Ports on a H16

i have been avoiding the port idea for the last 10 years or so, i know at some point i will have to do something.

Here's an old article on installing Hobie 16 deck ports, still good information.

http://www.thebeachcats.com/news/29/installing-deck-ports/

Be great if our Hobie 16 sailors could review it for any updates, it's about 15 years old. Of course most of the boats are much older than that. 👿

~~ I'd advise against it!! but if ya have inside hull work to do, well then ya have to.... Make sure ya get the "curved ports, not the flat ones.. Whats yer reason for doing it ??? Just asking !! 😕

popeyez7 wrote: ~~ I'd advise against it!! but if ya have inside hull work to do, well then ya have to.... Make sure ya get the "curved ports, not the flat ones.. Whats yer reason for doing it ??? Just asking !! 😕

just for storage and so i can dry out the hulls.

if you keep your boat on a trailor, then you can do a real nice job of keeping the hulls dry. after each time i sail i rinse the boat down good with fresh water, including the inside of the hulls...then raise the trailor up pretty high to help drain. then i put 2 wet 1/8" lines hanging out of the drains to wick out the last bit of water. this works great, make sure to leave the ports open.

Hey, cool trick! I like the wet wick idea. The drains on the P-Cat are about half an inch off the bottom of the hulls, so they never fully drain.

Thanks!

Tom

i dont have a trailer... it lives on the beach wheels.

My main questions was were should i put them? in the back or in between the frame?
thanks

are your hulls soft from the past 20 years of moisture? if not, i personally wouldn't cut em... get a tramp bag and wait till you have damage that requires cutting a hole in your deck.

yes they are, from my beach wheels they put to much pressure on the sides, but i got new wheels.

Bump, no one has done this?