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popeyez7

Rank: Mate

Registered: Apr 26, 2004

Last visit: Nov 05, 2024

Posts: 399
Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 01:55 PM

~~ I noticed the downhaul to......... If ya get your 'windward' hull just outta the water by a few inches to no more than a foot.... yer probably at MAX speed..... Thats all ya need--- A white knuckle ride. ~~~

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~ Vietnam Vet 69-71~ 17 Hobie w/big jib, ~18 Hobie mag,~DN Ice sailor,
and other toys.......
~~ I live in NY state on the north shore of Oneida lake in
Bernhards Bay. ~~~~~~
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darrylreiter

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Registered: Mar 25, 2011

Last visit: Jun 28, 2016

Posts: 7
Posted: Mar 26, 2011 - 09:43 AM

I paid 2000 for an 85 last spring. It has good sails and a trailer, but needs some hull work and doesn't have a comptip or Harken blocks. It also needed a new main and jib-sheet. I had a low ball budget and it took a couple of years to find one in my community. I suggest you see what's available in you area and base your price on that. I know I was up against a couple other buyers when i bought mine. If your's is really nice and no others are on the market, then $3000 is reasonable. It's an awesome boat for that little. This is my second 18 (my first was over 20 years ago, so you can imagine what I paid then!) and it stills blows past everyone else on the water near me.

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Darryl Reiter
'91 Hobie SX18
Georgian Bay, Canada
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nhanson

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Registered: Jul 06, 2008

Last visit: Mar 23, 2016

Posts: 94
Posted: Mar 27, 2011 - 01:01 AM

QuoteThat's a great H18 video, lets see four on board with two on trap (off the wing) in those conditions on one of these new fangled "high tech" beachcats!

Two on deck, two on the wing. It takes a "TON" of wind to put that much weight on the same side. Hats off to the whole group, do you know these guys? We need them on here.

Thanks for the positive feedback. Yes ... I know those guys ... It's us. I'm skippering in one of the first 2 vids ... the third vid Bobby Findley is skippering. Bobby claims to be some hotshot H16 skipper from back-in-the-day. Actually my best sail last year was Bobby skippering my Nacra I-18 while I crewed. He has mad skills. We all sail off Wilmette Sailing Beach, north of Chicago on Lake Michigan. Come on up, we are always looking for rail meat.

As far as the H18 (the point of this thread) vs. more modern 18s, I agree. Although my Nacra I-18 isn't the most modern, it is modern enough and has a put-away threshold(about 35 kts) well below the H18(TBD). I really want to try a Nacra 20 just to see what the add'l 2 feet gives you.

We keep a website with random posts http://wilmettesailing.com and you can subscribe to my http://www.youtube.com/user/abnorm58?feature=mhsn channel. We hope to have HD cameras this year.

Edited by nhanson on Mar 26, 2011 - 11:27 PM.

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smfinley

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Registered: Apr 24, 2005

Last visit: Apr 18, 2023

Posts: 709
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 09:55 AM

Great to see you on here Norm. On those windy days it seems like only H18M's are leaving the beach in Wilmette. But every other day the 18's are stuck on the beach. Wilmette sailing beach has to be one of the best places on Lake Michigan to sail a cat.

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Scott,
‘92 H18 w/SX wings
‘95 Hobie Funseeker 12 (Holder 12)
‘96/‘01/‘14 Hobie Waves
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