Unless you are racing, I wouldn’t care about hull weight. Tuning your rig and rudders are what I’d focus on.
Sailing and racing since 1975 on H16s
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| Author: | Catastrophe [ Thu Nov 18, 2021 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Individual hull weight |
I found an old post stating that the individual hull weight of a H-16 should be in the range of 83 to 90 pounds. Correct? I'm starting a resto of a new to me 1981 - sail number 58573. I did a quick weight check of the port hull using a bathroom scale - 120 pounds. There has been no major damage that I can see (not full of excess fiberglass and bondo) 30 pounds of water is approx 3.6 gallons. The boat has not been sailed since 2019. I would guess that the boat was stored outside. Is it possible that the hull is holding that much water or do I need a better weighing technique? Mike |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Individual hull weight |
Hulls older than 1984 are heavier. There was a change in 1984 to lower the class weight of the 16 from 340 to 320. From the web: Quote: Boat Weight
In the mid-'70s, the class rule minimum weight was changed to 340 lb. to more accurately reflect the weight of the boats. In 1984, a new manuafacturing process allowed a significant weight reduction to 320 lb. and the class rules were changed accordingly.Sep 30, 2021 Boat Weight: 320 lbs / 145 kg |
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| Author: | Waiex191 [ Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Individual hull weight |
I destroyed a hull on my old cheap '77. I bought a replacement '78 H16, and after sailing it a few times found one of the hulls had a leak and a hole in the bottom. The prior owner had repaired the hull with Bondo. That hull weighed 128 lbs and was a real dog. The other hull from the '78 was 101 lbs. The good hull from the '77 was 85 lbs. Right now I am sailing on the 85 and 101 lb hull. |
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| Author: | oldhobieguy [ Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Individual hull weight |
Unless you are racing, I wouldn’t care about hull weight. Tuning your rig and rudders are what I’d focus on. Sailing and racing since 1975 on H16s
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