Re: [bolger] Don't sell the Hobie
Pat,
Thanks for the advice. Was considering selling an old SuperCat 17 because
the mast becomes more of a chore to get up each with each year of age on my
old body. I'll keep it now that you've shown me the error of my thinking.
Mike Kinter
Thanks for the advice. Was considering selling an old SuperCat 17 because
the mast becomes more of a chore to get up each with each year of age on my
old body. I'll keep it now that you've shown me the error of my thinking.
Mike Kinter
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Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 2:57 PM
Subject: [bolger] Don't sell the Hobie
>
> Very cool.
>
> Word of advice from personal experience. Don't sell the Hobie.
>
> At least until you have sailed the the June Bug for a while.
>
> I had too many boats (I think I only have nine now) and decided my
>
> Hobie 16 was the only one I could sell and get any money, so sell it
>
> I did.
>
> I had several other sail boats and figured that would satisfy
>
> my sailing urge.
>
> Every time I was pleasantly sailing one of my boats a "Hobie wind"
>
> would come up, and I would instictually do what I did with the Hobie,
>
> bear off the wind, and get ready for a "Screaming reach", only to
>
> find that the boat would become overpowered and all I did was
>
> make a huge hole in the water into which the boat would sink.
>
> Huge bow wave, but no "Screaming".
>
> The next weekend I read the adds for Hobies in the paper and went and
>
> bought another.
>
>
> I am truly a lover of wooden boats, but once you sail a "Hobie"
>
> everything changes.
>
> I could build a planing wooden sailboat, but I'm too old, and not
>
> nimble enough to keep it right side up.
>
> I'll keep on building and enjoying small wooden boats, rowing,
>
> paddeling, and yes sailing, but my all plastic and aluminum Hobie
>
> stays.
>
> Powering along in 25 knot winds and watching the leeward bow
>
> disappear under two feet of water or sailing along sitting
>
> four feet above the water at 20 knots with just fingertip conroll,
>
> or screaming along at 20 knots and sailing the boat 20 feet up on
>
> a sand beach too park is just too cool to give up.
>
> Have fun
>
> Pat Patteson
>
>
>
> --- In bolger@e..., wattleweedooseeds@b... wrote:
> > I just accidentally bought a June Bug. Heres what happened.
> > I went to buy a secondhand shedfor storing my seeds in. When I got
> > there I took a quick look and offered $50 deal done . Not bad for a
> > 20'x20' shed. When he opened the door there it was , A June Bug, a
> > bit worse for wear but not to bad, with mast sail etc. Before I
> > cuold stop it my mouth said "how much?" and another deal was struck.
> > My wife looked pretty excited when I arrived home with the boat.
> > She didnt say she was actually excited , In fact she hasnt said
> much
> > for 2 days now.
> > I stripped back the outside today will sand and bog one smll patch
> > tomorrow. Its 10 years old and has no fibreglass anywhere, only
> glue
> > and screw. All the joints are so good that no filling has been
> done.
> > It doesnt leak and the ply has only minimal damage from 10 years in
> > the goldfields sun and rain. Late news flash. I'm under starters
> > orders to sell our hobie 14.
> > Any lurkers out there listening, how do you fancy a Kalgoorlie
> > wooden boat festivalin our spring/ Just an idea.
> > cheers folks
> > Paul Day, Owner of 1 &1/2 bolger boats
>
>
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Very cool.
Word of advice from personal experience. Don't sell the Hobie.
At least until you have sailed the the June Bug for a while.
I had too many boats (I think I only have nine now) and decided my
Hobie 16 was the only one I could sell and get any money, so sell it
I did.
I had several other sail boats and figured that would satisfy
my sailing urge.
Every time I was pleasantly sailing one of my boats a "Hobie wind"
would come up, and I would instictually do what I did with the Hobie,
bear off the wind, and get ready for a "Screaming reach", only to
find that the boat would become overpowered and all I did was
make a huge hole in the water into which the boat would sink.
Huge bow wave, but no "Screaming".
The next weekend I read the adds for Hobies in the paper and went and
bought another.
I am truly a lover of wooden boats, but once you sail a "Hobie"
everything changes.
I could build a planing wooden sailboat, but I'm too old, and not
nimble enough to keep it right side up.
I'll keep on building and enjoying small wooden boats, rowing,
paddeling, and yes sailing, but my all plastic and aluminum Hobie
stays.
Powering along in 25 knot winds and watching the leeward bow
disappear under two feet of water or sailing along sitting
four feet above the water at 20 knots with just fingertip conroll,
or screaming along at 20 knots and sailing the boat 20 feet up on
a sand beach too park is just too cool to give up.
Have fun
Pat Patteson
Word of advice from personal experience. Don't sell the Hobie.
At least until you have sailed the the June Bug for a while.
I had too many boats (I think I only have nine now) and decided my
Hobie 16 was the only one I could sell and get any money, so sell it
I did.
I had several other sail boats and figured that would satisfy
my sailing urge.
Every time I was pleasantly sailing one of my boats a "Hobie wind"
would come up, and I would instictually do what I did with the Hobie,
bear off the wind, and get ready for a "Screaming reach", only to
find that the boat would become overpowered and all I did was
make a huge hole in the water into which the boat would sink.
Huge bow wave, but no "Screaming".
The next weekend I read the adds for Hobies in the paper and went and
bought another.
I am truly a lover of wooden boats, but once you sail a "Hobie"
everything changes.
I could build a planing wooden sailboat, but I'm too old, and not
nimble enough to keep it right side up.
I'll keep on building and enjoying small wooden boats, rowing,
paddeling, and yes sailing, but my all plastic and aluminum Hobie
stays.
Powering along in 25 knot winds and watching the leeward bow
disappear under two feet of water or sailing along sitting
four feet above the water at 20 knots with just fingertip conroll,
or screaming along at 20 knots and sailing the boat 20 feet up on
a sand beach too park is just too cool to give up.
Have fun
Pat Patteson
--- In bolger@e..., wattleweedooseeds@b... wrote:
> I just accidentally bought a June Bug. Heres what happened.
> I went to buy a secondhand shedfor storing my seeds in. When I got
> there I took a quick look and offered $50 deal done . Not bad for a
> 20'x20' shed. When he opened the door there it was , A June Bug, a
> bit worse for wear but not to bad, with mast sail etc. Before I
> cuold stop it my mouth said "how much?" and another deal was struck.
> My wife looked pretty excited when I arrived home with the boat.
> She didnt say she was actually excited , In fact she hasnt said
much
> for 2 days now.
> I stripped back the outside today will sand and bog one smll patch
> tomorrow. Its 10 years old and has no fibreglass anywhere, only
glue
> and screw. All the joints are so good that no filling has been
done.
> It doesnt leak and the ply has only minimal damage from 10 years in
> the goldfields sun and rain. Late news flash. I'm under starters
> orders to sell our hobie 14.
> Any lurkers out there listening, how do you fancy a Kalgoorlie
> wooden boat festivalin our spring/ Just an idea.
> cheers folks
> Paul Day, Owner of 1 &1/2 bolger boats
Hi Paul Day,
you will be using the excuse that, "the devil made me do it" or, "Honest
darling, it just followed me home."
In any event, good luck with your June Bug, Have fun!
All the best, Stan, Snow Goose
> I just accidentally bought a June Bug.Yea.... Right..... Now I have truly heard it all. ;-) Before you know
you will be using the excuse that, "the devil made me do it" or, "Honest
darling, it just followed me home."
In any event, good luck with your June Bug, Have fun!
All the best, Stan, Snow Goose
I just accidentally bought a June Bug. Heres what happened.
I went to buy a secondhand shedfor storing my seeds in. When I got
there I took a quick look and offered $50 deal done . Not bad for a
20'x20' shed. When he opened the door there it was , A June Bug, a
bit worse for wear but not to bad, with mast sail etc. Before I
cuold stop it my mouth said "how much?" and another deal was struck.
My wife looked pretty excited when I arrived home with the boat.
She didnt say she was actually excited , In fact she hasnt said much
for 2 days now.
I stripped back the outside today will sand and bog one smll patch
tomorrow. Its 10 years old and has no fibreglass anywhere, only glue
and screw. All the joints are so good that no filling has been done.
It doesnt leak and the ply has only minimal damage from 10 years in
the goldfields sun and rain. Late news flash. I'm under starters
orders to sell our hobie 14.
Any lurkers out there listening, how do you fancy a Kalgoorlie
wooden boat festivalin our spring/ Just an idea.
cheers folks
Paul Day, Owner of 1 &1/2 bolger boats
I went to buy a secondhand shedfor storing my seeds in. When I got
there I took a quick look and offered $50 deal done . Not bad for a
20'x20' shed. When he opened the door there it was , A June Bug, a
bit worse for wear but not to bad, with mast sail etc. Before I
cuold stop it my mouth said "how much?" and another deal was struck.
My wife looked pretty excited when I arrived home with the boat.
She didnt say she was actually excited , In fact she hasnt said much
for 2 days now.
I stripped back the outside today will sand and bog one smll patch
tomorrow. Its 10 years old and has no fibreglass anywhere, only glue
and screw. All the joints are so good that no filling has been done.
It doesnt leak and the ply has only minimal damage from 10 years in
the goldfields sun and rain. Late news flash. I'm under starters
orders to sell our hobie 14.
Any lurkers out there listening, how do you fancy a Kalgoorlie
wooden boat festivalin our spring/ Just an idea.
cheers folks
Paul Day, Owner of 1 &1/2 bolger boats