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  • I'm sorry, but this is the only photo I have, and it doesn't provide much detail.

    I was told this boat is abandoned on a beach about 5 hours away from where I live. It's not a Hobie 18, so I don't think there are many parts that I might salvage. Just wanted to now if it would be worth the journey to see if there is anything of value.

    https://photos-6.dropbox.com/t/2/AADZtyh0714hRXf_sQV2sYS2VkdD0fnDZZ_MfGchc8QpkQ/12/285052499/jpeg/32x32/1/_/1/2/DSCN9955%20(2).jpg/EMnZupICGLtZIAcoBw/YQt_pFmwuaFhNxlVg1NUka5rZM2V34zJGaZomhXc1z8?size=1280x960&size_mode=3

    I'm thinking a Hobie 16, anyone else care to guess as to what it might be?

    https://ibb.co/hgWTka



    Edited by playadepanama on Mar 06, 2017 - 02:00 PM.
  • When I click on the link, the picture doesn't load up.

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    Marty
    1984 Hobie 16 Redline Yellow Nationals, "Yellow Fever"
    Opelika, Al / Lake Martin
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  • Sorry about that, I edited my first post with a link from another image hosting site.

    https://ibb.co/hgWTka

    It seems if I right click the image and select open in a new tab, I can see it. But then again, I'm using the computer that has the image in it's files.



    Edited by playadepanama on Mar 06, 2017 - 02:05 PM.
  • hobie bob on top
    hobie style tramp (can see the aft section)
    hobie 16 shape hull
    Hobie looking rudders/castings - looks like a hobie16 to me
  • Do I see a jib and furler and home-made cat trax? I have no ideal if this is abandoned. It looks like it got rolled onto the beach, perhaps by wind, and tipped in the tidal zone. My guess is the owner is unaware of this. The hulls are in good shape, and much of the boat is intact as though the owner took down the main and boom and left it tied in the weeds. Of course it could have blown to this location from anywhere. The fact the wheels are there, suggests it belongs just uphill.

    https://ibb.co/hgWTka



    Edited by tominpa on Mar 06, 2017 - 05:01 PM.

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    Tom
    NACRA 5.7 (1984 Sail 181)
    Pennsylvania
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  • https://preview.ibb.co/bHS15a/DSCN9955_2.jpg

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    Ron
    Nacra F18
    Reservoir Sailing Assn.
    Brandon, Mississippi
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  • I concur, Hobie 16 it is. I don't think it is abandoned though.
    That sure is some dark sand, I am used to the sugary white sand we have here on the Gulf Coast.

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    Marty
    1984 Hobie 16 Redline Yellow Nationals, "Yellow Fever"
    Opelika, Al / Lake Martin
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  • I just uploaded a couple of pictures into my photo album of an abandoned Prindle 16 that is on a beach where we vacation. I have been taking pictures of this boat every year for several years now. I asked about it also and was told it was left there and had a hole in the starboard hull and it had become part of the island now. If you view the pics you will see what I mean. Sea Oats have been planted around it now and therefore it is in a protected area and cannot be disturbed. I don't know how to load pics here from my phone so if anyone wants to load a pic of it here from my album, feel free.



    Edited by martyr on Mar 06, 2017 - 10:17 PM.

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    Marty
    1984 Hobie 16 Redline Yellow Nationals, "Yellow Fever"
    Opelika, Al / Lake Martin
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  • Quotepontoon

    pontoon boats have pontoons
    multi-hulls have hulls :)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon
    Pontoon
    In buoyant devices
    Float (nautical), an air-filled structure providing buoyancy
    Any of various objects that float on pontoons, including:
    Pontoon (boat), a flat-bottomed boat supported by two or more pontoons
    Pontoon effect, the tendency of pontoons to capsize when a heavy load with a high centre of gravity is placed on it
    A floatplane, also known as a pontoon plane
    A floating dock (jetty)
    Pontoon bridge, a bridge supported by shallow draft open boats or encased floats

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull
    Hull
    Hull may refer to:
    Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
    Fuselage, of an aircraft
    Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
    Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship

    and clearly, compared to a a kayaker or swimmer we ARE a: Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle



    Edited by MN3 on Mar 06, 2017 - 07:51 PM.
  • Ooops, I stand corrected. icon_smile

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    Marty
    1984 Hobie 16 Redline Yellow Nationals, "Yellow Fever"
    Opelika, Al / Lake Martin
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