Between the two of us, my wife and I weigh 360 pounds. We're keeping our eyes out for boats designed for somewhat heavier crews than our Prindle 16, which Wouter says tops out at 325 pounds - it sails fine for us, but we are sailing rather deep into the water. Our combined weight does seem to be dropping slowly, but it won't hit 325 any time soon ;->



What boats should we be looking at? We sail mainly on inland lakes, but would like to be able to sail on the Pamlico sound or possibly on the ocean. I assume most 16 foot boats will not have any more buoyancy than our P16. So far, people have suggested we look at the Hobie 18, Prindle 19, Prindle 19MX, and Prindle 18-2. Are these all good choices? Are there other good choices not on this list?



How hard is it to get a Hobie 18 without comp tips?



Jonathan