We had to replace at least one bow and one sidestay anchor on the 5.2. Metal fatigue. We added backing plates. Sorry no picts.

I had been debating this for awhile. Thanks everyone, for weighing in. The Prindle manual sez the righting line is to be tied off thru a tramp gro...

Or from trailering with the rudders on. Long cotter pins can rub off the gelcoat here too. Chips on the top and bottom of the transom are often t...

FloridaRoadie wrote: I have a set of factory wings on my Prindle 18 OMG Roadie! I'm in :verliebt: Please tell me the minute you post more Prindl...

Hilarious and ingenious stuff, dmydlack. I'm going to get a set of those as kickers for the Boston Whaler! Thanks, and welcome aboard,..

2 words= Bungee Balls!! 😆 On the P18, I keep a sturdy, medium-sized SUP paddle w/ a T -handle bungeed to the hiking straps, just behind my bu...

MN3 wrote: I am not following you with the jib downhaul and furling with the loss of a pin? (i assume you really mean the jib forestay, since on most...

Thanks. That's the one. Self-fusing silicon tape (rescue tape brand is common). I see you can order it online in colors now. Amazon here I come...

The jib downhaul runs past the forestay pin/ring on most boats I've seen, so sail twist and furling/unfurling may have done the trick on my boat. It'...

Is this the same as the glueless repair tape? Found only in black. Does rigging tape come in different colors? Right now I use yellow electrical ...

No fans of the T2 around here, eh? Well, Hobie and I will keep searching for one,.. 😆

CTCAT, As you've been told, it's very normal. Unless it's flying around "disconnected" :-O . This happens, so yes, "check/recheck" your shrouds ev...

"Online Pioneer"? WTH?!? 😕

Know how to do a low pressure leak test?

I just wanted to add that Penetrating Oil, in my recent experience, attacked my aluminum clear coat and began to etch my mast and beams. Made the lon...

I should get some of that for the trailer too. Mahalo Ed.

Thanks Guys. Good info. The Nacra rods that Murrays shipped were longer that the originals. So after quite a few turns tensioning, we had a ball ...

We dealt with this on a 5.2 for awhile. Bent 2 rods. The danger is not the bent rod breaking, it's the off-axis mast ball stripping and being push...

No sleeve is listed on the parts inventory. Just a 10.75" rod. To tension the striker assembly, the P18 bible sez: - Remove the top 1/2 round mas...

Guy, Murrays and SaltyDog have new parts. SaltyDog has complete rigging and line kits, a good place to see overall what parts you might need to repla...

P18, w/ corrosion issues.

MN3, Where are the cracks starting? I would be more inclined to paint my mast and beams, and found that part of dg's huge restoration project particu...

That's the awesome thread I combed though, before starting my mast restoration. Thanks for documenting all that work so well, DG. How's the paint j...

It CAN a wet ride. Part of the appeal of scooting along right at the waterline. Ok for warmer waters. But with Haka benches or tramps added there...

Pete - Shipped one to the islands yet? Randy - I've seen someone put a Hobie mast on their P18. Obviously, it creates issues, but if you get stuck, ...

Pete, what's a typical total price for a shipped 18 or 18-2 mast?

Riveted, if needed. Backing washers work well in the areas you can reach, like the lower mast. Likely just new, or larger rivets will work, without...

Some corrosion is normal there, after 35+ years between dissimilar metals. The worst of it is often hidden. You need to drill the rivets out and s...

Pete- these are the bomb. Randy - you ARE too old. 😆 Sorry dood. Unless I'm mistaken, the 18 and 18-2 share the same mast. That may h...

Hi Trappy. This is an area where I have better than "lubber" experience. I still own an AI (for now). The Adventure Island, and the Tandem version ...