[quote=rattlenhum]Realizing that the OP has now clarified he owns a H18, here are a couple of things that may be helpful to any H16 owners who may be enjoying this thread...
[quote=dcwhite]...When you raise the mast on the H16, the hinge over-rotates and the ball wants to miss the socket (towards the front) because of the mast leverage (you are pushing on the 30% mast length when trying to raise it)....
...My 1983 H16 preferred the pin location for the H14 on the hinge. If you have options- see which hole works better?...[/quote]
With a newer, unmolested Hobie hinge, the mast base ball on the H16 will not overshoot the step cup. It has a shoulder that catches on the sides of the slot in the step. The base will pivot on the lower pin until the shoulder catches, then on the upper pin which guides the ball right into the cup.
Boat/standard rigging age (lengths varied over the years) and mast rake (where shrouds are pinned) can affect how the hinge holes line up with the hole in the base. I often use the H14 hole when the shrouds are pinned low for max rake, especially when lowering the mast (where ball/cup alignment is not so critical). Sometimes pulling slack out of the forestay is needed to help the holes line up as well. If all else fails, it may necessary to loosen a shroud (move the pin up), raise/lower mast, then return shroud pin to prior location.[/quote]
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