You will not ba happy at all with the performance by putting a bigger rig on the 14. It will be very tippy and you will spend a lot of time, money and effort getting it to even fit.
If you really want to enhance performance, and you typically sail in light winds, add a headsail to the boat. A Hooter is a GREAT light wind sail--with that, you can sail circles around a Hobie 16. In heavy wind, it is a lot of fun, but scary on a boat with limited floatation. Check out the set-up here:
http://www.thebeachcats.com/modules.php?...=view_album.php Hmmmm, well I have a headsail, My boat is a Turbo, just not with a class legal jib (no roller furling), it's battened like the H-16. You can see a few pictures of it @
http://tinyurl.com/2uewlIn your experience with the Hooter do you think I would gain enough performance to make it worth while for me to spend the money for a new sail roller furler etc. I've also been thinking about an Assemetrical Spinaker, but again, I'm not sure of the Performance vs Cost.
