| Re: Neophyte Needs Help re Price to pay early 80's H16
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#48948 05/09/05 11:42 AM 05/09/05 11:42 AM |
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 251 beaufort, sc dannyb9
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Posts: 251 beaufort, sc | i paid $1000 for my '81 after a long search. i replaced the tired tramp with black mesh ($300) and reglassed the bottoms of the hulls which were pretty thin from being dragged on the beach. i replaced several batten pocket protectors- their condition is a pretty good indicator of the overall condition of the sails- and repaired the jib which had torn loose from the jib luff wire at the top. the main sail bolt rope was starting to tear away from the sail near the bottom. if the boat you are looking at is in fact in very good condition with good sails (no repairs needed) solid hulls ( no soft areas especially in front of the front pylons)new rigging and not much wear on the bottoms its probably worth $1700. desirable extras include an adjustable tiller extension and 6:1 low profile mainsheet system. good luck!
marsh hawk
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#48949 05/09/05 01:15 PM 05/09/05 01:15 PM |
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Posts: 2,074 Northfield,NH USA | Here is what I found when I was going through the same decision making process. It's a great checklist for ALL cats.... http://206.176.210.95:8109/../catamaran.aspCheck it out. For what it's worth I think the price is kinda high for a 1982. I wouldn't pay it but that is just me perhaps.... Good luck, Greg
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#48950 05/09/05 02:43 PM 05/09/05 02:43 PM |
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Posts: 152 Central Texas | I got mine for $700 - what I got was a '85 with galvanized trailer, Hotstick, Harken 6:1, double trap wires, a tramp the was good for one more season, good sails, bad cortage, faded / oxidized but solid hulls. Besides the main and jib sheet I could have sailed it the next day. - Patrick
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#48952 05/09/05 04:44 PM 05/09/05 04:44 PM |
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Posts: 2,074 Northfield,NH USA | I think they mean cordage. That is the ropes (sheets, halyards etc.). The badly oxidized hulls can be buffed up with a lettle elbow grease. Really bad ones need rubbing compound. Really Really bad ones maybe some 800 grit wetsanding. Do you have to? No. But it makes it look better. A lot better. Another thread talked about Penetrol (I bought some at Home Depot yesterday) to make fibreglass look better and I want to try that myself.
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. - George Will "It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so" -Ronald Reagan | | | Re: Neophyte Needs Help re Price to pay early 80's
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#48953 05/10/05 04:20 PM 05/10/05 04:20 PM |
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Posts: 152 Central Texas | yoh! this is what I had in mind... My main sheet was at least a 1/2 inch thick and did not run well through the blocks... most of my other lines were pretty dead from sitting out side... Oxidized epoxy... hmmm who cares! All the buffing, rubbing and painting is kind of wasted time... besides cosmetics it does not anything for you.
Patrick
Patrick, Hobie 16 '85
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#48954 05/10/05 08:44 PM 05/10/05 08:44 PM |
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 29 Banner Elk, NC Bill K.
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Posts: 29 Banner Elk, NC | I recently purchased an 83' H 16 for $250 with semi-new trailer. Boat is in good con. with few minor repairs to hulls and no boom. All new equip. was necessary including boom, sails, tramp, blocks and a long list of little stuff. Overhauling is fun, but I would have much rather been sailing these last two months. I'll end up spending close to $2000 for everything. Sounds like you've found a pretty good deal.
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