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 Post subject: No luff wire on the jib
PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:55 pm 
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Hi All I just brought an 85-91 (I Think) Hobie 16, when I had a closer look at it at home and started doing some research I noticed the jib doesn't have a luff wire but has clips all the way down the luff side of the jib, could I just clip these onto the front halyard and use it that way? or make up a separate luff wire and clip it to that? Thanks in advance.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:44 am 
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If the rig is very tight you can hoist using the hanks.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:02 pm 
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Thanks Matt, have no intention to race or even go stupid fast it was just a cheap boat so I can get my 9 year old Daughter and I interested in sailing.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:45 am 
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Sounds like it isn’t a stock Hobie 16 jib. You will probably want to have a closer look at that, since using the wrong jib could cause other problems like the sheeting angle for the blocks being off. That would make it hard to trim the jib properly which could make sailing upwind quite difficult.

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