Looking at this 1983 H18

I am looking at buying this boat. To me right off the bat it looks like it has been painted? Is this bad? Can i get shiny like it was when new? Is this a good year?

Is this a good price?

http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/boa/301877058.html

I think that right around this time was when they had some problems but I could be wrong.

It will never look new, but it can be polished up some.

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Hobie 14T, "Blazin" I guess I am keeping her!

Matt Miller had this to say:

>>Here is a quick history:

Just after it's introduction in 1976 the 18 had some bow problems and this was corrected in mid 1977. In 1983 we added the option of wings. This caused more stress on the hulls. The boat was lightened up in 1984 which caused some problems that were chased around with retrofit plates at the forward cross bar. This wasn't fully beefed up until about 1989 when we made more changes and added a "post glue stage" patch of glass that connected the deck to the sidewall of the hull at the forward crossbar connection. 18's after that seem to have zero problems.<<

>>You can add the patch. The 4" wide one is not wide enough to distribute loads outside of the anchor "indent" that the anchor plates bolt into. Since the inside of the boat has a bead of putty at the deck to hull connection, you have to grind that out and or fair it in with more putty to make a radius. Then sand the inside of the deck and side wall. Make a patch that is about 12" wide and long enough to go 6 inches into the deck and down the side wall 6 - 8 inches.<<