Richardaa wrote:
Hi guys
Richard from New Zealand here
I have been trolling these forums for a while now,heaps of great information for sure
I have just purchased my 1st hobie 16 ,hard to know exactly what year as the serial number has been heavily painted over,assuming reasonably early as has the non integrated traveller.
Anyway my question is this ,it has popped the mast step rivets,so the step is loose on the beam.
I have removed it to repair,now what I find strange is the profile of the step is slightly out in relation to the beam.
The rear part that faces the track is slightly short...I have enclosed a pic
On most I see online there is a very small lip underneath that sits against the rear beam?
Am I correct in this.
Are there any other profiles for the hobie 16 or am I missing something
There is some elongation of the dolphin striker hole in the beam which I can easily repair as well
I look forward to your replys guys ,
Look forward to posting more as I come across issues
Hi Richard,
I think I know the boat you're talking about. Did you buy it from down Hastings way?
I was also looking at a 16 down there with a loose mast step, and the advice I got was to just pop some bigger rivets in to secure it as the load on the points where the step itself connects to the beam isn't enough to worry about.
That's interesting that the mast step looks different. I can't see your attached pic for some reason, but I went out and had a look at mine, and it has a very small lip that goes down the be in line with the top of the trampoline track in the beam.
I wonder if yours has been modified for some reason. I can't imagine it being too much of a problem though? Some big rivets should hold it in place well enough.