Just to clarify, we are not talking about two different styles of rudders. Here's a photo showing the entire rudder. They are identical in every w...

In my early days of Hobie 16 racing, I took an old boat and raked the mast and rudders, getting it perfect on the first try. Mast rake article I wro...

That is, hands down, one of the best beachcat videos ever.

I'm not sure of the mast rake as I understand I've got to get the boat level then plumb bob it with the halyard. Just eyeing it, it doesn't look like ...

The outline shape of the rudders are identical, and they are both the same length. The top right corner may look different due to the camera perspect...

Here's an account of a friend and I installing ports on H16s 20 years ago. He put his forward of the forward pylons, and I put mine under the siderai...

Online Pioneer? Wow. That's kinda awesome! So... After getting my $100 Hobie 18, a friend calls and asks if I want another boat. No, I told him. ...

Back in my racing days, I went to check out a Hobie 16 for sale in Arroyo Grande, CA for $1600. The year was a newer, lighter boat than the one I was...

MN3 wrote: mast pointing into the wind. Not much I could do to alter that angle. often standing on the bows will rotate you into the wind .. but i am...

Got the parts today, Pete. Exactly what I needed. And you even threw in the twist toggles and pins! Great terms, shipped promptly. Looking forwa...

Quarath wrote: The SS screws that currently hold my ports in are screws not bolts they have no nylock nuts I can feel the points sticking out inside...

I cut a short section of PVC pipe and drilled a hole in the side of it to fit over that small stub in the lid. Then I glued it on with epoxy. I threa...

If you are just talking tools and spare parts, I have a carabiner attached to the inside of the port lid, with lines tied to 32 oz Nalgene water bottl...

pbegle wrote: Always have them in stock. Pete 909-800-5237 Great. Will give you a call.

eb916 wrote: I had to replace the shroud adjuster on my 19mx last year after having a clevis come loose during trailering. I just picked one up that w...

Dogboy wrote: I researched removing seized stainless bolts from aluminum and no method worked in my case. FYI, it is a stainless bolt in a stainles...

Dogboy wrote: Good to hear you got it fixed. Yes, definitely remove the tramp before assembling. If you can put the hulls on the trailer and strap t...

I purchased new sails for the H18 from Chip at Whirlwind. Impeccable quality and a nice guy to deal with. As this is the boat I do the channel crossi...

faceplant09 wrote: So i removed the INBOARD hex bolt from the other hull. I found that the bolt from the parts box I was trying to thread up into the ...

MN3 wrote: Also, on the H18, I covered the tops of the swages with rigging tape, and have not had a failure. But sometimes I wonder if I am keeping th...

When replacing the hulls on my boat, one of the inner bolts for the rear crossbar was seized and I tried every trick in the book to get it out. I ende...

The more I research this, the more I think I'll just leave it to the pros and trust their equipment. Btw, I priced all the components to make tramp...

I'm wondering if any specific tolerances apply to the nicopress assembly? For trapeze wires, I've just used the hand tool at West Marine. As far as t...

Thank you for the article. The owner of SLO Sails and Canvas was at the ramp and was inspecting the break. As supported in your link, he mentioned th...

It was a swage connection, not a ferrule. The failure occured at the very top of the swage, where there was corrosion inside the wire down into the s...