Chrysler Sailors Forum

Like Beady said, that's a Hobie 18 mainsail.

XL C-22 here! Just let me know how to pay!

Welcome! I'm fixing a 13' Barracuda, so we're pretty much in the same boat (pun intended). That being said: I got bitten by the sailing bug in July 2011. d) What is the ideal size rope to use for the sheet (length and diameter). The only sizes specified in the manual are: 48-inch piece of 3/16-inch ...

We use these anytime we have an official ceremony, and these suckers are loud (although ours use 12ga, not 10ga)

No, I have no idea what fiberglass looks like, but I just always assumed that it was lighter in color.

Another question here, the hull was all dirty and the paint corroded as in picture 1, and after sanding it down to picture 2, noticed that it was still uneven and very scratched up and rough. After taking it down further, I noticed that in some parts, there was wood beginning to peek through (pictur...

Meh, I've seen bigger...

In all seriousness, at that point I'd just buy a real island and one of the academy's 66' and retire.

OK, thanks! I'll look into that. Do you have to go to a marine for one (is it a boat specialty part), or is that something that can be picked up in plumbing section at a home improvement store?

Wilco, I'll remove the rub rail tomorrow. When I put it back on, should I use both epoxy and the rub rail, or will the rub rail hold it? Lastly, what is an "inspection port"?

Wilco on removing the rivets, but how to I place the new ones in? And I get what to do once I get under the deck, but I don't understand how to actually gain access to the underside, do I have to cut through the hull? And thanks for all the help!

So, an hour later and I got them off, but it seems that it's been one step forward and two steps back. The port side plate I could remove one screw, bend the metal around the other, and lift up, but it was still held in by the rivets that hold in the rub rail. On the starboard side, the screws are t...

Hello all, I recently bought a 13 foot Barracuda in less than optimal condition hoping to restore it to it's full potential. However, the plates that hold down the mast cables are in poor condition, and was going to replace them. After searching high and low and not finding anywhere to replace them,...