oopsEdited by randii on Jan 19, 2018 - 02:26 PM.

I use a mid-graded set of Kokatat dry paints (some synthetic multilayer but not Goretex) -- they seal well at the top and have built in socks that len...

Thanks for the online venue -- I'm limited to web-sailing right now, so I appreciate this forum all the more. Randii

ericrayl wrote: My general plan is to epoxy a little threaded drain fitting into the mast, and also use it to pressurize the mast to find the leak(s)....

Thanks much for posting up the details - the 1.72/1.75 fit and off-the shelf brackets position this well for home-brew. a flapper wheel inside the bra...

Seems like the OP's 16' of supported length is a little different than your average roof rack. The P18 mast is just under 29', leaving less than 13' u...

16 foot span is more than i have between the crutch and the back beam of the boat on the trailer. Pad the supports and use extra straps for surety in ...

The H18 is a good all-around boat, and with solid 'glass on the bottom (no foam on the bottoms), they are stouter and simpler to fix than some of the ...

Three more trips out in the last few month... I'm still almost giddy with these sails. The square-top was a HOOT yesterday on the water -- I was singl...

Edchris177 wrote: Even towing with a powerboat we couldn't right it on the lake, so I unpinned the shrouds, hauled the mast up beside the boat, remove...

Cool! Extra points for oddity, for sure... 🙂 I'm not sure the world is ready for high-performance proas, but I love to see the continuing development...

That's gotta be incredibly frustrating. I can't imagine... Talk to Pete out in Big Bear... yeah, I know that's quite a road trip, but multiple masts ...

Yeah, I wondered about the $300K per event cost... I know that is chump change in the grand scheme of AC racing, but making it (relatively) more expen...

Another quick trip out with the H18 and the Whirlwind sails on Saturday, with more winds in the mid-to-high teens and gusts not quite to twenty mph --...

Another quick trip out with the H18 last night... no emergency vehicles (actually on 5 boats on the lake!), but excellent wind. I get out on weeknight...

Yup. I definitely wasn't going to argue about ROW (though I did wonder)... we were tipped on our side when they first started scooping, and we decided...

Sunday was my second sail on these sails -- both main and jib this time. Again with up to 6mph average winds, a few gusts better but nothing long enou...

Andinista wrote: What about something like this? Maybe a couple of them Interesting... they have one for 9 liters and one for 40(!) liters. A liter o...

That's the one here... If somebody buys it here, it generates a little dinero for Damon and these forums. RandiiEdited by randii on Sep 12, 2017 - 0...

Thanks for taking time to share your research and real-world experience! Randii

Quick summary: 3-seasons old Whirlwind Pentex tri-radial squarehead sail > decades-old Hobie horizontal-cut dacron sail. 😆

Damon, thanks for the gallery. Your mast illustrates how many things fit together into little space. Taking the exit blocks that far forward helps mov...

klozhald wrote: Keep in mind that in an 8:1 system, 8:1 is also the ratio of rope on deck compared to movement of the sail up and down. Yup. The physi...

That was a lot of verbiage to get to my questions, but I hadn’t found it in one place. Go all the way back to the stock 3:1 and the grommet is essent...

Pete, any idea how long that window has to be? One of my motorcycles is hopefully nearing that age of out-of-system-ness... My ex-wife and I disagree...

Great to know that cat went to a good home... the price was great and what was there had a LOT of promise, I just couldn't add another project to the ...

I do not, will try to remember to get one. I picked it up off some Ebay sailmaker's odds-and-ends sail, essentially looks like a king-sized pillow cas...