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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:43 am 
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I saw this sail on craigslist....is this legit? Any reason it would not have numbers?

Also, can a 14 sail be rigged on a Hobie 16 mast?

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http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/bpo/5194208694.html


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:56 am 
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Not made by Hobie Cat would be my guess. Class "H" logo is too large to be Hobie Factory Made. Head panel looks wrong.

Too small for use on a Hobie 16. Especially if your boat has a CompTip. A sail head has to be fully hoisted and held locked-in my the halyard on a CompTip. Otherwise the sail can pull out of the plastic luff track.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:29 pm 
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I don't think I have a CompTip.

Also, wouldn't running a Hobie 14 sail be similar to a reefed 16 sail, as far as how high up you would run it on the mast?


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:06 pm 
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JollyGreen wrote:
I don't think I have a CompTip.

Also, wouldn't running a Hobie 14 sail be similar to a reefed 16 sail, as far as how high up you would run it on the mast?


Yes... if you have an all aluminum H16 Mast.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:29 pm 
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Ah ok, sorry to be a pain, I'm pretty sure I have an all aluminum hobie 16 mast, is there anyway I can double check? Is there a serial/part number somewhere?


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:10 pm 
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One piece of aluminum (all aluminum) or aluminum lower and fiberglass upper (CompTip).

CompTips are black in color and have a seperate piece snapped-on for the luff track. Double sheaves in the head for the halyard. The aluminum mast has a large single sheave head.

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