Dave farmer's point about keeping clips short is a good one. We use a painters extension handle for a lot of shots. We just hold it at different ang...

Well, I took a look at the boat. The rudders and castings were from some other boat that were modified further with some homemade cleats and tillers ...

I found some information, but I do not have a good feel for the ability to find parts. I noticed a couple people parting out their boats here as well...

Pete, is running the silicone on the lip better than a than layer of epoxy?

Thanks guys. We had a great day, these were the conditions leading to a bit of water..........

They are great boats. Seems quite expensive, and that is a galvanized trailer, not aluminum. I will let the experts chime in about what you should b...

Ya, and we are looking at another weekend of NW winds topping out at like 7mph! This getting ridiculous. I got out of windsurfing and back into sail...

Love the room and volume of my Prindle 18. I have sailed it solo as well. It is very controllable, does not pitchpole easily and does not hike up ab...

Thanks guys. It will be an interesting thing to work on the next time I am out in some lighter winds. It definitely would be a good skill to have in...

Okay, we are getting closer to the answer. Understood that I have to be into wind. I also know I am going to have to backwind the sails. I am havin...

sorry, I wasn't clear. I am on the water and I am trying to sail it backwards to the dock. I gotta tell ya, it's a bitch.

Instead of 12 inch wheels, I went with the larger eight tires; 18.5 inches across. They work nice. 45 degrees? So nothing is frozen; I don't see ...

I found a cheap boat, a nacra 5.8. I have not seen it yet, but worst case I would break it down for parts. I would love to have a spare mast for my ...

Thanks. Just to be clear, the profiles of the two masts are different, so I cannot fit a Prindle base into a Nacra mast. If I were to swap masts, I ...

Does it create a lot more clutter on the tramp? I suppose it is easy enough to remove the line on the lighter days or when just goofing around with m...

I'm not sure why you would need a ratcheting block. My dad's uses a fiddle with a cam cleat. 2:1 purchase is plenty for a jib. The viadana blocks a...

Like Klozhald says, they will go slack under sail. I don't think you can get them too tight, unless you have adjustable stays that use some sort of m...

Check these out, believe these are what you are looking for. If not, browse through the catalog, I'm sure they have it. Rippin' good prices. I pur...

I have a prindle 18. I set the stays as tight as I can get them. I pull as hard as I can on a trapeze line, and my wife set the sidestay in the lowe...

Sam, it was actually fun, although waiting between races was a drag. For some reason, we had to do two that day. The guy was very good. We were jus...

You guys scared me off. I'm out. I don't want to crew because I wanted my wife to experience it as well. Plus it is a five hour hike to get there. ...

Rider_55, If we were to do it, we just hang back at the start and then try to follow for as long as possible, more to just watch what the other sailor...

We are looking at going to our first race ever in two weeks. Since I have a Prindle 18, I have to race in the F18 class. I never raced in my life, a...

kernunnos wrote: Ok, I have been looking at the pictures...Question.... do I release the Mast mount hinge when I get all the rigging done? Yup. You...