Re: [bolger] Don't sell the Hobie (Amen)
In a message dated 3/10/01 5:57:31 PM Central Standard Time,
abrahams@... writes:
Well, I pitch-poled my Hobie 14 once, with the bare minimum of provocation,
so I have rather ambivalent feelings about the beast. It could scream along
on a beam reach. On the occasion I am referring to, I was overtaking a couple
of obvious neophytes in a "Chrysler" brand "dinghy" who, through sheer luck,
(as it appeared to me), had found a "groove" all their own and were planing
along like there was no tomorrow. Testosterone impaired, and weighing all of
about 100# at the time, I was "hanging ten" on the extreme aft corner of the
windward hull (to keep the lee hull from submarining) as I ate up their wake.
When I ran up on them to the point that they were visibly alarmed by my
looming presence (the principal point of the whole exercise), I eased off the
sheet, intending to break off the demonstration of my own, and my boat's,
superiority to them and theirs. The lee bow promptly submarined itself and I
was catapulted into the water somewhere abeam of their boat. This caused such
hilarity that one of the "obvious neophytes" fell out of their boat with
laughter at my predicament. The water was warm, and relatively shallow, so I
was in no danger, but the hollow aluminum mast was filled with water and
stuck about 3 feet into the sediment on the bottom, so self-rescue was not
feasible. The "neophytes", assisted by some "stink boaters", got me
extricated and on my way again. I was SO HUMILIATED that I remain
(relatively) humble to this day.
Bill in MN
abrahams@... writes:
I sold my Hobie 14 once and went into withdrawals
Well, I pitch-poled my Hobie 14 once, with the bare minimum of provocation,
so I have rather ambivalent feelings about the beast. It could scream along
on a beam reach. On the occasion I am referring to, I was overtaking a couple
of obvious neophytes in a "Chrysler" brand "dinghy" who, through sheer luck,
(as it appeared to me), had found a "groove" all their own and were planing
along like there was no tomorrow. Testosterone impaired, and weighing all of
about 100# at the time, I was "hanging ten" on the extreme aft corner of the
windward hull (to keep the lee hull from submarining) as I ate up their wake.
When I ran up on them to the point that they were visibly alarmed by my
looming presence (the principal point of the whole exercise), I eased off the
sheet, intending to break off the demonstration of my own, and my boat's,
superiority to them and theirs. The lee bow promptly submarined itself and I
was catapulted into the water somewhere abeam of their boat. This caused such
hilarity that one of the "obvious neophytes" fell out of their boat with
laughter at my predicament. The water was warm, and relatively shallow, so I
was in no danger, but the hollow aluminum mast was filled with water and
stuck about 3 feet into the sediment on the bottom, so self-rescue was not
feasible. The "neophytes", assisted by some "stink boaters", got me
extricated and on my way again. I was SO HUMILIATED that I remain
(relatively) humble to this day.
Bill in MN
I sold my Hobie 14 once and went into
withdrawals. I bought another and my wife says never sell it again.
Same with my Sunfish.
Ken
----- Original Message -----From:pateson@...Sent:Saturday, March 10, 2001 11:57 AMSubject:[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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