[quote=astglenn]OK. I am going to keep my 82 Hobie 18. It is factory new condition. Whirlwind main and jib. Just ordered the last of the blocks to fully Harkenize it. It has a Cheetah OB bracket. It is a great, fairly fast truck. When I distill the mission statement, I guess what I desire is a sports car with reasonable manners.
Order of priorities:
Construction quality and support for parts
Single hand well at its design performance envelope (running at 50% of capacity makes no sense to me)
Handling can be attention demanding in stronger conditions but not divergent.
Performance without throwing a spin, jen, or any other 3rd sail
Well sorted running rigging. Several of the boats I have seen (Older Nacra I believe) would assure my drowning and washing up on the beach looking like the victim of a bondage and discipline murder. I can't always count on a crew. Wife busy. Kids busy. I am sure this is a broken record of what you all run into.
About me:
230 Lb Hawaiian / Portogee (South Pacific Jew) Active surfer, grounded pilot, recreational boxer, wanna be sailor and full time coxman. I have serious torque on tap and a very serious dedication to learning how to properly sail a cat. There it is.
Somewhere it became obvious that one boat can't do all things perfectly. I really hope that 2 can!
Thank you[/quote]
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