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Bradenton, FL | Awesome work! Very cool that you went out and made some rudders to tool around with in light air. Also very cool that you bought another G-Cat- a 5.0 MkII no less. I'd be interested in hearing your comparison between the MkI and MkII when you've had more time sailing them.
In very light winds, going wing-and-wind is perfectly acceptable. My only "critique" is that you're sitting too far aft. You want to be sitting up by the mast beam to help balance the boat- the transoms should never be in the water (especially the case on a GCat with their tiny transoms). Investing in a telescoping tiller (Arriba Hot-stick or similar) will help a lot with positioning yourself on the boat, especially when you install a trapeze system and find youself trapezing ahead of the mast.
G-Cat 5.7M #583 (sail # currently 100) in Bradenton, FL
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06/16/06 10:55 AM 06/16/06 10:55 AM |
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New Hampshire/Maine/Mass USA oo7jeep OP
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New Hampshire/Maine/Mass USA | I got the boat working, but the huge ding in the mast is dangerous. I cant get either boat in and out at the launch so im selling the the MKII and trying to find somewhere to dump the MKI. The MKI is in tough shape, but the MKII is great and sailable. But the MKI cant stick around any longer. But if anyone wants it... its free. Or if you want to buy the MKII with trailer... PM me.
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[Re: Dan Berger]
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06/16/06 03:12 PM 06/16/06 03:12 PM |
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uk | I dispose of several boats a year and have different ways to do so. If I have several hulls, I just cut them in half and put them in the back of the truck to take to the landfill. Having an 8 foot bed helps. If it is a slow month and I only have a hull or two, I cut them up and put them in the trash can. Just for future reference, you can put an entire Hobie 16 hull in one trash can if you cut it up right.
I got a trailer a while ago that was in REALLY bad shape, so I needed to get rid of it. I also had hulls for 2 Hobie 16s, a 14, A Solcat 18 and a P16 that I had to dispose of. I strapped them all to the trailer, drove to the landfill, unhooked it and drove off. Man, it was pretty cool seeing the bull dozer run over the whole thing!!
One thing I do when I get rid of hulls is to keep the tips of the bows. I plan on making trophies out of them some time, but just can't seem to get around to it. I have a STACK of bow tips! What is it with you Dan? Are you some sort of sick monohull sailor that hates catamarans or something? Take some deep breaths and have a lay down next time this sick urge creeps up on you! Locking my boat away paul
Paul
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06/17/06 12:34 AM 06/17/06 12:34 AM |
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Northern California, USA RyanMcHale
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Northern California, USA | Hey, Anybody in Northern California with a Hobe 14 or 16 Hull they need to get rid of let me know, I want to make a shelf for my house out of one. I'd also like to have the front 18 inches of a Hobie 14, both hulls, for a wall display, I want to do my living room in "Modern Catamaran"!!!!! I might be able to pay for shipping for the 14 Hull tips if it's not too steep, I can't afford to pay shipping for a full hull, but I have my boat's trailer and could probably pick up one hull in the I-5 corridor (Chico area included) north of Willows. Soft Hulls don't matter because they'll be hung on my wall, not sailed. Thanks.
Ryan McHale
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