I purchased a metal template from my local Hobie dealer for drilling the holes. It will indicate all of the hole positions for all Hobies. Note that a...

When I lived in Hawaii I had the privlege of Sailing with JIm Pate (The villian in the film). We raced together on a P-16 at a regatta on Maui. As I r...

If there are 2 inspection ports in one hull it is a bad sign. On a Hobie 16 there should be no ports, any port normally means that a repair has been d...

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Normally a SS ring and shackle, some are 2 pieces and some are connected together.

You might try putting a spacer of some sort on the inside of the lower portion of the rudder casting to prevent the rudder from going to far forward. ...

In his original post he indicated that he had a lee helm, spacing the top gudgeons will increase the lee helm. the-renovator wrote: The other quick so...

soulofasailor wrote: Why isnt there a place online to buy blades (rudders), i cant find any places to even look at them. I cant believe there has to...

The earlier P-16s pigtail was attached to the shroud anchor pin using a bell shackle. The shackle replaces the clevis pin that connects the twistclip ...

The boat was made in the mid to late 70's, so at minimum the boat is 33 years old.

It would be nice if we all bought only AMERICAN MADE GOODS, but the truth of the matter is, look at the label on you clothes, the parts to your comput...

With Mexico holding a United States Marine in jail, shackling him to a bed and trying to extort money from his family. I WILL NEVER GO TO MEXICO, BUY ...

You can also go on craiglist in his area and post a reference to his current ads stating your experience with the seller. I had to do this once and go...

I once sought a refund from UPS when the contents of a package was destroyed. As I recall it took about 2 months, and being the Christmas season it m...

Boom bail, look on page 27 of the current Hobie parts and accessories book and it will explain how to convert a 6/1 to a 7/1 and a 7/1 to an 8/1

The P-18 mainsail will be easier to raise on the water because it has an internal halyard and can be raised easily by standing or sitting on the tramp...

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Yes the P-15 has a boom, it is listed as different from the P16 boom. More than likely just the location of the bale is different. Ask the forum for a...

The boat was designed to be a Cat Rig boat and will perform best if left alone. Do you see the A Cat sailors putting a jib on thier boats. If left as ...

I have 2 sets of 5.8 sails. Send me a PM

I have replaced the rivets with ss screws and bolts and have been happy with the results. Easier, faster and in my opinion stronger.

Main $300 Mast $200 Boards $150 Rudders $100 Rudder Castings $$175 Roller furler $100 Main sheet blocks $100 Trailer $300 It may take some t...

What kind of boat do you own? It is very helpful when asking for advice. What is proper on one boat may not work for another boat.iliketosail wrote: D...

Thanks for the info, I had purchased a lenght of alum from another source and when I tried to put the prebend in the pole it did not really bend but t...

Could you please give me the name of the metal warehouse in Miaqmi. Thanking you in advance for your help.EvansDB78 wrote: Just replaced my broken spi...

Put the boat on the trailer and start driving South until you get to central Florida and then start looking for a good place to stay until Spring.

answer to question #4. It is the mast rotator control armspiritsailor wrote: We just purchased a G-Cat 5.0 that is going to require some work before s...

A clew traveler is about the same length as the clew plate, except it allows you to move the position using a traveler car and a cleat instead of chan...

I did a search on your boat and all the others that I saw had a multiple hole clew plate. It would help with your performance to have it added. You co...