I should stuff mine full of those little clear air bladders that ship with all my wife’s amazon orders. I have quite a collection. Enuff to fill a h...

Mark- if it holds the mast up, buy the most solid, secure stainless ring dings you can find and try a staple puller or cotter ring tool to ease the pa...

Could also just have vertical batten sleeves sewn onto the existing jib. I'm considering this for my P-18, after adding the furling kit. If you use a...

Interesting topic and comments. Anecdotally, most of the mast failures we see in our salty air are connection points, like shroud adjusters, swaged ...

Did you use the purple primer for the tramp as well? Mandatory with real PVC repairs. Softens the plastic prior to bonding.

That's correct. The bungee that tensions the bottom of your trap lines is usually tied on with a bowlline knot. Put a shackle between them instead so ...

Welcome Larry. Yes-It's different. And the mast is heavy. You'll notice that mast ball is set in the casting, flush w the beam and not elevated ...

And now for the fine print... YES, it's way too late to call about boat insurance. And policies are frozen when a named storm approaches. No chan...

This one is no joke. Take care. Good luck guys. Blessings and Aloha from the islands.

andinista, are you saying that the go pro locking screws stay tight in this modification? They will not shake loose? I tried loosening the stock n...

Heres a good primer on throw bag techniques: Couple of thoughts... The type IV cushions, with a rope would be my first choice to have on board. T...

Never saw anyone do a 360 around the tiller before. Physics is a trip! Great boat. And best of all, it's RED! 👿

Mahalo

SM, please define "breaks" for me. Is the tail pushed upward, flowing back or stalling? 😕

You shoulda talked me out of it... Wasn't that great. The first tack felt good in moderate 12-15mph but it felt sluggish after that. On the 18-2 ...

spoulton wrote: I have a ARC 21 that has large hull volumes and is difficult to board. I found that putting a bowline in the righting line at the lev...

"How low can you go?" Hoping MN3 will give me a discount, when he throws me this,.. 😉

randii wrote: I have a large cross-tramp bag... mesh all the way across with a piece of Harbor Freight floor pad across the bottom to give it enough s...

Put me in the "YES" column.

That's what I had in mind, Bob. Dangled over the side by the stays. No reason this wouldn't be effective if you could get a grip of one trap. You co...

I might consider slinging one of these rock climbing straps over the side...

Throw bags are 60 bucks at West Marine. $$$ you would gladly spend, if you still could, when you actually need one. (Probably twice that if you ...

Practiced heaving to, Carl? Would be a great skill for your son to learn, for when dad falls off the wire.

nohuhu wrote: That's close. So- side note: can I run the 18-2 square-top up my 18's mast? Implications? Anyone done it? Anyone want to talk me out...

That's close. So- side note: can I run the 18-2 square-top up my 18's mast? Implications? Anyone done it?

spoulton wrote: Had my righting line on prior Prindle 18 through grommet with figure eight knot on original Prindle tramp and then on Slo tramp. Use ...

How much coverage is that? I needs to know, in case I runs into you out there,.. 😆

nacra55 wrote: The Marine fork is one of a kind and comes with a very expensive pin and cotter pin. THAT'S 50% OFF?!? :-O 😆 🙄

It's 10% larger on the 18-2. Can't comment on the cut, but you can look that up at the sailmakers. Not that big a difference, right? I sail bot...

At the club, we all store mast up and on beach wheels. Most folks don't loosen the rigs either, after sailing. Lots of boats have actually sat ther...