Comptip or not

i have two 16's. I'm going to sell one of them this spring so i can have money for college. What i was gong to do was put all the nicer part on the boat i am going to keep and put the less nice stuff on the boat I'm selling.

So i was trying to decide on what mast to keep. one has a comptip with some wear on the gelcoat and a broken cleat. The non comptip mast has no problems. Which mast should i keep?

Another thing the standing rigging for the noncomptip mast is in better condition can i use it on a comptip mast.

Thank for the help

Where are you located, I might be interested in the 16 you are selling. And if that is the case sell the one with the comptip....

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Nacra 5.2 "Elsies"
Hobie 14T, "Blazin" I guess I am keeping her!

pancakes,

It depends on where you're located and if you plan to race.

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i am located in Charleston,SC and do not plan on racing.

If you do not plan to race then use the solid mast, there are just less things to go wrong.

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Nacra 5.2 "Elsies"
Hobie 14T, "Blazin" I guess I am keeping her!

And if you don't plan on dying too. The comp tip is a safety device, and for the newbie sailors most likely going out by themselves and setting the boat up with kids or girlfriends, hitting a power line is a REAL possibility. Keep the comp tip mast FOR SURE. Just rob the parts of the other one.

That was a little weak. Isn't the boat he sells really going to the newbie?
His question was which one to sell so he has money for school.

Granted, but he should keep the comptip for himself. Safer and class legal in the event he ever does a regatta, can't argue with that can you?

Because there is such a strong Hobie class here in the SE, right? I agree with gree, lose the comptip. There are more things to go wrong, they will break more easily, they can come loose, UV damage, harder to keep sealed, etc.
I've got a comptip on my boat, but that's the way it came. I wouldn't go out of my way to change that, but given a choice between the 2...solid aluminum.
To boot, a solid aluminum stick will handle a spin better if you ever wanted to add one.

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I understand that there is some danger with the all metal stick but every other boat i own have all aluminuim masts and guess what.... I have never shocked myself or even came close.

I hate to say it but you would really have to not be paying attention to run into a power line.

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Nacra 5.2 "Elsies"
Hobie 14T, "Blazin" I guess I am keeping her!

thanks for the help

you same you be stupid to run you boat into power lines well. on My prindle 18 my brother managed to run it into power lines while moving it on the trailer. luckily nobody hurt.

just another thing to add. A noticed that the all aluminum mast is not straight, while the comptip is perfectly straight.

I've been doing this s**t for a long time - since before most of you punks were a gleam in you're father's eye.

I've known people killed when their mast hit a power line. One was a mother that left 2 little kids behind. That happened in Texas. She was a top 10 nationals crew and hardly stupid.

Electricity does not give you a second chance. A Comptip just might.

Yeah, there's more stuff to take care of with a Comptip; there's tradeoffs in most safety features. How many of you can service your own cars anymore?

Hey now!
I do all my own work on my car. Just replaced a starter, and changed the oil.

But I understand that people do make mistakes, just in my mind I have trouble seeing how it would happen.

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Nacra 5.2 "Elsies"
Hobie 14T, "Blazin" I guess I am keeping her!

I'm not talking about that. Have you diagnosed / repaired a "Check Engine" code? ABS warning light? My first car was a '78 Chevy that I could do everything on. The only electronic piece of equipment I needed was a timing light.

Now you can't go anywhere without a diagnostic computer. Everthing has gotten more complex and most of it has been driven by safety devices and emission controls.

There is no argument here. A comptip is just a good idea, period. It saves lives, that is its purpose.