First time. Flew the hull, snaped the shroud, riped the sail

Well i took my cat out for the first time in decent wind. I got the hull out of the water pretty high a few times but when i pulled really tight on the main sheet...SNAP! the mast blew over. The shrouds had a few broken strands and i had no clue how old they so i ordered new ones last week but they didnt come in time. I was so excited that there was wind and i had somebody to sail with i went and paid the price. Lesson learned. So now i have a small tear in my sail. is sail tape the best way to fix it? Another thing was when i was going fast there is this moaning/huming sound from the rudders? is that normal? I hope my shrouds get here soon.

The humming of the rudders is normal, the plastic blades vibrate.
Send your sail to a sail loft and have it repaired. Tape is a band-aid not a fix. Depending on your budget either have the panel replaced, or a patch. I think Whirlwind does repair, but I'm not sure.

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate ordeal. Just be glad that you or someone else wasn't seriously hurt. As for the sail, you should be ok using a little sail tape, I have a few on my main as well. Eventually you may want to look into getting them professionaly repaired. The sound you hear from your rudders is normal. Once you get up to speed they will start to vibrate, I kind of like the way it sounds. I believe that there is a way to shape the trailing edge with siscors, you could probably find it here through a search. I'm sure that the more experienced sailors will chime in. But again, I'm glad ya'll didn't get hurt. And congrats on getting the hull airbone, feels good doesn't it?

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James
86' Redline Hobie 16
Sail # 76909

The rudder hum is caused by the water moving over the trailing edge of the rudder. Square the training edge by either filing or dragging the blade of a pair of scissors over them. You may have to do it a couple of times to get rid of the hum.

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How does squaring off the trailing edge do this? I'm not doubting you, just the opposite of what you would think.

It is counterintuitive. Read through this.

http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewt ... ght=#11738

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