All this bickering between F-16/F-17/F-18/A-class/anyboat is very tiresome and detracts a lot from the quality of the excellent forum we have here. We dont need to go trough this every time a new sailor asks which boat to choose.
I fully agree with Rolf here. And I say that as a person that can't deny enjoying a good bickering between the F18's and F16's. But this thread is not the right place for that.
Didn't the overweight combo of Bundock and Ashby recently won the Tornado World championship I think they are 165 kg together.
Stuart wants to know about structural issues with common F-18 models. Are there none?
Most F18's are just plain good. Stay away from Mystere is probably sound achieved because of shortage of replacement parts.
How about hull stiffness on the older, much used, boats?
Not enough difference to consider if sailing these boats mostly recreationally.
Has there not been any significant changes to beam positions and foils over the years?
There have been changes, but again not enough different to consider if sailing these boats mostly recreationally.
I have seen two Hobie Tiger masts come down due to breaking schakles, is this common?
Not to my knowlegde.
Wouter
