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Author:  hobiersa [ Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:45 am ]
Post subject:  how old is my boat
hey guys we have proberly had this but i am buying a boat and they say the original sail number is 60221 and he is selling it with a new trailer and trailer box and its got a new fathead main setup from hobie france.the original sail is still good and has a 6:1 harken downhaul and the same 6:1 main blocks ,aswell as a turbo setup.the tramp is 2 months old and is a beautiful boat with french strips. He wants R25000 for it is this a good price????

Thanks for your time!!!!
Author:  Geoff [ Tue May 05, 2009 1:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: how old is my boat
I presume thats Rand? R25000 is over $3500 in my Aus money, and thats an insane price. Way high, no matter how good the boat. Never seen anyone pay over AUS$2000 and good 14s are AUS$1000. The 6:1 is probably a bit heavy for a 14, I used a 5:1 with no issues. I guess hes trying to recover the cost of the fat head sail? You would want absolutely perfect hulls for that. Look underneath, and make sure there is NO wear at all. Cheack for soft spots too. And pretty much no fading. Has it got the newer shape hulls?
Author:  MBounds [ Tue May 05, 2009 3:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: how old is my boat
Geoff wrote:
Has it got the newer shape hulls?


? AFAIK, the hull shape has never changed.
Author:  Geoff [ Tue May 05, 2009 4:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: how old is my boat
Well I did once see an H14 with assymetric hulls.
Author:  hobieandy [ Tue May 05, 2009 5:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: how old is my boat
wow! :roll: only once?
Author:  hobieokc [ Thu May 07, 2009 1:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: how old is my boat
Geoff, Hobieandy is referring to the fact that all Hobie 14's have asymmetric hulls. The Hobie Wave, also 14' in length, could be considered to have symmetric hulls. I'm still iffy about that.
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