing to let me store my H18sx, mast up, on the beach. I was really excited about it, but the more I th...

Wolfman wrote: Not much, so you should just sent it to me. 🙂 Actually that isn't too far from the truth. It depends a bit on location but in the co...

Seeing as though it's setup for wings would make it either a magnum or magnum sx. Mast length will determine that. The SX will have a 30' stick versus...

Knowing that you know how to and can right your boat instills a confidence that takes the worry out of sailing your cat. This allows you to relax and ...

av8erdunn wrote: Ok let me rephrase that, how do you go about tightening the tramp on a hobie? It looks like you just untie the lacing in the middle a...

MN3 wrote: I am curious why people don't wear them. Personally, I don't want a farmers tan. LOL!

Properly painting is a huge undertaking, so first try some serious wet-sanding and polishing, you might be amazed how good it looks. But like I said b...

damonAdmin wrote: not a set of beach wheels either! wow.. looks like a great place to have a glass shop! ouch, The sand there is as soft and white as ...

Well, I've been sailing at least 3 days a week since the oil spill started Apr 20th, getting in all I could till I can no more. When I got to the bea...

Actually the forestay doesn't have to have any tension on it. Once you pull the jib up, it becomes the forestay. You'll want to adjust your side shro...

I love my bias cut. What is meant by "bias cut" is the mesh fabric is cut diagonally to the grain of the fabric. This allows it to act somewhat like a...

Congratulations going out to Jessica. I had made following her daily blog part of my wake up and check the news routine while I have my morning coffe...

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I got all white sails. I couldn't justify the upcharge to add color. I'll add pictures this weekend. Today was spent tweaking and solo sailing in 20m...

Alrighty then! In my previous post I promised a review of the new H16 sails from Kelly Hanson I recieved yesterday. The verdict? Two VERY enthusiasti...

I just did mine over the weekend. The key to dealing with painting aluminum is the primer. You need to use "zinc chromate" primer. After that I just u...

I sail there every weekend. Send me your email addy, I can help you out. You'll just have to wait until I setup my Hobie to free the trailer up (tra...