Hobie 3.5

Comments about the Hobie 3.5 by member tom_gwynn:

I got my original 3.5 in the summer of 1975, almost as soon as they made them. My original boat, (hull # 11 if I'm reading the cc number correctly) had sail #65. The 3.5 was billed as a kids boat for the under 140 lb sailor and back then I fit the bill perfectly, weighing about 100 lbs. I think my dad got the boat out of pity - I didn't have enough weight to hold the family Hobie 14 down, and I certainly didn't have enough weight to right a 14 when it went over. That meant I couldn't solo-sail and had to (ewwww!) crew for my older brother. :-x

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