[quote=smackdaddy]Okay - so I found out this thing is a "Spirit 17". One of the guys on the Hobie forum recognized it.
Then, when I was laying out all the sails they threw in with the boat (mostly Hobie 16 sails)...
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I found this tattered main with this insignia...
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So, now we know what it is. But I can't find ANYTHING about these boats online. The Google seems clueless. The dude over at the Hobie forum said that Spirit was sold to someone else, but didn't know who.
It's a very interesting mix of Prindle and Hobie parts, design, and technology. Interesting knock-off. And there sure don't seem to be many of them around. So I'm sure it's worth hundreds of thousands as a collector's item.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by smackdaddy on Jun 23, 2012 - 06:53 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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