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| Author: | hbauguess123 [ Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | buying my first H16 |
Hey guys i'm 17 and am hopefully buying my first hobie this weekend. Have any tips or things i should look out for. I know about soft shots in front of the tramp and to make sur the rudders and mast are strait but thats about it. Any subjestions? |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: buying my first H16 |
Soft spots are the big one. Walk away if there are any - they're like cancer. There will be other boats. Straight mast is another. Make sure all the bits are there - have the seller set up the boat on the trailer - including putting the sails up. Unless the boat is absolutely cherry, plan on spending several hundred dollars on new standing rigging, running rigging and little hardware bits before you're done. Have a great time with your boat! |
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| Author: | hbauguess123 [ Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: buying my first H16 |
the boat i'm going to look at hasa new black tramp, new rigging, fairly new sails, and it's an 88 model so i'm hoping for no soft spots. From what i can tell the masts are stait, double trap and harnesses. Trailer is like new with cat trax and toybox. There asking 2000, is that too much? Any other subjestions? Thanks for the help everyone |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: buying my first H16 |
hbauguess123 wrote: There asking 2000, is that too much? Any other subjestions? If it is an 88, no soft spots and as you describe, then $2K is a reasonable number. That being said, offer something a bit less - $1800. Bring cash. Make sure you get the title for the boat / trailer if you're in a state that has them. At the very least, you'll need a notarized bill of sale. |
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| Author: | hbauguess123 [ Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: buying my first H16 |
thanks for the help |
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| Author: | enys [ Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: buying my first H16 |
what are soft spots and where are they? |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: buying my first H16 |
Soft spots are delamination of the fiberglass and foam sandwich construction. Typically just ahead of the forward beam, but can be found throughout the hull. Dod a quick foryum search for you. There is a lot of information on this: http://www.hobiecat.com/community/search.php?keywords=Soft+delamination&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search |
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