I had an H18 in high school and then again in flight school... been almost 20yrs since then. It's a 1992 and I found it in Maryland as a donated boat to a museum. It appears to be in phenomenal shape for 30yrs old... as far as I can tell, it had a few seasons of use, likely when brand new, and then sat for a long time. Other than new sheets and some touch-up paint, it doesn't need anything to get it in the water. It could use a polish, tramps, and full line replacement, but I'm gonna try and squeeze the rest of this summer/fall out of it what I've got... winter project will be a makeover. The hiking straps are all toast, which will be interesting.
I'm very tempted to remove the Formula1 decal and polish the outside of the hulls before I put it in the water... nothing like faded '90's pink hurting my ego. It'll get some blue vinyl hull stripes if I get the Formula1 off just for some flavor.
QUESTIONS:
HOW DO I CLEAN THE JIB!?!?!?
TOUCH-UP PAINT ON THE MAST/WINGS/CROSSBARS... light sand and some Rustoleum paint/primer in a can?
A LIST OF ALL THE DIFFERENT LINES AND THEIR LENGTHS?
ANYBODY SELL A SLEEVE/COVER FOR THE JIB?
Also, this boat will be stored on a public beach during the season... will be a 200yd walk from the car to the boat. I intend to remove the rudder assembly, daggerboards, main/boom when I leave it. Any ideas for a transport system? I was thinking about a padded surfboard travel bag... won't be light, but I'm a big guy. Ideas?
It may help take the decals off, but I'd test it on a small area first. Like srm said, you'll definitely have a shadow.