Hello Hobie owners,
I just bought a Hobie Getaway last week. It is used, but seems to be in good shape. It is a 2009 model.
My previous boat was an Escape PlayCat catamaran (also rotomolded). Its mast was two-piece aluminum, and the pieces separated easily for transport. So when I bought the Getaway I was sure that I needed to separate the mast to transport. But despite all the jiggling and pulling, the two pieces only separated by about 3/4" and then would not move at all any more.
I read now in this forum that the two pieces have probably been epoxied together at the dealer (I have the CompTip top and aluminum bottom pieces), so I should not have tried to separate them.
What should I do now? I could try to bang the two pieces back together so they are snug and leave things alone, or I could try to put more pressure and break the epoxy bond, clean it up, and re-epoxy things together (more work, obviously...)
What is the opinion of the forum, which way should I go?
Thank you, and I would appreciate any and all advice.
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