Comments on: Adding A Jib to the Hobie Adventure Island Kayak https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/05/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak Stories about Boats and Boating Sun, 22 Jan 2017 12:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: pete https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/05/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak/comment-page-1#comment-134 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:38:33 +0000 http://www.tropicalboating.com/2012/08/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak#comment-134 hi guys ive done the same thing i use the hobie outback sail its not bad at all its very good in light wind sailing i have more power 10 knots is ideal jib in heavy winds you’ll break the mast thats not a good look ha regards pete

]]> By: Ian Klutke https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/05/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak/comment-page-1#comment-137 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:49:25 +0000 http://www.tropicalboating.com/2012/08/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak#comment-137 I followed your design to add a jib to my AI but found if I was caught out in a sudden gust, lowering and retrieving the jib was a real problem as I tried to fold it. To make things easier I made a furler which to my surprise worked well, but unfurling was a problem until I inserted a 10mm fibreglass luff spar into the jib and changed my home-made furler to an endless loop type. The jam cleat is used to ‘lock’ the endless line so that the jib can be reefed to any desired size. When fully furled, the jib can be lowered down the port side out of the way unless it is intended for use later. Once the jib is disconnected from the halyard, if required the main can be reefed according to conditions. The whole set-up works a treat. Love your video on ‘route 101 with Whimsey…
Cheers Ian

]]> By: Vicki Ruzicka https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/05/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak/comment-page-1#comment-182 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:10:05 +0000 http://www.tropicalboating.com/2012/08/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak#comment-182 Tom Ray, you get first prize! I thought I was nutso bec. of all the mods I do on my boats. If one has an engineering mind (unfortunate folk!), then a simple design becomes a complex Rubik’s Cube of tangled tasks.

I LOVE your Sun Cat improvements, you maniac. Do not be flattered though… this admiration is coming from one like you. It’s like having OCD for boats… not an acquired illness – it’s in the genes.

Love it all,
Vicki

]]> By: Dave https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/05/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak/comment-page-1#comment-186 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:14:55 +0000 http://www.tropicalboating.com/2012/08/adding-a-jib-to-the-hobie-adventure-island-kayak#comment-186 Checkout some of these kayak jib furling ideas. There are a lot of advantages to furling, and it’s pretty easy to rig. My Hobie Forum username is 69cpu. Here’s a link to the article. My boat is the inflatable. Maybe you’ll get some ideas.
http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=10791&start=15

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