Quote: spesce, your boat looks exactly like mine. Literally every detail, other than the canvas & sheet colors & hull decals, and mine had the Cheata mount on it. Even my trailer is exactly like yours, including colors.
If I remember correctly, your boat is #030 and mine is #031 and therefore identical.
Someone on this forum turned me onto the Penetrol and this made all my black anodized aluminum look new. The pictures that I posted for the motor mount were before I wiped down the aluminum.
Quote: I used aluminum wheel cleaner (acid) on my trailer with superb results. Now I'm going to replace the sliding bolts/nuts, springs and update the lighting.
I replaced the wiring, marker lights and springs w/ shackles on my trailer. I was going to replace the rusted slider bolts, but thought that this would be more of a PITA than anything else.
Quote: Are you using one of the mast stepping systems from Hobie? If so, which one, and do you like it?
If you read through the older 21SE topics I describe my mast raising experiences. hairy scary!!! I think 3 people is the best alternative even though I have done it with 2. I think I have it down to a science and I feel comfortable trailer sailing. My son and I can be in the water in 40 minutes. Packing down is a ratio to how tired we are but can be down in about 30-40 minutes, but I have to clean out and dry things when I get home.
I went to go sailing this weekend for the first time in 3 months due to soccer season. It was supposed to be a 5-15 mph day and when I got to the lake it was 20-30 and gusty. We decided to not sail the 21SE and we jumped on a NACRA 5.8 with 3. We were literally flying and jumping 4-6 waves. Exciting stuff!!! I should have been on a windsurfer but we were smoking the windsurfers and kiteboarders! We snapped a daggerboard there was so much pressure. Awesome times 
Email me your phone number and we can talk. Let me know if you need additional pictures. spesce at pacland dot com
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