Hey Matt!

I think you are RIGHT about the mast. I HAVE sailed a Hobie 16 (though a while back) but I never had to rig the mast--just sailed it off the beach. I am attaching the mast picture, then another post with the scattered pieces of the boat in a picture. If it is NOT an H16 then it is a clever forgery....

BUT THE MAST SEEMS WRONG. The person who sold me the boat has a garage full of stuff, and this mast was the closest thing to right--and I did not see any OTHER masts around, other than one for a windsurfer, two for old sailfish, and one that looks like it belongs on about a 27 foot keelboat.

Hope these daylight pictures are helpful. THANKS for your feedback. I will contact the local fleet as well, and this weekend I can go back and see about finding the right mast if this looks wrong to the rest of you!