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| Author: | walthall [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What size is this Hobie Cat? |
I'm looking at buying a hobie cat online. The person selling it knows very little about boats. She advertised it as a Hobie Cat 18'. I pulled this serial number off the transoms of the hulls CCMQ1477M81J. (It appeared to be scratched into the hulls by hand.) According to the title dept CCMQ1477M81J is a 16' Hobie Cat. You would think that the title dept would be right, but the handwritten numbers are causing me a little bit of concern. Is there an easy way for me to verify the length of the boat? (The boat is about an hour away, so I can't measure the length of the hulls.) All the pictures of Hobie 18s that I have seen show a daggerboard. I didn't see any daggerboards or slots for daggerboards on this boat. Is that conclusive? Sail Colors - Carumba Sail# 65394 Serial Number: CCMQ1477M81J Thanks in advance. Robert |
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| Author: | GCP [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What size is this Hobie Cat? |
Walt, If you have seen a picture of it and there are no Dagger Boards and the registration dept. says it's a 16, I would also conclude it to be a 16. As for the hand carved serial #'s that is how Hobie does it. The 81 in the serial #'s represent the year. So this boat is a 1981. Hope this helps. |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What size is this Hobie Cat? |
Serial numbers are hand engraved. I don't show "Q" as used in the serial number on the H16, but may simply be a mistake in my list. The H16 is VERY different looking from an 18. Bannana shape hulls and a raised trampoline, no daggers. With a sail number a sail number of 65394 in 1981, I'd say H16. |
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| Author: | hobie18rich [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What size is this Hobie Cat? |
Can you post a pic or send me an E mail with a pic? |
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| Author: | hobie18rich [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What size is this Hobie Cat? |
We figured it out its a 16. |
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