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wanderoo222
 Post subject: H16 Pitchpole preventers
PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:23 am 
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I see some H16 on CL with Pitchpole preventers. Ther loolike butterfly wings on the hull tips. Do they work or slow u down?

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:49 pm 
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They work to a point... then could slow you down rapidly!

Just helps prevent the bow from dipping under and does help prevent a pitch pole.

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wanderoo222
PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:12 pm 
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A pitchpole would slow you down even more I suppose. :D

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I bought a Hobie that came with them, they mainly just sprayed me with water when I was sailing it hard, I took them off after a couple trips.

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I had 1981 I bought with them installed. I was just learning at the time and pitch poled with them installed. I hit a wave a next thing I know I was air born. I took mine off also

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You'all are talking like a pitch-pole is a bad thing (haha). It's gonna happen sometime.
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