7/16 or 3/8 works well. Start by going thru the jam cleat, then thru traveler car, then tie off on eyestrap on middle rear of crossbeam. You could us...

There's a red & white P-16 right in your backyard for under a $1000 (he dropped the price $500 as I talked to him!). Check the decks for soft spots t...

The swivel cam cleat was for a barbor hauler system to pull the jib leads outboard when sailing on a broad reach. Reason I wanted the pic was to see ...

Yes, duct tape good as anything. Send a pic of your mast step (on front xbar). Pete

You need to go to the Gougeon Bros in Bay City and talk boats. They are #1 in Bay City. Pete

Flat webbing lacing should be fine as long as it goes thru the grommets. Factory rudder casting pins were 1/4" x 7" stainless steel with holes top & ...

If you do not have the flanged mast base casting & hinge, they are available from Murrays as are mast head pulleys. Pete

Palm sand bottoms for about 5-6 ' (5 min), mix one pump of resin & catylst with thickner & fill any voids with spatula (8 min). Mix 2 pumps & paint 6...

+1 on everything MN3 posts. Get a roll of 2" fiberglas tape. This is a I hour job with 4 layers if you flip your hulls over. Gelcoat not necessary....

There is a P-16 in Rockwell asking $1300 OBO with 2 sets sails with the older style easier to raise jib. Another in Seneca for $700. Hulls in both c...

Hobie 16 & Prindle 16 are not pretty much the same! Prindle 16 is 40 #'s lighter yet has much more voluminous bow. No jib battens to snag on halyard...

Unless you're handicapped or over 70, forget the Hobie Wave or Bravo; get a Prindle 16 or H-16, reef them if it's blowing and get out there. Did we h...

+ 1 hullflyer. Pete

Assume you mean jib blocks with slider, have pr & can 2 day air to you. Pete 909-800-5237

You have probably '73-75 P-16 with the old mast base & step. Look on the starboard transom for a possible number last of which will be the year. Ear...

It's a Harken cheek, murrays # 28-0092, $19.30 ea. Use a small pr of stainless bolt & nut to attach. Pete

My Smyth sails always have cheek blocks either side of tack. Pete

Squelch the desire to go sailing and make sure all the little pieces are found and added to the boat. I have battens. You will need to stake your sa...

Can ship 2 H-16 masts to nearest large town near you for $500 total. See my classified. Pete 909-800-5237

Have a triple with becket which will give you 7:1 (check my classifieds) Pete 909-800-5237

We have a small fleet of 18's that sail/race on Big Bear Lake starting in June. Look for us just west of North Shore Landing on north shore of lake. ...

MDR by far not the best in SoCal. It's either Claremont ramp at Long Beach or Big Bear (season opens May 1st). Pete

Carl, To make the hole, drill in the center with 3/8" drill, then use jig saw to get over to the circumference. Now angle the jig saw at 45 degrees ...

There is a Reynolds 21 here in L.A. for $5500, not a particularly fast boat especially as there are several fast tris in the race, but the cold is the...

Also mast is very heavy to raise on the SC 17. An 18' cat better idea for you. Pete

Have a new tablet, so will learn how to post pics in La Paz. Have to fix an orange size hole in my P-16 & paint it after Odile troubled it a bit. We...

I detect a sleeper for the Tripoint race! 73 may not be accurate but was probably correctly done. Proper PN needs a goodly number of races to be acc...

Nick, I'll say it again, I always have parts for Prindles: masts for P-16 & 18, crossbars, rudder castings, rudders, tramps. Check my ads in classifi...

I would go with a Prindle 18 and buy a P-16 mainsail in addition. By changing the rope halyard to rope/wire and adding a stop sleeve to the wire and ...