I just bought a...............HOBIE 16!!

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optikid

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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 12:59 PM

i just came back from englewood from looking a a hobie 16 it was in great condition for a 1983 16.
i will put more pics when i bring it home in a couple hours. i got it for $500 and the hulls are solid and the only thing it needs is beach wheels and some new lines.

http://sarasota.craigslist.org/boa/2857796480.html

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1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
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DamonLinkous

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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 01:58 PM

Congratulations!

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bacho

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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 02:27 PM

Nice, I figured that would be a decent boat

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optikid

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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 02:33 PM

does any one know how i can make beach wheels or would it be better to buy them? they would be used on hard ground.

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Angelo
1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
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pknapp66

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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 03:30 PM

Congrats on the new boat! Here is a link to the home made cat trax thread. Most will agree buying them is best.
Keep watching locally. I scored my for 100 bucks last fall off the local craigslist.

http://www.thebeachcats.c…ms/viewtopic/topic/12730

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Drummer63

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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 06:13 PM

Congrats - I k ow you have been soaking in advice and info here for a while :) Sails look great - make sure to get that jib yanked up nice and tight, remember it is providing your mast tension not the forestay ;)

Have fun sailing her

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Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 09:22 PM

Congrats on the new ride!

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MN3

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 07:28 AM

congrats!

I have seen many homemade wheels.. that in the end.. are not up to the jiob (what happens if you want to sail somewhere with soft sand?)

You can get away with the cheaper / plastic wheels with your h16 and save money there (no need for the huge inflatable wheels)
Kevin219

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 07:46 AM

Congratulations

Sail her like it's 1983!!

Edited by Kevin219 on Feb 27, 2012 - 07:47 AM.

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klppurdy

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 11:30 AM

congratulations, imho, this is the best catamaran for non racing sailing fun. easy to set up and maintain, lots of spare parts etc.

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MN3

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 01:15 PM

Quote this is the best catamaran for non racing sailing fun

1000's will say it is the best for racing too!

this is what was just posted last week about h16 on another site when asked "whats your perfect boat"

"I'll be the first to say that the Hobie 16 is the perfect boat. Big enough to be fast, small enough to be nimble, simple enough to teach new crew quickly, yet HARD to sail fast within its super-competitive fleets, which makes it great for racing."

there are plenty of them around so racing "class" isn't that hard to do ,,, if thats your thing

I loved mine.. just didn't really know how to sail (or solo rig) when i owned it.
coastrat

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 01:26 PM

you just joined the worlds largest fleet(i think?)!!!...raced all over the planet...and being young and light is an advantage, you can always find heavier crew for windy says...it's hard to lose weight, trust me! congrads!

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optikid

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 04:11 PM

here is some pics

it has a slightly bent mast

how is this a 83? this color was made in 81

old trapeze

box of spare parts

Edited by optikid on Feb 27, 2012 - 04:12 PM.

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Angelo
1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
2008 laser 4.7/radial #190471
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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bill40421SE

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 05:14 PM

I will be sailing at Cayo Costa State Park in March, would your boat be ready by than to join us?

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optikid

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Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 05:20 PM

it probably would but i dont know if i would have a trailer by then though

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Angelo
1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
2008 laser 4.7/radial #190471
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S.Y.S.P
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MN3

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Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 08:13 AM

Quoteyou just joined the worlds largest fleet(i think?)!!!...raced all over the planet...and being young and light is an advantage, you can always find heavier crew for windy says...it's hard to lose weight, trust me! congrads!

I had to upgrade to a mystere 5.5 (from a h18) because i was getting beat on a regular basis by a 14 year old on a h16... very fast when sailed correctly, esp by a light skipper
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Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 10:46 AM

when i was a kid my older brother was a phenominal sailor...evil kineval on water. he was and still is 118lbs. soaking wet...should have been a gymnest or horse racing jockey. he was unbeatable on our h 16 and just as fast on our friends h 14. even when the first nacras showed up on the scene he smoked them. later in the 70's my friend's dad bought a h 18 which my brother quickly mastered(solo and could right it solo!) but when he sailed the 16 he walked away from us on the 18. no wonder the h 16 is popular pic for the olympic multi class...a skilled, light sailor is still very fast on this antique boat! on the other hand, i was more concerned with how many chicks i could pile on the boat...still am. racing is cool, i enjoy being around the other sailors and stuff but most of the time i would rather pile chicks on a boat

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optikid

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Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 05:16 PM

thanks for everyones help
ok. i got some pics with the mast up and i can figure out what some this are.

first is this line necessary

i think this it the boom vang but i dont know where it ties to and is does not seem right

what are the holes for

what goes here?

again thanks for the help

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Angelo
1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
2008 laser 4.7/radial #190471
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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S.Y.S.P
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Drummer63

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Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 05:23 PM

optikidthanks for everyones help
ok. i got some pics with the mast up and i can figure out what some this are.

first is this line necessary

i think this it the boom vang but i dont know where it ties to and is does not seem right

what are the holes for

what goes here?

again thanks for the help

First pic is the jib traveler adjustment that allows you to fine tune the jib block position on the track. In (towards the mast) for upwind and out (towads the shrouds) for downwind.

Second is a downhaul that goes around a horn cleat, up to the boom hoele and down to the cleat to adjust the shape of the sail

Holes look like a missing fitting - like a cleat

Last pic is for a fitting that is not used - there is no boom vang on a Hobie 16

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optikid

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Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 05:40 PM

thanks
the first pic it doesent seem necessary because you have to pull the knob thing up for it to move.

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Angelo
1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
2008 laser 4.7/radial #190471
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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S.Y.S.P
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