Any idea how old this boat is????

This boat was advertised as a 95 and I have some concerns based on a discussion with Hobie Tech Support. Please let me know your thoughts.








Thanks in Advance!

Waaaaaaaaayyyyy Older than a 95' I can say that much.
I'd be willing to guess its late 70's or ealier 80's

i thought last digits of the BIN was year?


Look like its a 95 thats sat outside for a while.....notice the one piece rudder gudegeons

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1981 Hobie 16
1982 Hobie 14 turbo (sold)
1996 SeaDoo GTI
1999 Hunter 340

Maybe the hull was replaced, the hull looks very good compared to the rest of the parts.

I got the answer. There are 3 more digits that completed the VIN and proved it was an 82. This was an early 80's boat that was advertised as a 1995 the 95 in the VIN is actually in the spot for the count and the coutn restarts each year. The hull looks shiny as it was repainted to look closer to an 1995. I am now working with the seller that misrepresented the boat. Thanks!

Definitely not a 95 boat, just look at the jib sheet hardware, I'd say late 80's or so. Like was mentioned probable the hull has been changed at some point.

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whats the other hull BIN?

for registration purposes its a 1995.

Ive put all brand new Hobie factory parts on my boat (1981) and that doesnt make it a 2009 hobie 16. Only thing im missing is the intagrated track

its a hodge-podge boat....maybe it was bought new in 1995 and a tree fell and snapped the cross bars? then the cross bars were replaced with older ones?

point is, the hulls are one year, and who knows what year the other hardware is

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1981 Hobie 16
1982 Hobie 14 turbo (sold)
1996 SeaDoo GTI
1999 Hunter 340

Not many parts on this boat are from '95, maybe that rudder gudgeon, but that's it.
There has been extensive gelcoat(?) repair done, see how the underside of the lip is white? That tells me that the boat was completely sprayed with something. Usually the lip is bare resin and will look brownish.


See how on the deck there is a piece of nonskid tape all the way up to the bow tang, yet the stock deck pattern is non existant? That's another sign that the boat was recoated.




We were debating today when the last year of clear anodizing was, and came up with mid 80s. So your boat is older than a mid 80s. Is there any anodizing on the pilons? Do the hull numbers match? How about a hull weight etched behind that gudgeon? 60 to 75 +or-?

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One more thing. I don't think that HIN is legit. If it were a '95 it would have more numbers in it.
Like this:

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The step casting is what showed me it was older. The casting changed in 1982.



I also learned that the vin system on early boats did have the "M" before the model year as well, so its old. He knows it now.

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Those rudder castings are also non-adjustable. So it's 83 or older for sure.

But you've already got your answer, so that info isn't worth quite as much now.

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Ha! I read the thread earlier in the day then got home and responded without reading the other posts. Woopsie.

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Thanks everyone! I now have an early 80s boat at an early 80s price! This is much better than an early eighties boat at a 95 price . I am confident the seller will be more careful next time.

Your help was greatly appreciated!