I just purchased a 1981 Hobie 16. I am looking to add a spinnaker to it, I have seen several kits for sale online but they are rather pricey. Does anyone know of a good place to buy used (or somehow less expensive) ones or how to fabricate one?

I know of a place where I can get various scrap carbon fiber and or aluminum wisker polls/ old masts and booms/ any other kind of poll you can think of, as well as used blocks. I am pretty sure I could create the rig from that stuff. However, I do not have the dimensions for or know how a spinnaker rig is set up on a Hobie 16.

Does anyone know the dimensions of a h16 spinnaker or a spinnaker from a similar boat that would work?

Looking foreword to getting out on the water.

-Kris

Hi I would ask this question on the hobie forums by going to Hobie forums as there are a lot of techy people on these forums - http://www.hobiecat.com/community/index.php?c=2

One of our guys has one. I'll try to get him to contact you.