| I want to buy a TriFoiler - any suggestions? #108413 05/28/07 06:57 AM 05/28/07 06:57 AM |
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Posts: 3 | I'm not a sailor by any stretch of the imagination, but I have a brother that is mad keen to get his hands on a TriFoiler, and it would make one hell of a surprise for him if I could track one down. Everywhere I've looked so far I've come up empty, and was hoping someone on here might be able to help me find one, or maybe just suggest a good place to look. I'd even be interested in a Trifoiler that was in need of a fair amount of work to bring it up to scratch. I'd appreciate any help that anyone has to offer. I can either be contacted via this the forum or at david@infopackages.comDavid | | | Re: I want to buy a TriFoiler - any suggestions?
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#108414 05/28/07 03:16 PM 05/28/07 03:16 PM |
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 902 Norman,OK gree2056
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Posts: 902 Norman,OK | Since they are no longer made and there were only something like 150 made....you might be hard pressed to find one but this is the right place. Lets find him one guys!
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#108416 05/28/07 06:04 PM 05/28/07 06:04 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Keep asking around - there are several guys with these things in their garages capturing dust. They are probably a little hard to find but they're out there.
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#108419 05/29/07 01:35 PM 05/29/07 01:35 PM |
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Posts: 1,884 Detroit, MI | One just showed up on the Hobie Community forums: Tri-foiler for SalePM me & I'll tell you where to send my commission. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: I want to buy a TriFoiler - any suggestions?
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#108420 05/30/07 11:02 AM 05/30/07 11:02 AM |
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 984 2017 F18 Americas Site Dan_Delave
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Posts: 984 2017 F18 Americas Site | So far my favorite Trifoiler video is: Trifoiler Video It shows lots of iterations of the boat from the First one with Greg Ketterman sailing it (Hobie 18 sail) to Long Shot (speed record boat a few times) and the Production boat with one and two people sailing. I think that Dan Ketterman is still involved with the group and knows where to find a boat. He works at Hobie Cat. Later, Dan | | | Re: I want to buy a TriFoiler - any suggestions?
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#108424 06/11/07 03:56 PM 06/11/07 03:56 PM |
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Posts: 9 Sarasota, FL | Good luck with the TF. I am the proud owner of TF#166. They are A LOT of fun but like exotic sports cars they do require maintenance. There is nothing like the feeling of lifting up on the foils for the first couple of times...feels like you are taking off and going to fly away. Hit me up with some pics and any questions that you run across, I am part of a band of 3 TF's here in west coast central FL. If I don't know the answer I can ask one of them <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Hobie TF#166 Hobie 17SE# Gibbs Shark#?? Sail#US 56
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#108425 06/11/07 04:08 PM 06/11/07 04:08 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | How do you keep the weeds off of them?
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#108428 06/12/07 03:51 AM 06/12/07 03:51 AM |
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Posts: 9 Sarasota, FL | I sail my in Sarasota Bay mainly so that eliminates the sea weed problem mostly, not a whole lot in the bay. That really on leave the shallow water and crab pots to look out for. As long as you are up on the foils then you have the ability to move around the pots. As far as the shallows, well you learn to know where to go and I always wear my polarized sunglasses to be able to pick out that little shift in color as it gets shallower. When I take it out on the Gulf side then I have the weed problem but not the shallows. I do not really build up to much sea weed unless it is an on shore wind blowing and it is just piling up on the beach.
Oh yeah, about that lobster line. You do not want to catch anything on the foils when you are going 35+mph. Repairs, repairs, repairs is what you can expect after something like that. If you are not on the foils and moving slowly then I normally just get pointed into the wind and sail it backwards until I am loose from the line.
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