Just to let those who are concerned with Anti-H16 or Fake Hobie anonymous posting freedom on this H16 forum. Anonymous posts will not have free access to insult or undermine this or any other Catsailor forum as Rick White and company have the power to discontinue abuses on their new forums, so Anonymous posters beware!
Any intelligent discussion of the 16 (or any other cat) will include its advantages as well as its limitations. Each design has both. there is no one perfect cat. It's the nature of the beasties.
Hobie 16
El TUFE
Hobie 17
MISTER LUCKY
Right on and I totally agree but there are some people on the open forum that would like to just be jerks instead of giving some useful info. So it is nice to know that we are not left to the mercy of anonymous posters.