Originally Posted by David Parker
This will be for rec sailing, not racing (yet).

What should I be looking out for in terms of major problems in boat of this vintage? Do first generation Waves have any history of rudder/casting failures or design changes? Any cracking or beam failures? Any upgrades I should perform immediately? Can I use H14, H16, or H20 blades? I have extras of each of those.

There is no trailer but I found a trashed H14 on a good trailer for $450. I'll part out that boat and save the trailer for the Wave. I should break even on that deal. grin

$500 for the Wave. Quite a deal, no? The only problem is it is on davits and must be sailed away tomorrow, no later. It's only a few miles to a haul-out but even in Florida the weather is c-o-l-d and there's absolutely NO wind. It will be interesting.


Great find Dave.

You should be good to go without any issues that are not obvious. Just clean it up and go sailing.

We have some great races coming up. Check out the Charlotte Harbor Regatta in Feb.

You can use any of the Hobie rudder systems but it should have the right system already.

Can't you just take it apart to remove it?

Jack Woehrle
Hobie Wave #100, Tiger Shark III
HCA-NA 5022-1
USSailing 654799E
Alachua FL/Put-In-Bay