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hewebb
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Initially Posted - 07/03/2018 :  03:40:57  Show Profile
I have been working on a Hobie 18 off & on for the past few months. Yesterday the PO and I splashed it and spent the afternoon sailing. It is quite a bit different from the Catalina 25. Wind was about 8 knots maybe a gust to 10 or so. Later in the afternoon the wind dropped off to about 4 or 5. That made the Hobie a little harder to keep moving. Boat does not go to weather very well. All in All I think I will have some fun sailing it.
1988 WK/SR w/inboard diesel Joe Pool Lake
Hobie 18 Lake Worth



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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 07/03/2018 :  07:42:56  Show Profile
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Originally posted by hewebb

...It is quite a bit different from the Catalina 25...
Really?

My experience is only on Hobie 16s and a 14-Turbo (w/ jib)--wait till you get into some 15+ kt breezes where you're flying a hull... My favorite was 30+ kt gusts on a mountain lake in Colorado on a 16--it was like flying into a fire hose, 6' above the water. (...and then its owner reached for his hat that blew away, and fell off!)

Have a blast!
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 07/03/2018 07:44:20
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 07/03/2018 :  08:16:23  Show Profile
Yep, cats can be a little tough to point up in light winds, but they are a blast off the wind or with a little more breeze. Any point of sail can turn into a close reach on the apparent wind.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/03/2018 :  12:28:15  Show Profile
Owned a 16 for 5 years in the early 70's. Paid $2,100 for it brand new on the trailer and sold it for the same price.

Buried it almost to the numbers on the sail one day on Canyon Lake. Boat stopped, bows came up and it breached like a submarine on an emergency ascent.

Would like to have another one but can't rationalize $20K for a new one. LOL

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GaryB
Andiamo
'89 SR/WK #5862
Kemah,TX
Edited by - GaryB on 07/03/2018 12:29:08
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sethp001
Mainsheet C-25 Tech Editor

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Response Posted - 07/08/2018 :  13:43:35  Show Profile
We have a Prindle 16. I don't like it as much as our Catalina 25 - I keep spilling my martini, but my wife loves it and loves taking the kids out on it.


Seth
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"Zoo" 1977 Morgan Out Island 30
"Nomad" 1980 Prindle 16
"Lost" 1988 Catalina Capri 14.2 (sold - yay!)
"Marine Tex 1" Unknown Origin POS 8' Fiberglass Dinghy
https://whichsailboat.com/2014/07/27/catalina-25-review/
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vipermagic
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Response Posted - 07/09/2018 :  09:02:13  Show Profile
Interesting coincidence with our boat inventories - I bought a Hobie 18 this past winter, and I'm probably going to finally get it on the water next week!
79 C25 #1433 SR/FK - 'Carina' - Destroyed by Sandy
84 C25 #3817 TR/SK
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