James,
You went really fast past the discussion about the dolphin striker tension. How tight do you guys set it, and how do you measure that?
Downhaul past the black band is a secret? Nice...
BTW, I've owned 5 Hobie 16s, 4 had CompTips. The only mast leaks I ever had came from the fittings (cleats), and only on a really old boat.
Mike