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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:11 am 
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Hey folks,

A demasted H18 just washed up in front of my house after a nasty storm last night. White hulls with a big "21" on the front. PM me if you have any idea who might own it. Hull and mast made it ok. Main is trashed.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:26 am 
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Posted it on thebeachcats.com for you, too

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:45 am 
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Thanks. Just added to Catsailor too.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:15 am 
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I'm confused, who in his/her right mind would store their cat overnight with the mainsail raised? Or is that the jib we're looking at? In any case, it's very nice of you to try and locate the owner.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:25 am 
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I heard the owner was rescued during a nasty storm that came up quickly. He abandoned the boat in the water. Looks like the bolt that held the side shroud broke. Not sure if that happened before or after. Boat is in good shape considering.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:30 am 
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That's an '88 Nationals boat. With wings added later.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:31 pm 
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Owner found and Boat returned.


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:18 pm 
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Don't leave us hanging! How did the boat come to be on the beach?


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:39 pm 
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GD_NC wrote:
Hey folks,
A demasted H18 just washed up in front of my house after a nasty storm last night.


Uh nice house. How many spare bedrooms do you have? ;)


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:15 pm 
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Skipshot wrote:
Don't leave us hanging! How did the boat come to be on the beach?


I don't have the whole story. I was out sailing (and dumping my own boat :D ) when the owner came by to recover it. He's a forum member so I'll let him fill in the blanks.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:39 am 
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Hmmm.... that boat kinda looks familiar,89 actually.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:42 am 
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BrianCT wrote:
I'm confused, who in his/her right mind would store their cat overnight with the mainsail raised? Or is that the jib we're looking at? In any case, it's very nice of you to try and locate the owner.


Thats what I was thinking. Jeeez what a dummy :lol: :lol:


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:37 pm 
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The batten caps on the luff are a give away for it being the main. It's also attached to the mast. At least the damage is easily repairable and is a valuable lesson to all of us.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:39 pm 
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Genmar Star wrote:
BrianCT wrote:
I'm confused, who in his/her right mind would store their cat overnight with the mainsail raised? Or is that the jib we're looking at? In any case, it's very nice of you to try and locate the owner.


Thats what I was thinking. Jeeez what a dummy :lol: :lol:


Glad you're okay, man. I saw the sail on the mast and thought to myself "Hmmm maybe somebody should be contacting the Coast Guard here?" And speaking of sails, how are you ever going to replace that color pattern? :P Please cut another killer video when you get her back on the water. That "Wrightsville Hobies" video of yours is epic.


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:30 pm 
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Genmar Star wrote:
Hmmm.... that boat kinda looks familiar,89 actually.
It would have been an '89 model year, used for the Nationals in the fall of '88.

The '89 Hobie 18 Nationals boats were SXs. What a debacle that was. Nobody who qualified for the Hobie 18 Nationals had any experience with the SX, since they had just been introduced.


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