[quote=Quarath][quote=pbegle]First of all, there are fewer & fewer of these boats available and very few people (coastrat excepted) who put the proper value on the Prindle 16. It is a MUCH improved boat over the Hobie 16, stiffer, better hardware, lighter, and easier to put sails on, easier to tack. Second, injecting hulls is not like spending the day with your mother-in-law. It is easy & fast and makes the boat last. I much prefer carrying the P-16 mainsail down to the boat than a rolled up H-16 main (with integral boom & blocks) and it's a much safer boat to sail or right from capsize. Just read the report about the popular 16 (the ISAF evaluation report) on Catsailor forum. When you find a P-16 for next to nothing, consider putting it in tip-top shape for a few bucks or go spend $20000 for a new Nacra-17 (fob Europe) and soon to go up to $25,000. Pete[/quote]
That's why I picked up those 2 P16's up in ID. They were cheap and I'd love to get at least one of them back on the water. Maybe both but one mast pretty tweaked. I may not even get to them this year but I hope to eventually.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by Quarath on Apr 21, 2012 - 11:44 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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