I'm sure the headsail-only idea will work if I put on the extra leeboards. I'm just not sure I'll have the time to do that before my parents'...
That's exactly what I was thinking. Would it not be possible to keep the main on board and hoist it if things don't go well with the...
This boat doesn't have daggerboards or anything similar. Everything else I have already considered and begun thinking about. My questions is:...
Okay, I really like this idea, so I just ordered a new (used) sail from Masthead Sailing Gear that has the same luff length, but a slightly (15cm)...
I like the idea of using the boat's original rig, and the jib-only idea had already occurred to me. The point here is to keep both hulls in the...
I am getting closer to having my Hobie Cat ready to put back in the water, and now I find that issues of rigging and sail performance are becoming...
Any chance you'll be turning out more of these any time soon?
I'm not so worried about the seat itself. It's the attachment and support that I need help figuring out.
I don't have the level of metalsmithing ability required to construct anything like what you guys are talking about here. I work mostly with wood...
Hello, all! I recently acquired a 5m long Hobie Cat sailboat, which I guess is called a Hobie 16, for basically free. It's been around awhile...
Okay, so my friend and I have decided to go ahead and go into business building sailboats. He is a widowed retiree who loves to build sailboats...
Well, I don't like beer, so none was ever actually at stake here, but I've realized that there's no way I'll ever be able to correct the flaws in...
Well, I showed my friend all of the answers posted here and he still maintained that he was right and that all of you are wrong. Of course, that...
That's pretty much been my M.O. already. Whenever he tells me anything that I'm not sure about I consult my resources, although I've already been...
Just a little trailer sailor. About 4 meters in length, totally open - no cabin or deck. It's a pretty simple boat, so I'm thinking he should be...
No, actually. What happened with that project was that I didn't have a totally enclosed indoor space to work in and the cardboard got rained on a...
Who is the ignorant one? Okay, I need an expert opinion on something. I already know the answer, but my friend said, "Ask any expert," so I am....
Well, I'd be more inclined to call it a "Hobie 5," seeing as how it is 5 meters long and, unlike most Americans, I actually prefer to think in...
Okay, so the hole is just about a meter long, and it is 4 cm wide at its widest point. Looking at the boat from the side, you can barely even...
Another view showing some of the damage that had to be repaired after an inconvenient rain storm.
