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Can someone tell me where to purchase the rollers for old Hobie trailers....1983?

Thanks,
Richelle

Here are a couple of places you might try:

http://www.trailerdepotofsarasota.com/magic-tilt-trailer-parts-roller-brackets-assembly-c-172_205?sort=20a&page=2

http://www.easternmarine.com/em_store/rollers/

I recently purchased a set for four roller assemblies (PS1550) from Trailer Depot of Sarasota. They were a little pricey but the service was fast and they are a nice fit on my old 1984 Cathauler trailer.

Just thought I'd check in after my trip. Everything went perfectly. Nothing came loose and I made it through downtown Atlanta without hitting anyone

Packing:


Mostly packed:


Stopped for the night in Macon, GA:

My new home for 4 months:

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-Zach
West Lafayette, IN (school)
Melbourne, FL (summer)

The bike name is appropriate too. "Marin" is French for sailor.

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Marc...
1978 Hobie 16 Keoke, sail# 36 84

Pretty cool. I did not realize that.

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-Zach
West Lafayette, IN (school)
Melbourne, FL (summer)

I'll be hornswaggled. The bike company was founded in Marin County, CA and took it's name from the county, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, but the French meaning is new to me. Since there is no French influence to speak of in the early history of California it's unlikely the name is inspired by it.

You are right, the odds to be a reference to the french word "marin" is very unlikely. Could have Spanish influence though, both French and Spanish are latin based, so have similarities.

The coincidence is still neat since the owner is a sailor.

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Marc...
1978 Hobie 16 Keoke, sail# 36 84

Hey PurdueZach, if your boat was there a couple of weeks ago, then I saw it! I'm off for the summer from college and my dad and I went down to Rockledge to buy a Hobie 18. We stopped by Scott's shop to get some rigging for our new boat. Your boat and trailer setup looks great.

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1987 Hobie 18 Magnum, white with Cat Fever (and Blue Hawaii) sails

That was my boat! That was the only day that I wasn't out sailing. I was out Wed,Thurs,Fri and Sun.

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-Zach
West Lafayette, IN (school)
Melbourne, FL (summer)

Sweet! It looks awesome. I'll be going down to Cape San Blas, FL this saturday to sail for a week. Enjoy sailing yours; I hope the weather is nice.

Are you an undergrad or in grad school? What do you study?

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1987 Hobie 18 Magnum, white with Cat Fever (and Blue Hawaii) sails

Undergrad in Electrical Engineering. Should be graduating here next year.

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-Zach
West Lafayette, IN (school)
Melbourne, FL (summer)

Very cool. I'm studying chemistry and my twin brother is studying electrical and computer engineering. Good luck with school and happy sailing!

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1987 Hobie 18 Magnum, white with Cat Fever (and Blue Hawaii) sails

Sweet setup you have there! How did the hull cradles come out?

I love this idea! Thanks! I'll be putting this on my trailer...

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2011 H16... Have a Hobie Day!
1983 H14 Turbo...

Haven't done the cradles yet. I have the PVC pipe cut and ready but I don't know how to attach it best. I want it to be simple and clean but still functional. Not too high on my priority list at the moment.


I put one of these on my trailer and it is great. When I had my boat and trailer stored at the Hobie dealer, I simply gave him the code to the box and he could unlock the trailer coupler if he needed to move it around.

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-Zach
West Lafayette, IN (school)
Melbourne, FL (summer)