This has been discussed before, so please consider a search to get all the information that's been collected over the years. Also you can get the Hobie assembly manual from Hobie product support. Read it before you buy,
Some things to consider:
- Hulls (are they sound? any dings, cracks, or other damage? any delimitation? wear on bottoms?, transom solid?, any leaks? does it have the drain plugs gelcoat in good shape?); you need to press and tap hulls to confirm solid, particularly the front decks - Frame (cross bears solid [no cracks or dents], rivets all there?) - Tramp in good shape? (tears, - Rudders in good shape (not cracked or dinged, do they lock and release smoothly?, tiller arms and crossbar in good shape? does it have a tiller extension?) - Masts in good shape? (not bent, no cracks or dents) - Boom in good shape? (not bent, no cracks or dents) - Mainsheet blocks in good shape? Mainsheet line Ok? - Sails in good shape? (no un-repaired tears or holes, comes with all the main and jib battens and batten tie lines and end caps all there) - Rigging all there? (for safety, unless recently replaced, consider spending the money for new shroud, forestay and bridle wires) - Trapeze system there? (16s usually have double trapeze lines) - Chainplates and twist toggles all there? - Shackles all there? - Jib traveler system in good working order? - Jib blocks all there? Jib sheet Ok?
At a high level, besides making sure the boat is solid, you want to make sure it comes with all the parts. While some things are relatively low cost to replace (shackles, lines) missing/broken rudders, missing mainsheet blocks, or trashed sails are expensive to replace.
_________________ H16 2002 "Islands" Sail No. 107432
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