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Jib/f14 #63450
12/23/05 08:55 PM
12/23/05 08:55 PM
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Is it possible to take a hobie 14 jib and put it on the wave. If so, i think the wave could compete against the hobie 14's. With a trapeze and the hooter it will probaly crush it considering rick beat hobie 16's with it.

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Re: Jib/f14 [Re: stags209] #63451
12/24/05 10:07 AM
12/24/05 10:07 AM
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There just doesn't seem to be enough room for a jib with the present layout of the Wave. The mast is so far forward and that only leaves room for a sliver of a jib. I had one made and it is pretty useless. On DPN you would take a big hit and gain very little speed.

Even on the H14, the jib is not that much help.., although it does make the boat tack faster and easier.
Rick


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Re: Jib/f14 [Re: RickWhite] #63452
01/13/06 04:06 PM
01/13/06 04:06 PM
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I agree, the jib doesn't help much and it kills you on handicap. However, it is a hundred times easier to tack. I'm faster on my 14 uni than the Turbo guys and I correct over them to boot.

If you want a big performance boost and if you want to sail with the F14s, get one of Rick's hooters. He has the system worked out for the Wave.


Dan Berger
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Re: Jib/f14 [Re: Dan Berger] #63453
01/13/06 10:27 PM
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I agree, the jib doesn't help much and it kills you on handicap. However, it is a hundred times easier to tack. I'm faster on my 14 uni than the Turbo guys and I correct over them to boot.


If you want a big performance boost and if you want to sail with the F14s, get one of Rick's hooters. He has the system worked out for the Wave.


Thanks, i know abotu the hooter, but im to short on money. Hey Rick, maybe you can give me a hooter kit ofr free, and i can test it out a bit more, lets say, a year or so.....


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