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hobie1616

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:04 pm

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Location: West Maui

ewbike wrote:

I took a girl out last weekend and got her out on the trap then scared the poop out of her.

Good thing she was out on the wire. :shock:

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ewbike

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:29 pm

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Location: Bainbridge Island WA

hobie1616 wrote:

ewbike wrote:

I took a girl out last weekend and got her out on the trap then scared the poop out of her.

Good thing she was out on the wire. :shock:

Ya but my harness is in bad shape! :shock:

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Fender

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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 5:28 am

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Location: Ft Walton Beach, Fl

I definately agree with sailing within your comfort zone... Some other thing that will ensure your safety and confidence in being able to get the boat over may be a righting line (you probably have one of those already), You may want to get a Hobie Bob for the mast and perhaps a Power Righter so you can get the boat back over by yourself and she wont even have to help.

Once you know you can get the boat back over you will feel better about pushing it and increasing your overall skill in the process too.

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Seabass8989

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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:25 am

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Joined: Thu May 17, 2007 10:54 am
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Location: Lake St. Clair, MI

so i was out with my girl friend the other day and we went over and we couldn't get it back. what is the minimum weight to flip it back over because combined we are probably 245 and i think that the hull that was buried was taking on water.

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Barren

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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 1:10 pm

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Karl Brogger wrote:

Wow that went turtle quick.

Yeah.. will a 16 turtle that fast??? I haven't capsized mine yet.. but I need to... so I know how to right it. If I turtle, I'm screwed... 28' mast with 12-20' lake...

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Banzilla

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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 2:18 pm

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Location: Abq, NM

Barren wrote:

Yeah.. will a 16 turtle that fast??? I haven't capsized mine yet.. but I need to... so I know how to right it. If I turtle, I'm screwed... 28' mast with 12-20' lake...

The worst part of getting your mast stuck in the mud (assuming the bottom of the lake is muddy not rocky) is the huge globs of mud that fall on you after you do get it righted :lol:

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Karl Brogger

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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:58 pm

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Location: Northfield Minnesota

A 16 won't go turtle that quick unless it's rediculously windy. Like 25+ and the boat lands perpinduclar to the wind.

Ooooh! Who doesn't love spreading a muddy main across the lawn and washing it with a hose? :roll:

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