mattson wrote: The typical repair here is to fill the hulls with epoxy (recommend JB Weld for this small of a project), and redrill them. The locati...

MN3 wrote: Sorry to hear ... Good news is "anything" can be repaired this girl bit the floor (bows dove in shallows) and was repaired Note to all...

martin_langhoff wrote: I think your plan is sound. Some quick notes/recommendations * use peel ply for interim finishes and for the final finish both...

foursail wrote: The people at West system epoxy will advise you advise you for free about best way to do repair with epoxy. When you start mixing fabr...

Been down in LA and forgot my password to log in. Just got back to the home computer... klozhald wrote: Questions: 1. While half of that twist tog...

The typical repair here is to fill the hulls with epoxy (recommend JB Weld for this small of a project), and redrill them. The location is critical ...

foursail wrote: Not recommended to use carbon , it will cause stress at repair because of different flex strength, want to stay as close as possible t...

I've used quality snap shackles for over 40 years now - they are great my point is cheap ones will fail a lot faster than high quality ones - and i ...

When stepping my mast, I lash the trapeze wires to the front crossbar. So I have side-to-side support the entire time. I just leave the tensioners l...

Yeah. They came with the boat. About the only use for me is that they make stepping the mast easier.

Two methods I used: I repaired a relatively large soft deck (about 3 ft long) on my H18 using the epoxy injection method. I drew a grid pattern and...

dartsailors wrote: Good to know. I'll give mine a dunk in water to see what happens. It is rated to IPX8. I had a really interesting experience wit...

One more thing on the radios. Years ago here in CA, it was common practice to keep submersible radios in dry bags as they were not really submersible...

Just a note on the AAs: We used to have a West Marine store in Ventura, CA, and there was a gal there who really knew her stuff. I was looking for...

Back in 2003 I was contacted by Michael Worrell to do some reporting on that year's race. I was editing the online magazine On The Wire at the time, ...

It is related to the new development there. It sounds like they are redesigning the street in such as way that it will make the dry storage facility ...

For our island crossings, we've used Texsport Float Bags for years. These are pretty bullet proof. I've used a couple well over 10 years, having to ...

I like pockets for my stuff. (Radio, Epirb, knife, ect) I've got an MTI Adventure Wear Fishing Vest that I purchased years ago, and it appears to no...

Are you sure they don't fit? I have a couple and can measure them if you are not sure.

Good point on the need for these devices is based on what type of sailing you do. On the cell phone vs. VHF radio: The big difference here is when y...

My electronics on board are pretty much all safety related. - A waterproof (IPX7 or IPX8) handheld VHF radio. The modern handheld radios carried by ...

MN3 wrote: awesome! btw - what are latching bolts? Do you mean the ones used in the gudgeons ?Edited by MN3 on Nov 10, 2017 - 04:11 PM. "Locking B...

Have not had time to post an update... I mounted some spare gudgeons on a 2X4 and clamped it to my bench, using a second 2x4 running down to serve ...

I have a rudder from a Prindle 18 and it is noticeably different in shape. For drilling, I have set up a jig to use one rudder as a model. They bo...

On the same subject, I was about 3 miles out on the Hobie 18 by myself a couple years back on a beautiful sunny day in moderate wind and flat seas. Tr...

I did the exact same thing a couple weeks ago on the Prindle 19. It was my first solo sail on the boat. I had a Soloright righting pole rigged for m...

What about a Hobie 18? Lots of cheap ones around, and good availability of parts. I've got one for sale for $1500 obo I'll probably post this weeke...