Install it on a warm day too, so the tramp will be more pliable.

klozhald wrote: Think about doing this: It is hinged so you can lower it to launch. I was looking at buying/fabbing something similar, then the idea...

I don't have anything like that on my 18. Maybe it holds them up.

macbeans wrote: Thanks for the help. I will try the modified noodles since I don't have a spare hitch receiver. Go to a body shop and ask. They just ...

This is my DIY removable rear mast cradle:

I got a brand new custom bias cut mesh trampoline from SLO Sail and Canvas. Ordered on the 31st, delivered yesterday.

I made the Kessel Run in 10.8 parsecs on my Hobie 18.Edited by presto13031 on Nov 03, 2014 - 10:53 AM.

I saw a guy with a Hobie 16 at the beach last month, his hiking stick was 2 hockey stick shafts scarfed together.

Have you tried putting decals on your boat? Get an "R" pr "V-TEC" sticker and slap it on. I put a "Harken" sticker on my trailer, and picked up 33.2 h...

rondog wrote: Sorry, "helper" couldn't think of the word "sail feeder" The boltrope clears the "feeder" by 8" then you have to pull it back down t...

It is kind of an interference fit, I just pushed mine in by hand and then bolted them.

Most boating insurance policies cover racing as long as no motors are involved. You can also cover a boat based on an agreed cash value until it is 25...

I actually had a 30 minute conversation, yesterday, with a Mechanical Engineer PhD about this subject. I showed him the Farrier rudder fence, and he a...

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The charity adds a $299 "Document handling fee" to the winning bid.

For the Cat tube, cut a piece of plywood to fit the diameter of the cat tube, put a hinge on the bottom and a hasp on the top and be done. Edited by p...

Andre, How do you secure the paddle to the boom? Do you have any pictures? Thanks in advance.

According to Aft tramp lacing is (2 ea.) 1/4" x 15'-0" Yachtbraid Center tramp lacing is (1) 1/4" x 19'-0" Yachtbraid

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Somewhere I read that the total foam volume in the 18 was about 1.5 cubic feet per hull. A 5" solid pool noodle that is 55" long has a volume of about...

nacraman57 wrote: One caveat is the halyard must be to the right of the mast hook while raising. I have been having problems with that the last few t...

PVC pipe probably filled with spray foam to kill wobble. Mount it like a Spin pole. or this: Edited by presto13031 on Jul 01, 2014 - 08:59 AM.

kernunnos wrote: I don't think plastic/nylon would hold up long any opinions? I have noticed no wear in about 25 sailing sessions on the black plastic...

Hobie makes "slop bushings" for the rudder pin connections. I installed them on my 18, along with the Hobie 20 connector kit (#1953) and some homemade...

Rig the fore-stay at the in the right hole for tension on the furler. Leave the shrouds loose enough to step the mast. Place the mast vertically in fr...

I see some familiar boats from TCDYC.

TopSpin80 wrote: .... and I have about 2 hours on the boat so far! That's 1 hour 58 minutes more than me!!!! 😕

Not this weekend, but last Saturday, got a hole in the hull from a kayak. Was sailing on the Texas City Dike, and a wake from a cargo ship rolled the ...

Be careful when you order the nuts for the shroud anchors. I got mine from the dealer and they used the parts catalog to get the bolt / nuts. when Whe...