I am thinking of getting back into sailing after 30 years.
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Posted: May 31, 2011 - 11:34 AM
I went to sailing camp for a couple of years about 32 years ago when I was 11 and 12. The Hobie 16 is probably the sailboat I will purchase to get back into it. Does anybody have aby suggestions about purchasing a new or used Hobie 16? -
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Posted: May 31, 2011 - 12:42 PM
Buy a used one, but don't pass up a good deal on a Prindle or a Nacra.
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Posted: May 31, 2011 - 01:07 PM
Thank you -
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Posted: May 31, 2011 - 02:21 PM
Check out the beachcats ads...there is a brand new one that's been in a box for many years...have the price of a new one and still new ; p
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Posted: May 31, 2011 - 04:47 PM
What type of sailing are you wanting to do? Beach launches, lake sailing, trailering, will you have to rig it each time you want to sail? Do you have others who will go with you?
Just asking in case a different size or type of boat would be a better fit. I was out of sailing for about 35 years. Man I missed it and so glad I got back into it.
Edited by sailinagin on May 31, 2011 - 05:48 PM.
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David
Memphis, TN
'84 Hobie 18
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Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 09:14 AM
Gulf Coast, Cuba and the Island chains. Do the swells in those areas block a steady wind for a Hobie Cat 16'-18' ? -
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Posted: Jun 02, 2011 - 05:39 PM
Would have to be some might big swells to block the wind from a 28 foot mast.
But even then you would rise to the top of the swell and catch the wind again.
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Damon Linkous
1992 Hobie 18
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