Hey gang, quick one here:

When I flip on the 16, it seems like the mast kind of hangs out near the surface for a bit and then if I don't make some effort to get the boat up then it will slowly start down towards a turtle.

Compare that with my (first) two capsizes on the H14 this past weekend where the first time the only reason it didn't turtle was that I didn't have the boat figured out yet (WAY less stable standing on one hull than the 16!) and I therefore kept spinning it from one hull to the other. lol
The second capsize it went right over and the mast went down and stuck two feet into the mud at the bottom of the lake. My friend came over in his ski boat and helped me remove the mast from the mud, which was nice.

What I can't figure out is why the dang H14 doesn't want to stop at simply "capsized" and tries to turn turtle immediately. There are enough 14s out there that somebody must have the answer. I'd rather not have the silly mast bob but I may resort to that if I don't get other ideas.

I don't believe the mast is taking on any water because it's still pretty light carrying it around. When my 16 mast took on water it weighed a friggin' ton. So I think there's something else involved.

Help please!


Warm regards, Jim