Retrofit kit cost for a Hobie 16 CompTip is $318.50 plus freight and any taxes.

Picture of a non-CompTip mast in the parts catalog? I had one shot from the New Caledonia Worlds in there. That the one you refer to? The CompTip rule is only a North American issue. All other boats in the World are not required to have them. I would be very surprised that a newbie would even have picked up on that. You can only see that the one mast has a round head. No telling what the mast is made of from the shot.