[quote=nhanson]My bad. i didn't realize the "magnums" were the smaller of the two. Trojan says otherwise and I applied that logic. Anyway, I have seen both have long lives, I have seen both fail. Failure occurs if you sail with 3 adult males shoulder to shoulder in heavy wind/seas, We typically double trap off the wing with 2 adult males and a skipper on the tramp/hull leaning on the wing in heavy wind/seas. I would think the larger wings although you can get further back, would have more wear and tear and more likely to fail due to the leverage you have way back there.
It really depends how you are going to use the boat too. On our beach, H18s are the go-to boat when its blowing 30-40 kt and the waves are 6-8 ft. It's a whole new brand of fun.
fodder...
[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/abnorm58?feature=mhum#p/u/8/uX0-OhNRbfI[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/abnorm58?feature=mhum#p/u/6/70lyZH3wGkY[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/abnorm58?feature=mhum#p/u/7/xD7m8Vrbi6w[/url]
The last link there has some snippets of an absolutely insane day... 40+ double trap+skipper+navigator. The spray looks painful.
H18s are tanks and if you do happen to break something, parts are readily available and reasonable.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by nhanson on Mar 23, 2011 - 07:38 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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