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| Author: | JDMoodie [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Age of mast to help determine age of boat |
Quick question...when did Hobie use aluminum masts, as in colour? The first boat I looked at had an "natural" aluminum finish rather than the black...and it didn't look like it had been faded, peeled or just chipped away, I doubt it was ever black. Jeff. |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help fetermine age of boat |
What we called "Standard" was clear anodized aluminum. Black anodize came along in the early 80s. We had both "Standard" and "Special Edition" for awhile. |
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| Author: | divimon2000 [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help fetermine age of boat |
Plus how do you know it is original to the boat? My boat is an amalgamation. |
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| Author: | JDMoodie [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help fetermine age of boat |
I was figuring that the mast was likely original.... but you never know...the sails aren't. Jeff. |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help fetermine age of boat |
mmiller wrote: Black anodize came along in the early 80s. We had both "Standard" and "Special Edition" for awhile. Black anodizing came along in the mid-70's (front & back cover from the July '75 HOTLINE:   The term "Special Edition" didn't come into use until much later - mid '80s (and so you don't think I'm completly weird, I just happened to have this issue out for inspiration - I'm working on the program for HAVAMEGA. The cover photo is Hobie and Mary Edwards sailing on Lake Havasu) |
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| Author: | Johnny Wildcat [ Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help fetermine age of boat |
Ya can never fool Mr. Bounds 
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| Author: | mmiller [ Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help determine age of boat |
Matt is Da Man! |
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| Author: | Tom Machette [ Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help determine age of boat |
Those red hulls look sweet when there brand new! |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Age of mast to help determine age of boat |
Tom Machette wrote: Those red hulls look sweet when there brand new! They're actually "tangerine" - a kind of reddish orange. The color balance is off in the original print - too much red. I didn't take the time to correct it in Photoshop. |
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