Hobie 16

Hi ALL
Does anyone know where you can get the fitting to attach to the BOW
that prevent pitchpoling

Hobie dealers sell it... I saw it in the latest catalog.

What you need is not in a catalog.

Its on/in your head its called your eyes and ears.

Not relying on tools or modification to your boat will make you a better sailor.

You will learn to read the water to see wind comming. As well as learn to shift your weight to deal with waves.

In the end you will be a better sailor and have saved money, holes in your hulls. not to mention looking peculiar on the beach.

Oh yea I heard they dont work that well anyway. They wont make your boat pitch pole proof. (get a mono hull for that)

First rake back your mast more. One method is to have one person hang on a trap wire (while the boat is beached!) while the other person moves the clevis pin down the shroud adjuster (on the same side as the person hanging on the trap). Do the same on the other shroud, and make sure the pins are in the same holes for both sides. Do this before hoisting the jib, and have the forestay adjuster pin at the top hole. Once this is done you may notice more weather helm on the rudders. If you have adjustable upper rudder castings, then read up on how to reduce weather helm. If you don't have adjustable upper castings, then adjust the mast rake a little more forward.

Raking the mast aft will put more power over the rudders and less on the bows, thus reducing the tendency to pitchpole. Then follow rwehuman's advice.

By the way, I put those anti-pitchpole hydrofoils on my 16 to assuage my family's well-founded fear of a pitchpole, and I'd say they were more of a crutch than a preventer since I learned about raking the mast aft. If you do decide to get them, then they require no modification of the boat since they are held in place by the bow tang bolts. Also, rwehuman is correct that they aren't proof against a pitchpole, they only reduce the likelihood. As far as looking silly, well. . . yeah. . . they are probably the equivalent of training wheels.

Having your head up your butt never pays off. Mono or not.

That's what you get for tying a stopper knot in the end of the spinnaker sheet.

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Apparently no one on that boat has a knife.

It sure does look cool though (as long as its someone elses boat and no one gets hurt)


I wonder if they have a water bag big enough to bring that boat back? I'd think they might need more than one though.

Is that what happenned? Makes sense the sheet looks like it has an awful amount of tension. Guess going dead downwind doesn't leave you with much for options.

Can you imagine being on the bow doing whatever? and worse, hanging on?