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

Congratulations!

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Nice, I figured that would be a decent boat

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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.

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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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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Congrats on the new ride!

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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)

Congratulations

Sail her like it's 1983!!



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

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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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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.

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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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.

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

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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!

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

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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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

optikid

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

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

The line should go under the pin opn top of the car and that will hold it up so you can slide it out and in on the line. from the look of the line and the fact that the pin is in, the previous owner had it in set and forget mode which is fine and used by most sailors if not racing competitively

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optikid

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

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

how do i put a new cleat in?rivets?

yes use SS rivets and also use casings in the mast to seal the rivet holes right. Murrays has them. Note you will need a good rivet gun and take a tip from me, if you have a compressor in the garage, go ahead and invest 40 dollars in a compressoe driven rivet gun from harbor freight or northern tools. Will make it a lot easier on you and last a lot longer cos stainless can be a bear to finish clean

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that is really good advice on the rivet gun.........

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Banshee
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i havent been able to put the cleat in but i got a new main and gib halyard and got the trapeze set up. also i got FREE beach wheels!

Might also want to check that the main is fully raised and that the dongle on the line is in the v. Your sail loos lik it is shy of the top of the mast in the pic

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North Carolina
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Congratulations. I haven't been on here in a while since the wife decided she didn't like a catamaran but I finally got one anyway so I'm back. It looks like you got a very nice deal.

ha ha my wife doesn't like the catamaran either, but it is a package deal. i had the catamaran before i married her.

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Drummer63

Might also want to check that the main is fully raised and that the dongle on the line is in the v. Your sail loos lik it is shy of the top of the mast in the pic

i couldn't get it all the way up because of the halyard stretched a lot but in have new lines now.

Before you try again clean the mast track very well and use a silicone lube like SailKote on the bolt rope and track. you will be supprised at how much of a difference it makes. I am not sure how you clean the track ona comptip mast though, the top is much tighter. I usually take a small sponge witha scrubber on one side and fold it, then work it into the track where the sail goes in. I just use warm dishsoap and water and move it up and down the track then let dry and hit it with some Sailkote. I do this at the beginning of every Season. There are probably cheaper lubes than Sailkote but I don't know what they are or where they are sold.

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when you have cleaned the track with soap and water, go to the grocery store and buy some blocks of parafin wax used for making candles) and rub it thoroughly onto the bolt rope and into the track - it is as good as saikote and a 20th of the price

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Im going to sail it Sunday, but all my trapeze handles snapped in half so are their any handles that you can put on without getiting a new wire? also what are the plastic shroud covers far? thanks
O.K.

Those handles get brittle and break. Same thing happened to me. I've used replacement handles with success. You can find them at Murray's (here) or a few other places.

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i saw that one and its alittile expensive so im going to just make on.

let us know how your maiden voyage goes

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North Carolina
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Also I meant to say this earlierm but check your tramp tension - that looks like an awful big gap between the two sides od the tramp in your pics. Lots of docs on how to do it solo

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Drummer63

let us know how your maiden voyage goes

there was to much wind to go in the lake so i went in the river behind my house and had no room to tack and almost flipped

here is a pic from the first day out and first hull flew

optikid

i saw that one and its alittile expensive so im going to just make on.

I've seen them made out of two pieces of PVC pipe. One side had a slot (bigger than wire but smaller than nicopress) that slipped over the wire, then the other side was screwed and/or glued on. Not sure how well they work or how long they last, but it sounds worth a try if funds are tight.

As an aside, those stock plastic handles weren't really meant to hold one's full weight.....just help you balance as you go in and out. Might want to explain that to your future crew.

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i was going to post this yesterday but my internet went out
ok the fist real sailing test is tomorrow and to make it better this week is spring break! and i will have my go pro with my and make so nice videos but i have some pics of how i am trailering it and the beach wheels.
not the best but they where free!

the trailer is for a 17 ft vhull that is in the background of some of the other pics



i will get the video of the first real sail up soon

Beautiful bro

here is the first real sailing video, im skippering
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvL_-R1xXQw

Nice vid glad you are having fun with it.


you should consider removing the large picture form your signature and using it in your avatar. IT can be really disrupting to reading through forum posts to have to pop up so when it can be irrelevant tot he post. Either that or make it much smaller.

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Nice Vid. SWEET BOAT.. Great crew..
Looks like (to me) that the downhaul for the jib is not tight enough.. It looked like it was curving to the lee side of the center line of the boat. The jib sail has a SS cable to take the stress of the whole rig.. The forestay should be quite loose after the rig is tensioned and not have any tension. On my 16 the forstay hung curved down to a window in the jib with no stress. 8 to 12 inches from the front of the sail. Remember .. that the tension keeps the rig from letting the mast base from unseating in a flip-over.. Mast rake is acheived by the adjustment in the chain plate at the bridals conection to the chain plate where you had the camera... and the adjustment of the side stays.. Not the forestay.. Check out the vid.. See how far toward the lee side the jib is under sail.

Also.. In the pix in your avitar, looks like you are much further aft and the nose of the girl is in the air ( No one like snooty girls).. The hull on the boat is not flat but is Banana shaped. The best lift to hold the boat on track and help point (due to the asmetercial hull shape) is when the dech of the hulls are more level with the water..

West coast guys feel really bad when they see folks sailing in shorts this time of year. Good luck (Keep the crew!!) Cheers Hal

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West coast guys feel really bad when they see folks sailing in shorts this time of year. Good luck (Keep the crew!!) Cheers Hal

Ya so us Mountain Folk.

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Congrats on your boat. Now that you are "one of us" any chance you remove your solicitousness lifejacket signature? It happens to be really annoying!

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lookin good!

just a tip, have your crew put their feet on the tramp frame, not the hull when trapped out.. this will avoid them getting their feet swept off the boat if you sail through or get hit with a wave...

If they get wiped out.... they are gonna fly back and possibly hurt you or take you off the boat..

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Nice Vid. SWEET BOAT.. Great crew..
Looks like (to me) that the downhaul for the jib is not tight enough.. It looked like it was curving to the lee side of the center line of the boat. The jib sail has a SS cable to take the stress of the whole rig.. The forestay should be quite loose after the rig is tensioned and not have any tension. On my 16 the forstay hung curved down to a window in the jib with no stress. 8 to 12 inches from the front of the sail. Hal

i have a bungee on the fore stay so its not flapping around and it had no stress on it.

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just a tip, have your crew put their feet on the tramp frame, not the hull when trapped out.. this will avoid them getting their feet swept off the boat if you sail through or get hit with a wave...

he had his feet there because i dont have carpet on the frame yet and the mast is bent so it rotates weird when your on the trapeze.

yesterday there wasent much wind so i tryed single handing it and a puff came and i flipped, it came up fine with the help of a coach.

thanks for all the help

optikid



Edited by optikid on Mar 15, 2012 - 12:21 PM.

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yesterday there wasent much wind so i tryed single handing it and a puff came and i flipped, it came up fine with the help of a coach.

Eat more junk food get fatter then that wont happen. Or just let out the traveler some.

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yesterday there wasent much wind so i tryed single handing it and a puff came and i flipped, it came up fine with the help of a coach.

Eat more junk food get fatter then that wont happen. Or just let out the traveler some.

the puff came to fast i couldn't get the traveler out in time



Edited by optikid on Mar 15, 2012 - 08:18 PM.

im using this pic as a example, when i flipped i found a soft spot around where i drew it in the pic, how easy would it be to fix since its on the side or should i forget about it and sail harder!
thanks optikid