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I came across a Hobie that I have never seen before. A search on here and Google doesn't return much. Can anyone tell me more about these hulls? Are they rare? This is farm fresh from Craigslist. He didn't have any photos in the ad so when I went to take a look I was suprised to see these hulls. The hulls themselves are in pretty good shape. The right hull has a small soft spot but it isn't too bad. The Hawaiian Tropic logo almost looks hand painted on. Another thing that stumped me on this boat is that I couldn't find any serial numbers. The mast seems to be straight. The trailer is trashed and so is the tramp. What do you think its worth?

its a brand.
http://www.hawaiiantropic.com/

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1983 Hobie 16 Cat fever #55697
2008 Laser Radial/4.7 #190471
S.S.S.
S.Y.S.P

Hawaiian Tropic used to sponsor Hobie regattas back in the '70s.

This may have been a sponsor boat, but it looks more like a homemade deal. The stripes are very crudely placed (the corners don't line up).

It's not "rare". It's just an old, tired 16 with painting on the side.

What ya need is some Hawaiian Tropic Girls to go along with that bad boy!

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1980 H16
1997 Wave

NICE!! Do they come with the boat if so I'll take it. Price....irrelevant

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06 getaway -- always remember, man with both feet in mouth have no leg to stand on.

anyway - super cool find DanITman. Thanks for sharing. What part of the world is this in?

and then... only if you are old enough (like me) it's a reminder of another product:

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Jonathan
'85 H16 __/) 87468 Tidal Wave

Hawaiian Punch RULES!!! I love that stuff!!! Never too old for an HP!!!

I remember when it used to come in cans like that even!

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1980 H16
1997 Wave

I believe I have a set of the Hawaiin Tropic sails, Brown with a yellow logo. I'll dig through my bin of crap and see.

Do you have the sails for the Boat?

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"Spirit of 76" Hobie Sail #18515
2001 Hobie 16, Sail #105865
1981 Hobie 18, Project Boat

Thanks for the feedback.

Boat is in Michigan. The guy wants $300 for it. I wish the hulls were in a little better shape. Matching sails would be cool. He told me that he bought the boat off a guy that won it in a sailing race. He doesn't have a title or registration. Apparently the sails were stolen from the boat.