Building a "better" 16 foot boat after the Hobie 16 would never have been one of his goals.... he was moving on to the next thing that turned him on.
Whether he was interested in new projects or not... he still would have left the H16 alone. He clearly says he wanted to make it affordable and not a arms race. That is where Prindle / Nacra lost its market share... they changed too much too often. Its not that Hobie forced this idea on the class... Hobie people prefered it this way... so it works.
