Registration for Juana's is up

72.1 is the US Portsmouth DNP Number Here's a link to the RYA site. I didn't find a RYA number for the 5.2. You may have better luck. Edited by nac...

I use Alpha Ropes SSR Line in 3/16. It's a single braid so you don't get the twists like you do with a double braid. I also splice it to 1/8 Amsteel t...

It's the right hole on the link. The top hole is for the 14 and the bottom for the 16. Hobie has changed things. The issue is an old step and new bas...

I've got unknown blocks on my front beam. The guy who sold me the boat said it was for the spinnaker sheet, but I dont think it is. My guess is spin ...

The bridle foil makes it so that the bridle wires are pulling up on the hulls vs pulling in. By using the bridle foil you are able to lower the tack o...

Those mail server lists trace their roots all the way back to the early 1990's newsroup (anyone remember those?) rec.boats (and also alt.sailing) when...

Never sailed a SolCat but here's my guesses. The hook on the end of the beam is for attaching a bungee to keep the dagger board up, like on a Hobie 1...

Have you tried adjusting the tension on the auto ratchet? There's a hole where you can adjust it with an allen wrench. Maybe loosen it before soaking?

I think it's an Isotope or Cheshire Catamaran

ste4 wrote: Is this race doable on a Hobie 16, or does it require a larger boat? Yes, it is doable on a H16 and the H16 class tends to be the largest...

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DamonLinkous wrote: I've determined from the pictures that it is an early to mid-eighties "Piece of Crap" judging from the many-many delam injectio...

Question is, what does the bottom look like. is it solid? can is safely be ground down to fit your needs? It's hard plastic and hollow. But it could ...

bayoucat wrote: Most of my sailing will be on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Where are you located? There are several of us on here from Mississippi, so...

bayoucat wrote: Here is said boat That's a 14, not a 16. How can you tell? Dolphin striker is not a 16. Looks like a 14 dolphin striker. All ha...

bayoucat wrote: Here is said boat Looks like shrouds are attached to the side rail not the hull. Looks like grommets in the tramp. Looks like a 1...

No paracord and no diamond braid poly. Most paracord is nylon and stretches like crazy when wet. Polypropylene and poly blends have little UV resistan...

Here's what you need Picture 4 in the manual is wrong. No block attached to the jib clew, Just a Scheckel. Then in pic 6, no single block on the e...

southstars2012 wrote: - White rubber friction piece at top of daggerboard case? (no idea what to call it) This looks like it could add enough frict...

What are you using on the ends of your rudder pins? Could they be hitting the hull? Back in my 16 days, 20 years ago, I had some small stainless safe...

Why do you want a furler on an Infusion? Removing the S hook is the least of your issues. With a furler, the downhaul – halyard, must be run down ...

yelkenli1 wrote: i just toss a thimble in there and splice my HM line around it Do you have pictures of that? Here's a vid of a guy replacing a th...

Right click on the image select copy image address below the reply box you type in click on image box img /img in braces should appear click in betwee...

I use the Brion Toss method, the main difference is no fid lengths and his wand. Here's his web site Here's the guy at sailrite recreating the Brion...

It's time to replace those shrouds and ring dings. Edited by nacra55 on Mar 01, 2017 - 01:12 AM.

The 6.0 NA and the 5.5 SL are rigged the same. The parts are larger on the 6.0 NA and the 6.0 NA has double diamonds on the mast, but the are rigged t...

martyr wrote: I was just looking at the website for New England Ropes and like the look of that red and yellow line from the Flight Line series My p...