nher207 wrote: glad there are some fellow sailors out there with a sense of humor.....he's not coming on until he's 8 years old at least dont worry. ...

I really hope you're joking. 😕 The best place for a 6 month old child on a beach cat is in his mother's arms on the beach, or at home. My 7 year...

MN3 wrote: lets not condemn the sub skipper - optis don't show on radar or sonar .... if you are coming up from depth .... you can't see until you ...

I made my pigtails from 1/8" dyneema, with slippery eyes in both ends and a double brummel in the middle. Here are pictures:

This is what I use in my garage:

Fixed it

Google "WATER Ski Belt"Edited by presto13031 on Oct 31, 2013 - 02:52 PM.

bacho wrote: The only sure fire way I know to fix that is to bring up obamacare! Don't do that, we don't want this website to turn into a piece of cr...

Drive down there and get it, then ask for forgiveness.

The mindset is the same between Jeff Gordon, Lewis Hamilton, Ken Block, and James Spithill.

My statement wasn't meant to condone cheating. I repeated what a NASCAR crew chief had said when he got caught. He is now in charge of catching the c...

At this level, If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying hard enough. To exploit the rules to maximum advantage, you have to push the boundaries. I...

You will probably have to remove the hull from the front and rear cross beams (3 more bolts). This link shows pictures of a disassembled crossbar ...

gahamby wrote: I'd like to hear from somebody who has flat sunk a cat or seen it happen first hand. BTDT 2 years ago I flooded a Hobie 18 port hull (...

I saw a Trac 18 painted black. Hulls were very hot to the touch, on a sunny, 80 degree day.

efinley wrote: That's interesting. My old mast base was a 4 rivet and it still deformed and cracked. I guess it isn't a foolproof fix.Edited by efin...

I sense something in the Force, a daggerboard fix "how to"....

From what I understand, the deformation and cracking comes from the mast base rivets stretching (loosening) from dolphin striker's upward force and al...

shipchips1 wrote: One last item - have screws at the ready incase you can't get a suction!!! Thanks. Could you run a dry run, skipping the resin, t...

Shipclips1 Any chance of a Tutorial on this process? The drilling and filling, I understand. The bagging befuddles me.

Beach wheels. Put them on while the boat is floating. Makes it alot easier.Edited by presto13031 on May 14, 2013 - 12:45 PM.

I put my setup in the tech photos section. Can take more and better photos upon request

I use zip ties instead of safety wire. They are cheap, non-reactive, and you cancheck them for signs of aging easily. Plus they are easy to replace.

Manuel Antonio might be nice, too. If I ever get back to CR I might just stay. Good Luck. I finally found Imperial Beer here in Houston. It tastes jus...

MN3 wrote: what do the fleas do with the wheels? + 2 wheels $75 sold on flee market = $275Edited by MN3 on Jan 23, 2013 - 11:48 AM. That's the ma...

The 2010 run of Hobie 18 hulls were $8000/pair plus shipping, I think.

I think you might find a hobie 17 or 18 main easier to do this with as they are already lose footed.

Where are you? If youre talking about Lake Conroe, the Conroe Yacht Club has a grassy area with a 1' or so bulkhead, and a beach beyond the bulk head....

optikid wrote: this is a custom made boat using hulls from a mold for a hobie 18 catamaran from ad. i emailed him asking the top speed, 22mph top I ...

Right now both of my sailing venues (Lake Conroe & Galveston Bay) are in the 60's, I know I need some protection, but don't know how much. I have se...