Thanks again. The "ouch" refers to looking at the Harken catalog and today's prices, just a reaction not a complaint. I've been away from Hobie racing since 1984 so it is kind of 2008 sticker shock. We were also the Hobie dealer in Gainesville (The SailShop) for 8 years.

My first H-16 (#94) had Lewmar laminate blocks and a 4-1 mainsheet system. I learned Hobies during a time when I sawed up Seaway blocks, the ones with hollow rivets, and built my own low profile systems then filed down the back of mast sockets and screwed bolts in for front stops. And shimmed out upper gudgeons to kick the rudders under the hull. Broke a bunch of the ABS rudder blades until better ones came out.

I lived in Puerto Rico then and never knew anything but Trade Winds.

I was tempted to buy a day sailor but remembered that I always wondered why people sailed them as my Hobie flew by. So far I'm loving the Wave with the mainsheet block my only frustration. I'll get the Harken fiddle for sure and see how it goes.

My wife has always been my crew but her enthusiasm is not as strong as mine. She says she can always fall back to good mempories, some trophies and her Xrays for reminders. Should the Wave refire her sailing we'll see, maybe a second Wave or 2 person boat.
Gator