I am a Hobie 18 owner. I would love to learn more about your boat setup and downhall system. Hope you can give me some technical pointers. Thanks, Ray, Austin Tx
Hi Ray, we are happy to help. We have lots and lots of photo albums and explanations on our Facebook page “Hobie 18 Catamaran Reimagined”. Have a look there in the All Albums section for specific item details including the downhaul system.
Never used name brand gelcoat restorer. I've heard of people using diluted muriatic acid. I always just end up doing a wet sand, compound and polish if I really want it looking nice.
Never thought a film like this existed! As a long time builder and racer of Tornado Class I've heard the folklore of the early IYRU trials - didn't know there was a film.
Hi Kevin, I was fortunate enough to have been gifted this video from the multihull committee at IYRU (ISAF) in about 1997 and had it digitised so the history would not be lost.
LOVE the Bow for the audience!! Where did you fellows tie on your righting rope, It seemed very hand over all, but its not easy to see when sailing would love to know. Thanks
Heh, did that once in a Prindle 16, I was on the trapeze, flew over the mast and got slam dunked before the hook came off. No damage to us or the boat, so back to flying we went :)
They could have got more AIR time is thy had struck it more square .....once i learned Hobies pitch pole like that we called it the sling shot,, way back get high as u can before launch. Fun
I was wrong about the "lost board" , didn't realize how smoothly they slide back into the cb case! thanks all, for the comments. (comes also from breaking off daggerboards on small multis, bit sensitive to that...maybe should get a Tornado!)
Yes watched it earlier , hit link & subscribed to your channel too ! & commented this was first of video that popped up initially so i commented here about it ! Awesome looking rugs
I have many questions about you reimagined 18’ I have 3 18’s myself . Dagger board cutting & did you do anything to the dagger well ? Redrill hole in the board ,how far down did you cut the board ? They look amazing!
Hi Zach, thanks for your interest. We don’t modify the dagger well at all. We don’t move the top rope hole. We are only trimming the excess off the top of the board above the deck line. If you watch the latest episode on Joyrider TV of Show Us Your Cat you can see how it looks. It’s a simple horizontal cut and filled with gelcoat.
"Political correctness" happened: none of us can have a laugh anymore without offending some minority group. Also, "Reality television" happened: It's cheaper to produce..
Aaaah. That's when you realise you should have plugged the mast to stop water getting in, allowing it to float. Did it once, never again. Lugging the mast with foam either end, stops it from filling with water.
oooh .old Mate was lucky not to dislocate his shoulder as his arm went around the shroud! Wife and I are getting a hobie Getaway soon. better not let her see this video,she might change her mind!
You'll be fine with a getaway, great forgiving boat.. some of the best fun I've ever had on a cat, I've had mine 20 years. Oh, and if in doubt, sheet it out!
Hi Gonzo, May I ask who was driving that day? Was it Mark Gibbs, Rohan Onslow, Bob Forbes, Rodney Forbes or someone else? I would love to know if you remember. Many thanks.
In my younger years, I owned a mess of small cats, the largest being the Nacra 5.8NA. But I never got to sail a Tornado. They look like a REAL handful once the wind kicks up, even with all that beam. In watching this and other Tornado vids they seem prone to pitchpole once the wind gets up. I used to install "chicken" lines on my boats. Basically, a short line (8-10 feet or so) line fixed aft near the rudder and then fastened at the front with a long piece of shock cord so it would sit flush with the hull when not needed. The crew on the wire can hang on to this line with his aft hand. This prevents him from taking a trip around the forestay when you stuff a bow. Are these prohibited on the T? Looks like Tons of fun.
Hi Steve, nice to hear fro.m you. We had the chicken lines on our boat. The Tornado is only prone to capsize if you push it beyond the limit, which we were often doing. You can see my use of the chicken line in the video called Capsize, Capsize, Capsize. Enjoy!
