Hobie stopped using the flopper on the H18 when they switched to the comptip mast in the mid/late '80s (I think they may have used the flopper on some of the first comptips, but if so, it went away very quickly). Simple reason, it's not necessary and makes hooking the halyard ring more difficult. There are instructions for latching and unlatching the halyard hook in the FAQ section. There have also been numerous discussions regarding the topic on this forum, you should be able to find these using the search function.
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