Originally Posted by mbounds
And they're still made in the USA. You could buy two of them for what an F18 costs.


My last H16 was laid up in Australia. 2006 model.


Originally Posted by mbounds
And in the meantime, you slag off Hobie 16s as "beginner boats", "pitchpole machines" and look down your noses because they aren't "high tech".


ummm, I think everyone started on a H16, so yeah, I'd say beginner boat. And it is a pitchpole machine. How many H16's can dip the tack of the jib into the water, and pull out of it?

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Originally Posted by mbounds
You're "high-teching" yourself into a very limited existence.


Tru dat!


I don't have anything against the H16, but the H16 crowd is just rabid about their love for that boat, and you guys are waaaaayyyy to f-ing sensitive. Anything short of showering the boat with praise is viewed negatively.






(edit)- You guys are forgetting another factor, the US dollar is frickin' worthless right now compared to the Euro, (Wild-Cat, NACRA, Cirrus, etc), and the Australian Dollar is coming on hard affecting the AHPC Prices. When I bought my first Viper it was ~$.70 to the US dollar, right now its $1.03US to the Australian Dollar. The boats have not gone up 30% in price.

Last edited by Karl_Brogger; 04/19/12 11:20 AM.
I'm boatless.