http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/ Beachcats, sailing beach catamarans. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:05:10 GMT Buzz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72329 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72329 Softest sails in town. Buzz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:15:47 GMT HobieCatSailor@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72328 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72328 I can't think of a better way to completely ruin a good set of sails. They may be clean, but that method will wash virtually ALL of the "stiff" out of the Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:55:13 GMT Michael Bass http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72327 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72327 Thanks for the advice about the float. It happens that I've already had the pleasure of flipping the boat once already. It took me about 10-15 minutes to Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:51:02 GMT John A Webster http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72326 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72326 The issue with the mast head float is the distance it is from the pivot point ... making the effort to rotate the boat much more difficult as the pounds per Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:37:45 GMT jv1234_99 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72325 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72325 Michael: You are very welcome for the help. I'm betting we all got such help along the way or we wouldn't still be here. I read your repair journal regarding Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:27:02 GMT popeye http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72324 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72324 ~~ Tide & my ''CHARM'' does the trick.~~~~~ :>) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:58 GMT Buzz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72323 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72323 You must have all the women saying "how do you get your whites so white and your colors so bright, your sails are the softest in town." Buzz Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:22:48 GMT popeye http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72322 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72322 I just take mine to the laundromat,, use one of thoes big machines, (75 lbs.)~~~ If ya have any stains, use ''shout''or something like that, and I just use Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:22:28 GMT Michael Bass http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72321 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72321 Yes. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:39 GMT Steve Studley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72320 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72320 And you need the little s.s. rivet caps if you want it to be watertight Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:17:27 GMT Todd Elozory http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72319 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72319 "Stainless Steel" - right? To: beachcats@yahoogroups.com From: michael@... Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:31:10 +0000 Subject: [beachcats] Re: Hobie 16 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:31:17 GMT Michael Bass http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72318 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72318 I'd like to thank folks here for there help. I ended getting a new mast base, though in all honesty I probably didn't need to. I just drilled some new holes Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:02:51 GMT Richard Stanley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72317 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72317 I have a 1987 Hobie 18 and I would like to clean the sails before storing for the winter. I am particularly interested in removing some small spots (the size Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:38:12 GMT gevoniuk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72316 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72316 They seemed to have had a lot better (and faster) time than the guys who did it on an 18. http://users.tpg.com.au/kkmiller/hobie/across_atlantic.html I love Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:00:59 GMT John A Webster http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72315 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/72315 These guys made it.. http://yachtpals.com/sailing-catamaran-7024 John A. Webster Founder and Commodore The Cuba Run 2010