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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:50 pm 
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Can anyone tell me what year this sail is? I didn't see it on the sail color history chart so it makes me think that it is newer than 2006. Am I correct?

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:56 pm 
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That color pattern was not standard after 2006, which means it could be a custom pattern and custom numbers can be ordered with custom sails. The best way to know the age of those sails is to ask the owner. If the sails are custom but numbered by Hobie from the year they were made then 30xxx would put the sail in the late 70's

Or maybe Matt Bounds missed a color pattern. . . .?


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:01 pm 
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I just noticed. It is the same sail that is on the front cover of Catamaran Sailing from Start to Finish by Phil Berman. They must be pretty old then.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:24 pm 
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I think it is " Smokin' "

55a from 1981

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:36 pm 
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I had an '83 with the same sail pattern.

In the late 70's and early 80's Hobie had LOTS of sail patterns were available
for several years after the first year they were introduced.
Probably due to the availability of many different cloth colors.

I bought a brand new 16 in '81 with Carumba ('80 intro) sails, and a friend chose Tequila Sunrise ('77 intro) for his new boat.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:45 pm 
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PurdueZach wrote:
I didn't see it on the sail color history chart so it makes me think that it is newer than 2006. Am I correct?


No way. Definintely late 70's or early 80's. That sail is likey 30 years old.

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