Wow, lots of info but I think I am on the right track. Cat sailing for the 90s, is my reading material most nights and I have two of the VHS tapes. I have my tramp tight to the point it deflects the side bars in about an inch. I dont have my parts in for my rudders yet. I am replacing the gudgeons and installing a rudder stiffening kit along with the better tiller connection system and a rudder alignment endcap. I think my sails are in good shape but have not sailed with them yet. The sail number is about 91,000 so they are much newer than my other boat which is 38,000. I dont think they were used much but I am not sure how to tell how good they are other then the feel of the material.

I started sailing about 5 years ago, been racing 3 but not in any serious forum. I was sailing in a club which had no hobie 16s in it other than mine, mostly E Scows and other monohulls. I just moved the boat to a different lake and will have the oppurtunity to sail against 6 or 7 Hobie 16s a Hobie 21se and a Capricorn.