[quote=jonathan162][quote=Dogboy]Like the previous poster mentioned, taking the boat apart would be a better option.
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Hobie 18’s are pretty easy to disassemble. Remove the tramp and there are eight crossbar bolts to take out. You will want to have a hex bit socket (I believe it is 5/16”) that you can use with a ratchet wrench to remove the inboard bolts, otherwise it is a major PITA using an allen wrench. With a little practice and the right tools, you should be able to take the boat apart in around 30 minutes. [/quote]
Well, yeah, [i]except[/i]...
When I had to disassemble my 18 (years ago, to replace a hull - a tree fell and lopped off a bow over the winter), I did not feel the love. One of those (Allen) hex cap screws had seized into the nut and I wound up twisting it off. You might think that's not a big deal, so you have to replace a nut and a bolt, but that turned out to be the major PITA, as the nut is a custom part (part cylindrical, part square) and I was lucky to find one at the Hobie dealer in Toronto - even so, I lost days on the water over it.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by jonathan162 on Oct 17, 2023 - 06:39 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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