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robpatt
robpatt
@robpatt
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Joined: August 6, 2010 5:32 pm
Topics: 12 / Replies: 269
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indeed, got the sails back on friday.... they're great... two words "like new". if you sails have lots of years on them, and need lots of little t...

14 years ago
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my sails should be back on Fri.... YEAH hoping to support your claims!

14 years ago
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buttered rums for the ruddered bums πŸ˜• 'posed to be nice wx on sat, but think I'll haul the H-17 to the house for a little TLC. just got her win...

14 years ago
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post up if you're hitting the secret spot..... if you want a small flotilla that is... a few hearty souls will brave it.... nothing a reach west to ...

14 years ago
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i'm curious of their shape once you run 'em up the mast, downhaul, sheets set... how do they look? mine (H18 - blue hawaii) are there now, should ha...

14 years ago
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I built one and I'm a big fan. br /> while he's kind of got things "prepped" for making this video, like his righting line just happens to be tie...

14 years ago
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make sure the mast is sealed.... just put mild paint stripper on the boat and strip it... then just compound, polish, wax the hulls. ever see how m...

14 years ago
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here's Gary, the original inventer of the thing, rightin a H18 solo...

14 years ago
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where do you sail? ok man, I'm with you... I weigh about 160-165. you need to make a 7 foot SoloRight. I did, and I can right the boat alone. I te...

14 years ago
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well on the first day of winter it got a serious butt kicking, hull-flying, workout. then it got another one today. a 3/2 wetsuit, fleece jacket w/wi...

14 years ago
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No, that one's too close! About 2 miles further west there's 2 of them on the beach... then another closer to Gulfport. We got a late start (someone...

14 years ago
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Cool, we'll hail the ancients as we blow through casino row riding the southerlies enroute to the latest coastal sailing fill-up stop... WAFFLE HOUSE ...

14 years ago
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Oh yeah... next Tues (Dec 21) a few of us (two H18s and a 16 so far..) are planning to zip around the sound, scream up casino row, and probably pull u...

14 years ago
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Had the H18 DoubleTime out yesterday screaming around the sound... 'twas great until about 3:30 when the sun started getting a bit low... Today ga...

14 years ago
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krylon or rustolem semi-gloss enamel.... prep is key. use the same color as the rudders. otherwise, can go right on up the price and complexity sca...

14 years ago
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yes, they added fiberglass to the hulls... at the crossbar connection points on the inside there's a few extra patches of thick mat put up there... ma...

14 years ago
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***H18*** 1. patch a small tramp tear 2. upgrade to 8 or 9:1 main 3. convert 6:1 downhaul to 8:1 w/jam cleats on mast & less pulleys 4. decide to ...

14 years ago
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I'll vouch for coastrat, I was there that day... he finished, I didn't. Alas, coastrat, I was out a week ago when we had that blustery north wind + l...

14 years ago
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some osyc folks (glenn, chuck, and I) are kicking around the possibility of an overnight on Horn on Sat.... dep OSYC around noon-ish.... easy cruise t...

14 years ago
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What do you want to do with the boat? While it may originally be capable of some decent coastal cruising, it's probably not up for that. If you ...

14 years ago
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I'll 2d or 3rd the 2010 Slip to Ship race..... the short version.... 1 mile to go to finish, wicked thunderstorms, wind shifts, everyone's head...

15 years ago
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can't on Sat, but will try an afternoon sail on Sunday.... following Sat is the 30th... "Cat Open House"..... I'll take folks for rides... maybe a ...

15 years ago
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"tab" goes up πŸ™‚ check this

15 years ago
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NOTICE: If your cat isn't an "Escape" or a "Play-Cat"... you're taking it all too seriously! Whoo hoo.... πŸ™‚ Congrats on your new boat!

15 years ago
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tami are you on the tri or the square on Sat ? tami wrote: -ahem- I have no personal stake in this, it's not even my club... but it was very...

15 years ago
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osyc it's a special handshake and the required double secret probation toga-styile sails

15 years ago
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check the outside bottom curve for glass wear... if worn put on some glass...esp if you spend time beaching, dragging through sand.. the hulls are onl...

15 years ago
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i acquired an old H18 'cause I needed the mast, and one hull was broke into 2... Took the bad hull and cut sections of the bottom out for cradles....

15 years ago
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whoops, thanks....

15 years ago
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ya'll remember that the 'round Cat race from Pass C YC is the weekend after this one... but the link says going "inside" the island... presuming th...

15 years ago
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