Aquarius Sail Owners

Hi Don

The ball once came off while I was rigging. I put the mast base on the ball, and rested the mast on the rear crossbar, and the upward force on the base (considerable, I imagine), caused the ball to pop off. I don't recall how I "reglued" it but after that I rested the top of the mast on a ...

Hi folks

Hobie 14 in 1978 - Hobie 16 in 1982 - Supercat 17 in 1985 - Raced them all and learned a ton!
Sailed on Lake Mille Lacs - sailed on Lake Superior - sailed and camped a month on Lake Michigan
Sailed across the Atlantic twice (NOT on a Supercat)
Pulled water skiers with the SC17
Triple ...

Sent Aug 12

Sent manuals to both

Sent manuals

Hi there - your pitchpoles are exciting!

Why dyneema instead of wire?

Why the deck sweeper and/or what does it add vs having one more line to manage

Not sure what you mean by electric pump

Thanks for posting. Tom

I used to raise my Hobie 16 and then Supercat 17 mast alone. About 40 years worth! I would set the boat on the beach with the bows lower so when the mast was up it would stay there until I got around to the front to fasten the forestay. We have a lake place now and I only rig the boat once a year ...

Sent manuals

I'm kind of glad someone else has this problem...

During my testing I did switch the rudders from side to side and it made no difference. Starboard tack has acceptable weather helm, port has slight but unacceptable lee helm.

I have a little bit of slop but it is in each rudder.

I know that this ...

Have a good trip!

Here is a link to the blog from our trip over and back. I did most of the writing - but when it gets serious and thoughtful - that is Pat's writing.

I recommend the dog bowls...

http://remediosoceanvoyage.blogspot.com/

I'm available to help varnish...

Hi there - and welcome!

There are lots of folks here who know more than me so if anyone disagrees with my advice - they are probably right...

For temporary fixes :

I would bed the plug housings with caulk to see if that stops the leak before using 5200. They do look suspect to me. The gunk around ...

Hi folks -

Last fall I took the tramp off my SC17 - Double Jeopardy - and Tom Haberman did his usual excellent work repairing a torn corner webbing. This month, since I had the tramp off I decided to do a 800 grit wet sand and a drill powered Flitz buff ball polish. It's really nice to be able to ...

That is correct -

I got reefing points put in because I planned a couple longer trips alone and wanted to be able to sail solo in heavier winds without being overpowered. This boat sails very well with the jib rolled up, which is also a very effective way of de-powering. The boat is hard to tack ...

Here are the only photos I can find of my boat with the sail reefed. My halyard wire had two slugs on it - one for normal use and one for reefing. As you can see there was a second attachment plate for the mainsheet. I don't have a close-up of the downhaul but you can kind of see the extra grommets ...

Hi there - fun story

I used to have a 4 cylinder car that got 30 mpg going 60 mph with no boat and 20 mpg going 60 mph with my sailboat.
Quite a difference!

Your airplane will go faster than the sailboat but the sailboat will FEEL faster than the airplane, I bet!

If you have questions about how ...