Posted By: ScottP NEWBIES READ THIS - 07/23/07 03:39 AM
Anchor your boat to the ground. On a traler or sitting on the beach. If your location could experence high winds. My H-16 was on the shore with the mast on and 100mph winds made it fly away! The mast is toast the boat is one month old. My H-14 was on a trailer in the yard and it also flipped the mast wasn't on the boat. Hope this saves some Hobies.
Posted By: Tom_Robbrecht Re: NEWBIES READ THIS - 08/27/07 06:41 PM
I always take an old car tyre with me. When transporting the boat, the tyre goes between the aft beam and the mast.
When on the beach I tie a length of rope to the tyre, bury it vertically and tie the rop to the dolphin striker. That provides sufficient anchoring for even the most severe winds.
Posted By: Jbarth13 Re: NEWBIES READ THIS - 08/31/07 10:28 PM
I have an h16 trailer with an h14 on it. I always tie the front and aft crossbars to the trailer, and face it away from prevailing wind. Do you guys think this is adequate?
Posted By: Tom_Robbrecht Re: NEWBIES READ THIS - 09/01/07 03:37 PM
Nope.
I've seen trailers fly.
T.
Posted By: TEAMVMG Re: NEWBIES READ THIS - 09/01/07 08:14 PM
the wind seems to use the suspension of the trailer to get up a good bit of rock and roll momentum and over it all goes. get your boat low to the ground and not wobbling about.