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#90517 - 11/25/06 08:29 PM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: ChattanoogaBill]
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Hey Scoob,

You have a F16 for sale perhaps?




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Scoob, Never mind I just relized you are in UK. Thanks.




No, I've just bought one
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#90518 - 11/25/06 09:28 PM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: Mary]
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Thanks, Mary, for the input. I hope to campaign the boat on East Coast and FL if that would make any difference in selection?

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#90519 - 11/25/06 09:41 PM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: ChattanoogaBill]
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That's out of my realm. If you are going to be sailing your boat off beaches and out through surf, I don't know how the F-16's handle that. Maybe others have had experience.

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#90520 - 11/25/06 10:47 PM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: Mary]
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Bill, give me a call or shoot me an email...
ddbrown (at) ncsu (dot) edu

There is an active Hobie 20 fleet in our area? Wow, I can count on 1 hand how many I've raced against this past year...

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#90521 - 11/25/06 11:07 PM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: ChattanoogaBill]
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Hi Bill,

Give me a shout at tbshannon[at]charter.net. I've been talking to some others from Chattanooga about the F16. Sent you a PM, as well. Might be a good time to arrange a trip to Birmingham for a sail.

Joanna - time to get LO down here, too.


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#90522 - 11/26/06 12:08 AM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: ChattanoogaBill]
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Would I be able to right a H20 solo?




Uh, no - not without shroud extenders, a righting pole, or a water bag. I've only righted a 20 once - and we had maybe 370 lbs on the boat.

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There is an active Hobie 20 fleet in our area?




I was thinking further west - Little Rock, Memphis, Tulsa, Dallas - but it's a lot further from Chattanooga than I thought.

Trey's going to try to sell you on an I-20 - which is probably a good call, given your location. (But you won't be able to right that one solo, either.)

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#90523 - 11/26/06 12:14 AM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: mbounds]
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I actually would push for a hobie 16 solo, and just take the portsmouth hit. So what if you're sailing in open class?
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#90524 - 11/26/06 12:21 AM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: NCSUtrey]
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Loc: Chattanooga, TN
Is it just my imagination or is Nacra a dirty word in here? Just wondering. Anyway, I cannot tell you guys how much I appreciate your help here. I think the H16 might be what I should start with. The price sure is better. However, I am thinking about hitting the tradewinds regatta just to look around and ask questions.

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#90525 - 11/26/06 12:24 AM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: ChattanoogaBill]
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Nacra is far from a dirty word. They make great boats, there just aren't as many of them out there as the Hobie 16's, 18's, etc. I have owned and raced several Nacras. For an entry-level race boat from Nacra, I'd get a Nacra 5.2, or maybe a 5.5 depending on budget. The 5.5 is going to be much more expensive, and more fragile than the 5.2, or a Hobie 16 for that matter...
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#90526 - 11/26/06 12:29 AM Re: Brain Overload! Help! [Re: ChattanoogaBill]
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Is it just my imagination or is Nacra a dirty word in here? Just wondering. Anyway, I cannot tell you guys how much I appreciate your help here. I think the H16 might be what I should start with. The price sure is better. However, I am thinking about hitting the tradewinds regatta just to look around and ask questions.




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