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Author:  pato [ Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:18 am ]
Post subject:  advantages of a comptip
hi im pretty new to hobie sailing i got 1 summer under my belt. i have seen lots of chatter about comptips and just wondering what the advantages are. im currently running an all aluminum mast. thanx for any info
Author:  MBounds [ Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:24 am ]
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1) You probably won't fry yourself if you run into a powerline with the mast up. It happens more often than you might think.
2) It's faster in heavy air - the Comptip is more flexible than aluminum, so the top of the mast acts like a huge shock absorber in the gusts.
3) It's required for class racing.
Author:  pato [ Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:45 am ]
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ok so it does improve the performace of the boat . only in heavy air? im not to worried about power lines the 3 places i take the the boat are ok. i dont know of any hobie fleets in victoria. so im racing the boat out of my local yacht club they set up a multihull div. but its still phrf my 16 has a rating of 65
Author:  Big Jib & the Uni's [ Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:40 am ]
Post subject:  Just say NO
pato,

Racing handicap at the yacht club? Don't cut your mast.

Read this thread http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=7591

Hobie wants to charge you ~$490 (list) plus shipping now and when they instituted the program they were giving them away? Recent post of one needing replacement on an '84 boat (which was a retrofit to begin with) Race your boat and have fun. If you get good you may want to find a newer boat.

For Hobie racing in your area contact Hobie Fleet 14 of Victoria, BC
Vickie Ulibarri 250-474-7580
Author:  mmiller [ Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:47 am ]
Post subject:  CompTip
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Hobie wants to charge you ~$490 (list) plus shipping


Retrofit CompTips are available at a discounted price... not list price. Currently (9-2007) $318.50

This was no charge when Coleman (used to own Hobie Cat) was running the retrofit program, for about 15 years. The free program was discontinued by Coleman about 7 years ago.
Author:  pato [ Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:44 pm ]
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thanks for all the info my curriosity has ben satisfied . im not gonna be cutin this mast. i want to get this boat cleaned up as use it for learning and gettin good then ill buy a new boat. well thats the plan anyways :D
Author:  swampcreek [ Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:36 pm ]
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I would find it very hard to sell my 1981 H16. It has the original all aluminum mast too. Yeah, I can safely say we may very well end up with a few of these boats around.
The Comp Tip may be fiberglass or some kind of composite but isn't the STAINLESS STEEL haylyard still running (or in a bad situation...conducting) down the front of the mast? I would also have a hard time cutting a perfectly good mast for alterations.
Author:  sunjammers [ Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:46 am ]
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Comptip halyards are 98% 1/4 line, with about a 14" stainless end.
Author:  swampcreek [ Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:29 am ]
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sunjammers wrote:
Comptip halyards are 98% 1/4 line, with about a 14" stainless end.


SEE! I've gained yet even more knowledge!! With these good looks and encycopedic smartz I'm just sump'n else! :lol:
Author:  pato [ Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:23 pm ]
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classic boats rule :!:
Author:  Karl Brogger [ Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:58 pm ]
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If you buy an FXone the mast is all aluminum, and its class legal! :lol:
Author:  pato [ Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:16 am ]
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so what sparked the need to make changes to 16's rig and add the comp tip? are they that great of a thing?
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