Searching for information of Hobie13

Hi guys,
I am searching a catamaran that i can easily put ont the roof rack by mself, assemble at the lake, have fun and dissasemble to get it home again.
A Hobie wave or dragoon seems a very heavy beast to me and I am not sure if it won't be an awful work each time. Now I saw that the old Hobie 13 weighs only 82 kg!!!???
Does anybody have any information about this cat? How heay are the hulls, is it possible to disassemble or is it the same as the Hobie 14 that is not build for this way of handling? I know that a bigger cat would be better for my weight of 80kg but I dont search the fastest boat but a possibility to sail....

I am happy about every hint as there is no much information left about the old 13 in the internet.

Thanks and greetings, Metsche

You may be referring to the "Hobie 3.5" (11 ft. long) that was made in the late 1970's. It was essentially a small Hobie 14. Only a few hundred were made, although they occasionally show up on eBay.

Parts are extremely hard to find. It shared many parts (rudders, mast step) with the Hobie 12 Mono-Cat.

Unless you weigh less than 55 kg, the boat is too small. It was really meant for children.

metsche - Thank you for providing us with enough information so that we can help you.
Roof rack; by yourself; assemble and disassemble by yourself; your weight 80kg; (176 lbs.)....
I think you'd be better off with a Hobie Adventure or Tandem Island.
Scroll down on the main Hobie forums page to "Adventure & Tandem Island". Look at the sub heading "Transportation/Storage of Islands".
I think you can easily transport, assemble, sail, disassemble, and store one of these Hobie sailboat/kayaks by yourself, and they're a lot of fun. Parts and accessories shouldn't be difficult to find.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
Richard

Why not get a trailer, then you can get a boat suitable for you. If weight is still a problem, a FxOne carbon weighs in the region of 88kg !

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Ah no thanks after laser and other dinghys I am searching for something faster and so for a cat. This cayak sorted bathtub is not worth considering a sailboat its more a cayak with an emergency sail. With all the supporting hulls and (censored) is seems not to be more easy transportable as a wave. So I'll try to find a wave or similar I think. But thx for the suggestion. Think this boat has also its place.

Metsche

metsche - Easily Put On A Roof Rack By Yourself....Your choice of boats is really limited. If transport, assembly, and disassembly are really difficult you won't enjoy it and you won't do it very often.
Many of us sail singlehanded occasionally or all the time without any problem; but we transport with a trailer. It'll make your life so much easier. You can easily trailer a catamaran with a 4 cylinder vehicle.
If you're willing to transport with a trailer, then with your weight (80kg), just about any catamaran will work for you. The fiberglass boats are faster and lighter than the plastic ones. A Hobie 16 will work well for you. So will some of the larger boats.
If you insist on using a roof rack, by yourself, then you're severely limiting your choices.
Good luck.
Richard

The wave is 245 lbs. It would be doable to put it on a roof rack, It would have to be a pretty H.D rack but If you lean the boat up against the back of the car with the cat standing on its end you should be able to just tip the end up and slide it on the roof. I do that all the time at work with equipment. The biggest problem will be getting a roof rack that will support that kind of weight without collapsing the roof.

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