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playadepanama

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 10:38 AM

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.

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

Edited by playadepanama on Mar 06, 2017 - 02:00 PM.
martyr

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 12:48 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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playadepanama

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 02:02 PM

Sorry about that, I edited my first post with a link from another image hosting site.

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.
MN3

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 02:27 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
tominpa

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 03:59 PM

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.

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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nacra55

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 05:18 PM

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Ron
Nacra F18
Reservoir Sailing Assn.
Brandon, Mississippi
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martyr

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 06:18 PM

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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martyr

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 06:46 PM

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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MN3

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 07:46 PM

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.
martyr

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Posted: Mar 06, 2017 - 10:18 PM

Ooops, I stand corrected.

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