matt922 wrote: Also, I'd recommend you check the boat/trailer titling/liscensing requirements for your state. They vary widely, and some can be a...

If the hulls (sponsons?), tramp, mast, and sails are decent, I'd say that's reasonable, especially with the sail box. I'd check the hulls for soft sp...

Might it be because the 16 and 18 have assymetrical hulls while the 18-2 and 19 have centerboards (so the rudder does less work)?

arch wrote: along the lines of this discussion........does anyone have a good solution to filling holes left by pop rivets that have been removed? i'...

sullivar wrote: I have a Hobie Skippers harness in the classifieds - take a look. Will: I just bought one of these, and I dig it! Assuming it is a...

bill40421SE wrote: In '89 I got a 14" round aluminum duct work pipe and built a sealed end and a removable locking end cap that has severed me well a...

optikid wrote: i saw that one and its alittile expensive so im going to just make on. I've seen them made out of two pieces of PVC pipe. One side ...

Definitely file any burrs/galling on the sail track. Otherwise, stick that thing in the air, hoist a sail up it, and get it on the water. Nothing pr...

My 2 cents: I used a little colloidal silica, otherwise the epoxy tended to "run" before it set. However, I wasn't using West and I didn't use a f...

DamonLinkous wrote: So I don't recommend the plastic pins. Agreed. I had the same thing happen on my H16, except that only one of the fiberglass r...

He is Down Under, in Oz Jerome. That is half the problem, he is upside down, so the rudders keep falling out Doh!....missed the part about Oz. O...

All of the above, plus.... br /> Step one is to make sure the cams are rotating so that the rudders lock down. If the helm is that extreme, I'm ...

Have everyone keep their elapsed time and score on corrected time finish. Corrected Time = Elapsed Time/D-PN. For the D-PNs look here: If the H16...

The only restoration I'm aware of is for straight Dacron sails, and it sounds like you have the standard H-17 mylar/taffeta laminate sails. Doubt any...

klozhald wrote: I have had two of the nylon stoppers break in just the last couple of months, and I'm wondering if there is a better type of stopper. ...

optikid wrote: if i find one i will get one. I'd recommend that you try to get out on several of the suggested boats to see the pros/cons before bu...

bacho wrote: That is a great idea. I did not think about mil-surplus. Do you know what model yours is? No, but it has a neoprene neck seal, latex w...

bacho wrote: ...What is the best gear to stay warm on the water. ..... About the worst conditions I plan to even try to sail in would be about 50 degr...

Edchris177 wrote: Then go out & dump it a few times & practise righting it. Edchris177 wrote: Sail the crap out of your boat for a year or two, th...

Rider_55 wrote: Has anyone tried seam seal like that used on tents? The silicone sprays are good for waterproofing the fabric but do not really buil...

My children are much older now, but they started sailing with me at about your childrens' ages. A lot of good ideas above, plus.....be flexible and p...

Edchris177 wrote: Do you need a "boaters license"? License? Never even thought of that! I'll just show 'em my beer wristband.....maybe that'll d...

Google Windjammer Cruises.

Glad to hear all that, landraider! Dig around the OSYC website to find contact info for Ken Altman (Commodore) or Joe Pocreva (Fleet Captain).....the...

landraider wrote: Hmm OK I need to look at weight carefully. Is there a published weight limit? I have not sailed at OSYC. I would not even kn...

Congrats on the boat, landraider! A word of caution, though. There's no way a Prindle 18 can safely carry four people plus overnight gear out to Shi...

There are many variables (wind, waves, boat/crew weight, etc.) that affect sheeting and downhaul, but the short version is 1) more wind calls for more...

fxloop wrote: Hey Damon, I just got a H16 ( sails great -hulls are very solid ) I'm signing up at DSC, arkabuttla lake. Heard about you from the Rooke...

Dredging up this thread 'cause I'm headed to DI this Saturday for a week. We'll be staying in a house at the south end of one of the side streets (cl...