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PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:07 pm 
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Greetings,

I am looking to pick up a boat and looking for some feedback. I own a 16' currently, but the hulls seems to have delaminated quite a bit. Feels like a bubble running the entire length of the bow. Here is what I found on craigslist. These are images the seller sent me. He picked it up in an estate sale. The bow is busted up, but not too bad, I think. It looks like somebody hit a rock. I ask him to push on the hulls and see feel for soft spots. He says there are none. I will need to confirm, but he says it is solid. My experience with fiberglass is minimal, but my father does and says it doesn't look too bad. Any input or advice would helpful. Thanks in advance!

Clayton

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:15 am 
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JAE80sB (Just Another Early '80s Boat).

1981 Hobie 16 made in October of 1980. Carumba sail pattern. Hobie made thousands of these, and in good condition (no soft spots), they're worth ~$300 - $500. That one is on the lower end of that scale. The trailer, if it's in reasonable condition, is probably worth more than the boat.

The FG repair on the front is not too bad, but I wouldn't tackle it with minimal experience. It's going to look a lot worse before it gets better. It helps if you have the proper tools (angle grinder, spray gun) to do it right.

Plan on spending between $500 - $1000 to bring that one back to safe, sailable condition. Start by replacing all the wires and lines in addition to repairing the bow.


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:52 am 
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That's pretty much the same route I took for my boat. I bought one bought with soft hulls and good sails and another with good hulls and bad sails. Eventually I bought a 3rd boat that I used a few parts and sold the rest. Since you already have a boat that's operational you could easily make one good boat out of two, sell the extra parts and come out ahead.

How much do they want for it? I wouldn't pay more than $400 for it.


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:47 am 
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Many boat are simply neglected and somewhat forgotten, waiting around for time to take it's tolls.... :|

Some boat are not.

My Hobie 16 is an '81 that was in storage since '85. It was dismantled and stored in a garage, out of the sun in suburbia Chicago. It's trailer was left outside and vandalized. Even the axle was missing....

My friend notified me of this boat and I drove four hours to see it. Some critter had crapped for years on one hull and it looked bad. I did not find any soft stops on and thought, "What the Hell." I drove home, rolled my other 16 off it's trailer and drove back up to Chicago the next day.

This boat cleaned up very well and I started to give it some love....... :)

I ordered all new rigging from my old friend Don @ Salty Dog. I purchased new line from Eileen @ Sailboats Inc.
I had Howie King repair it's main sail, (small tear at bolt-line).

I found another 16 down in Taylorville, KY that was also in storage in a barn that housed Llamas.... :shock:

This boat was completely shot. There was a PVC tube on it's trailer with Cat Fever sails in it. The owner told me that mice have eaten a holes in sails ....and I thought, well at least the battens would be OK.
The Llamas ate the ends off it's rudders....Oh well...
The farmer had pushed this trailer with his tractor and bent the tongue tubing. I paid $75 and
pulled this mess home... :? All I wanted was the trailer...

This boat's hulls went to the dump. I looked over these Cat Fever and they looked really nice. Howie repaired these sails by adding a window and using the cut out piece as a patch over the mice damaged area which was pretty small. This gave me another set of beautiful bright sails... :D

I overhauled this trailer, new steel tongue 21" longer and new crossbars 1/8" side walls not 16 gauge. Many hours where spent on this trailer......but I knew how to do this as I have overhauled many trailers....and I like that work. :)

I could review all of the monies and time I spent on this project as accounting is sort of a hobby to me. I like to look forward but also know what it took to get there. I am OK with that. Monies come and go.

Thousands of Hobie 16 where made over a very long time, What 40 years? This one design has seen it's peak in production and sells as we all know too well...but it is still a just as fun as today as it was decades ago.

Look around and you will find what fits your needs. Some are given love and some where not....

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:37 pm 
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Appreciate the responses. He is asking $500, which certainly leaves room to negotiate. I am taking a look at it Friday. I reviewed a couple posts here and took some notes about what to look for.

After fixing the front, the repairs I make to this boat would be the same I make to mine. Basically, just a new tramp and rigging. So, it is either fix my hulls or fix this boat.

Here is a high res picture of the hull. http://1drv.ms/20UwlqB

My dad feels confident it won't be a hard fix because of its location. Might not be pretty or perfect, but, as he says, it only has to cut water.

Anything else I should consider?

Thanks again,
Clayton

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:18 am 
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I completely agree with Mbounds. You will spend $500 to $1000 getting her in decent shape. I know the feeling of "Ohh I can do that myself". Yes, I'm sure you can, but just save yourself the hassle and look for a better boat in the $1200 to $1500 range. You will have a lot more fun sailing your boat than working on it.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:51 pm 
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Went and looked at the boat. The damage on the front wasn't that bad. I did find one small soft spot. The other parts of the boat and trailer were looking fairly worn down also. Then I checked to see if there wasting water in the hulls. Completely full. Sorry, but I'll pass. Oh well.

Appreciate the help making an informed decision

Clayton


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