27 degrees here, Celcius, that is... 😉

Haha. Particularly if any the sheets got cleated in...

daniel_t wrote: I plan on entering the mini-macho man. My daughter surprised me last night when I talked about it by saying, "I want to be your crew."...

'new'? How frustrating. You definitely need to repair that sooner rather than later.

One of my hulls is taking in water too, not sure I want to mess with the wing tube holes, as you say making them smaller is not going to make life eas...

Ok, gotcha. Thanks for the tips. Here's a pic of the patch job that I did yesterday. And only took it out in light winds and relatively flat waters. I...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I've managed to bolt a temporary sleeve around it for now. 🙂

I'm also wondering if I splint the inside with a broomstick if it will be ok for the weekend.

My Hobie 17 has a bend in the mast, but backwards, not to either side. I've never had any problems with it.

That sounds like a big job. 🙁

I personally think it would be easier to just buy a new one, once you have one hole patched, others are sure to develop shortly.

The H16 is generally a two person job also, though perhaps not impossible.

Between work and other commitments, I usually go whenever I have a free weekend, don't pay much attention to the weather as that will not change my mi...

I've been in a boat that capsized as a result of another boat being in the wrong. (during a race, we had no choice). Out on the trapeze, with kite fly...

Its been pretty much answered, but to reiterate, yes you could... But why take the risk? Would you drive the boat around fully rigged on the trailer, ...

Ok, cheers guys. So at least, I'm not missing anything completely obvious. It's happened to 2 pairs of Oaklies now, so I was beginning to think I was ...

lonbordin wrote: I've had sufficient of sailing through moored boats... while exciting it's really not that much "fun". Way cool video! In Indones...

Indeed, thanks for the pic.

I've got a H17, I'm lucky in that I keep it by the beach, don't need a trailer. :p

hmmm, that remind me, time to tighten my tramp too...

Perhaps a small sand anchor may also be a useful thing to just keep on the beach?

Damn, I cannot think of any excuse for an adult to drown next to a boat, that floats and wearing Pfd's. Sad story, good lesson, though I suspect that ...

A mate of mine was there.

Hi CatKat, I sail in Jakarta, and have a similar lack of sailing local knowledge. I read this thread with interest.

TylerH wrote: Go to hobiecat.com and search for international part/accesories dealers I tried that, but nearest hobie dealer is in Australia, NSW, ...