How are you going to launch in Newport Beach? I once enlisted a friend to pick up my P16 and carring it over bushes and a grass park between house...

A friend of mine has the same exact problem with a boat purchased a couple months ago. They recently followed all the proper instructions for injectin...

I had this problem too. I can also verify that what's said above is correct, make sure the springs are loose enough to actually move up and down (loos...

Everything here is good info. At 165 you should be able to do it, just remember it takes patience out there. One thing to remember is that it takes a ...

Florida Texas California South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Michigan Louisiana Mississippi Wisconsin That's my guess. I am interested i...

At Woodward Res. in Northern California Tied for the night in MDR. Poor-mans roller-furling. The original sails, no downhaul on the sail.. long st...

Alright! I sailed woodward for two days a couple weeks ago (The weekend after 4th of July) and even on that weekend it wasn't too crowded. I have hear...

Catamaran Sailing: From Start To Finish (By Phil Berman) is a good one. I got a copy on ebay for $14 and read it in about 2 days. It basicalyl states ...

br /> You can see Coastrat's just tying his rudders up and the tiller in place to the mast, the rope probably gives it a nice cushion. That's one w...

Righting bag. If you're 200lb's the extra water filled in the bag will help a lot. Attach it to the end of the righting line or if youre strong you...

That's a really interesting website. Thanks for sharing.Edited by philzy on Jul 23, 2012 - 11:33 AM.

There's that saying about "It's more expensive to buy every car part and build your own car, than it is to just buy a complete car" ...my guess is th...

I don't think you can take boats out on to the beach there. But the marina is a very easy sail to the open ocean. If it's your normal on-shore breeze ...

br /> That's a H16 for $500. Looks very nice from the photo and you can solo it and race it, so satisfies 2/3 requirements. Here's your H18, loo...

Exactly. The Long Beach Granada St ramp gets very crowded with kite-surfers when the wind comes up, and there are lessons going on so I worry that ...

There are a lot of stories (blogs and stories published online) about some people I would practically consider experts due to their years of experienc...

I would suggest a hobie 18, also. I've seen a group of 4 people sailing one in Dana Point and they were skipping along pretty well, it had wing seats ...

If you're in the market for something, I would suggest looking into a getting a light pickup if you don't have to tow too far. Having the truck bed to...

Alright, alright, alright. I'll put more work into it. That bolt was new last season, but I'll check everything out, anything could have happened. ...

I stand corrected, it must just be the lighting in that warehouse, something is reflecting toward the white hulls and deck making it look yellow/grey ...

Thanks for all the recommendations. I replaced all the screws, washers and nuts and followed the instructions in the Prindle manual for adjusting the ...

Looks clean, 2 different P16's though correct? All those ratchets would concern me.. how tense and how long they've been locked down putting pressu...

Re-visting this topic, I finally did a very simple and practical mount for my gopro. The package I bought came with a strap, maybe 18" long, with the ...

That Prindle looks pretty nice. Price seems a little high unless it's close to perfect. I admit I'm biased, but an overall census seems that Prindles ...

Getting far off topic but thought I should buzz in. I'm in the prelim planning stages for trailering my P16 up to visit family in Antioch/Brentwood an...

jfricker: I have a Prindle 16 and I use the same righting line setup as quarath shows. I am UNABLE to right the boat by pulling the rope under the hul...

Alright! someone nearby me is selling a ICom M34 for $60, or I can get a new one with warranty for $169 from a store. Either way, I agree, and it soun...