Solo righting a H16

Yesterday I pulled my H16 over to see if I could right it by myself as I sail a lot solo. I had no chance which surprised me as I am around 200 lbs and there was no wind. I had to get help to get the boat righted. I have the Easy Rite line on the boat which is going get switched out for something that I can use to get the boat up myself. Can any of you right your 16 solo? If so what righting system do you use?

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07 H16
Sail No. 110387

That was your problem - in addition that it takes at least 250 lbs to right a 16 (it all depends on the wind wave action)

More wind / waves = easier to right.

Yep. In four previous attempts at solo righting in winds less than 15 mph, or so, I was unsuccessful. But in today's 18+ mph winds she came back over so easily I grabbed the dolphin striker just in case the wind blew her over again.

Thanks for the replies guys. I pretty much knew it is hard to right the boat solo in no wind but had to give it a try. I have had the boat over in windy conditions with no problems to right but they have always been with crew. I am however looking at righting systems. What do you guys use?

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07 H16
Sail No. 110387

I recently had the same experience of attempting to right my H16 solo. I was not able to do it, and I had some wind. (I weigh in at 220) I am new to sailing and have a 1974 H16. My boat came with a long (8ft, 2in) fiberglass pole that was attached under the tramp. I had to replace the tramp this year and I took off the pole and did not put it back on. I believe this is a righting system (It is in the Hobie and Murray's catalog), but I do not know how it works. Can anyone tell me how this works?

Also, as I was trying to right my boat I was standing on the hull in the water and heard a crunch. When I got the boat back to shore I inspected the hull and found the spot were I stood and crunched to be soft. The soft spot is just about in the middle of the tramp. I suspect this is not good. Is this a repair that needs to be fixed now, or can I wait?

The hull seems very thin on the sides. Is it repaired the same way a soft spot on the top of the hull would be fixed?

Thanks for the help.

Eric

I am about 180 pounds and I use the an easy up style hawaiian righting system with seperate bungie, blocks and righting line, but I have the bungie line wrapped around the righting line under the front crossbar so it expands when pulled. I have been able to right the boat by myself, it took a little time but I had no sails up during that instance, the boat had been blown over in 70 mph winds, bent mast and scratched hull! Other times it took two people. Make sure you uncleat both your main and jib, it will help since you are not trying to lift the water that is in the sails. You probably want to look at getting a righting bag, some people even use small duffle bags for righting bags.
When you climb on to the hull to right the boat you need to make sure and stand on the lip on the top of the hulls as I understand it this is the strongest point.
I would suggest fixing the delamination as soon as possible or it might spread out more, and will weaken the hull. You can use the same method to fix delamination on the sides of the hull as the top. Make sure you use masking tape and newspaper to keep the resin from getting on your hulls in case it drips, check out some of the "delamination repair" threads in the forum for more help.
Good Luck and Happy Sailing

John G 1980 H16