Well, with a couple days off work for Thanksgiving I decided to take my Hobie apart and store it in the basement so I could work on it over the winter. After taking it apart I discovered one of those things that one only discovers when he has to carry the large awkward 16 foot bananas through a tight door into a crowded basement. The port hull is approximately 40 pounds heavier than the starboard.
The weight difference is so drastic that my wife (who helped carry the starboard with ease) couldn't even help lift it and I had to call my brother-in-law instead. This doesn't surprise me that much since it does have a puncture in the side and no less than three fiberglass repairs from previous owners. With a swamped hull my options are reduced to two, buy another port hull or sail without one. The later option might make for difficult tacking so I have settled on the former.
If any of you guys have any leads as to where I could find a port hull (no year preference since the other is a 1973) please email me and let me know. I have heard the horror stories of shipping so I am going to stick with finding one in the midwest and picking it up myself. Thanks for your help and discussion.
kyle _driggers@email.com <
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