It's been a long time, but we used to camp on the MS barrier islands a lot in my 17' monohull daysailor. I was young and dumb, but it can be done saf...

nacra55 wrote: Ron: Do you have a sketch or more description of the bridle idea? the halyard still requires a good amount of tension. How and where...

RicardOben wrote:br /> HTH, Ricardo. I used to have those rims/tires on my Sportsman trailer. While better than a narrower (~4" wide) tire in the so...

cat136 wrote: That is Hwy. 67 at Saucier Jerome. Yup....I edited it to avoid further confusion. I guess you should know since you were involved in b...

Tim: I usually just bring everything from shorts to full wetsuit and spray top. While it should be much better down there at that time, it could be l...

The plate catches in the notch on the cam just like the rolled pin does on non-adjustable castings. Lock rudder down. Loosen slide plate and, using ...

Ten bucks says db is flyin' a hull before the end of June!

Thanks, Ron. I didn't really need to know 'cause I have full faith in my line "dealer." Sucks that I haven't even had a chance to try it out, though...

If you only weigh 140 lbs, even the large Murrays bag isn't going to be enough weight for righting a Hobie 16 in all conditions. You may need multipl...

The 3/8" shouldn't be too hard on the hands with a 6:1 if it's a decent line. I'm fairly certain that you won't be happy with the performance of anyt...

Doubt it really matters, but I think the block with the becket goes in back. Here's a pic of the reeving: br /> I suppose washers may be worth a...

Ricardo's advice is spot on, and HULLFLYER's offer is very generous. The "adjustable" lower castings are of no consequence. All they have that's dif...

Edchris177 wrote: One other detail I should have included. The UV strip is normally only sewn onto 1 side of the sail. This means that the furler has ...

FYI....You can only benefit from raking the mast back to the point where you just go block to block on the mainsheet. Any further and you won't be ab...

Unless the thing is complete toast, you may want to try and repair it. You should be able to replace the cleat (probably a Harken 150) without removi...

Ron: There's a thread on Catsailor where a few other F-18 sailors have said they're coming to MWE.

Sent you a PM. Bring that thing to OSYC as soon (and often) as possible!

Reading this thread makes me dizzy!

Sent you a PM.

Renovator: The Hobie 16 has both a luff wire in the jib and a separate forestay. The luff wire is the "running" forestay once the jib is up and rig i...

nacra55 wrote: I've been good this year..... Dude! Now you'll be lucky if you aren't struck by lightning before the lump of coal arrives in your sto...

Something to consider after further thought..... If your standing rigging is five years old or more, you might just want to replace all of it. Las...

Sounds like someone put on a lower forestay from an older H 16 (without the Aussie system) and, since it was too short, attached it to the top of the ...

What's it rate?

DamonLinkous wrote: I'm just like rattle, I didn't grease for years because I believed (someone probably warned me against it when I was a newbie) th...

klozhald wrote: Also, is lithium all purpose grease acceptable? Ted, Don't use lithium grease anywhere on your boat but the crossbar bolts to keep the...

klozhald wrote: So Damon, panic_button, fxloop, would you recommend this regatta to people who would have to drive a thousand miles? I think I'm st...

I should be there by 4:00 or so tomorrow afternoon. FYI....per Kevin Rejda (scheduled PRO for Juana's?) over on the Catsailor Open Forum.... Not too...

teperacing wrote: Question, my old boat was a 78' I had the newer low profile ronstan jib cars on it in the trac. The boat I bought is a 86, it has ...

teperacing wrote: ... Shakedown cruise will be on Thursday.... Fingers crossed! Tepe: You have just about week to get your ass and that boat down to ...