New sailor and a vintage hobie refit

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forums as well as sailing.

I picked up my little Hobie, trailer and all for $100 here in California. She's a 1978, Her rigging and main sail are in excellent condition. She needs some body work and a paint job, but she's solid with no soft spots. I have ordered all the parts I need for her (less than 80$ in parts). We also ordered a trampoline from our local sail maker, who's repairing the Jib also. Paint is on order too, I don't like the yellow/red so she will be getting two red hulls instead.

So far excluding paint she has cost me under $500 for the boat and all associated parts. I intend to post pics as I finish her rebuild.





I think she has a lot of potential and am very excited to get her back out on the water. Does anyone else name their small boat's or is that just me>?

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Nick,

Life is an adventure or nothing at all -Helen Keller

My grandpa on safety - "Bah it's fine! Just use it until it breaks, panic, jury-rig it and keep going. Nothing to it right?"

I named mine Skidbladnir but that's cos I'm a huge dork. Hopefully you won't run into as many snags as I have. Good luck and happy sailing!

Do you know your boat is on the trailer backward

Just kidding.

Good luck with the project. It is all about having a working boat within your budget and getting out on the water. The good news is the operating costs are very low compared to most boats - especially the ones with motors that suck gas.

I was really curious and unsure about this. It was facing the other way when I got it. I flipped it for these reasons:

1. The position it's in now allows me to use the trailer to help step the mast.
2. This position will allow me to leave the rudders on in transit without having to worry about banging them on the road. (I don't intend to do this, but if I needed to I could.)
3. The front sits higher than the back and I was concerned if I hit a nasty bump the rear might touch down at speed.

As far as a project boat, I've seen much worse for a lot more $$$. I've extensively restored Bikes, Cars and more. I'm really interested in making this shine and when I am done passing it on to someone else for a slight monetary gain.

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Nick,

Life is an adventure or nothing at all -Helen Keller

My grandpa on safety - "Bah it's fine! Just use it until it breaks, panic, jury-rig it and keep going. Nothing to it right?"