Hey guys,
So I recently lost my Hobie mast step link, so I got the Murray’s mast hing kit instead thinking it would be an upgrade because it is a bit heavier duty.
I failed to read the description where it says “ This kit does not fit the newer style Hobie 16s - post 1993 Hobie 16s with the extreme mast rake, or on older boats with an updated mast step. The way to tell is if your mast step has a horizontal mast base then it is old style, new style has a slant toward the stern.”.
I have a 1975 16 and the previous owners must have installed the updated mast step. The Murray’s mast hinge works for raising the mast but I have to use pliers to get the pins out.
I can’t get the hinge installed to lower the mast though (I trailer so this is kind of important…). Attached is a photo of the hinge when the mast is up.
Has anyone found a way to modify the Murray’s hinge to work with the updated mast step? Did you shim it, bend it, elongate the holes, or make some other modification?
