I didn't think fiberglass would bend like that. Interesting. After looking more closely at the hull, it looks like the forestay that holds the jib pulled on the hull bow bending it up. I just purchased a 14 and the hulls are super easy to remove off of the trampoline. There is just one bolt on each trampoline vertical member. If you can find a single hull, you should be good.
These hulls were very old and soft, so this was just waiting to happen. You can definitely see the dents and deformation of the shape on the top of the bows. The good news is I've already replaced both hulls! (the other one would most likely have failed in a similar fashion very soon)
The fatal flaw is that porthole in the front of your hull. That's a huge weak spot and allowed the failure. The other one will break exactly the same way, so two new hulls are in order here. When I heard you tell your crew to tighten the jib as usual, I knew you were doomed! Great video anyway. Thanks for posting.
Funny you should say that. I've already replaced both hulls! Lol. I learned a lot about how hobie hull integrity works from this, so a very valuable experience
@colesheive7649 yea where I live there are tons of cheap hobie 16s that could be scandalized for hulls. Good luck on your rebuild and re rig. You'll end up with something great
This is crazy. And just terrible timing me watching this since I’m buying a H16 this weekend hahaha gotta love the algorithm lol Had no idea this could happen like that. Hopefully you can find a used one for a bargain, they are out there I’ve been searching. Doesn’t look like much was damaged besides the hull
Don't let this stop you from getting a nice used 16! But yeah I actually found a cheap 16 that had solid hulls and I've already swapped them out. My next upload will show my new yellow hulls! In my case, this failure was just waiting to happen. The hulls had a ton of soft spots everywhere. The good thing is it showed me exactly how and where it would fail with the soft spots it had
@@colesheive7649 Got it! Good to know about this. Mine should be solid, didn’t notice any soft spots so I’m going for it. Glad you found another one! Will be here for the next videos. Cheers from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Yeah the old hulls definitely had that softness generally everywhere, which is probably a sure sign of that water-softening. I wasn't aware that older boats were known to bow dive more
Crazy. I wouldn’t have thought that THIS could even happen. How old was the boat? Had you identified soft spots in the hulls before the accident? I hope you‘ll find some used hulls or another 16 so that you can combine the best parts of both boats.
These hulls are 1978. If you look closely after we pitchpoled, you can see the bow had already been bent/warped. I believe the pitchpole initiated it and then my weight on the trapeze pulled the rest out of it. But these hulls definitely had some soft spots, so clearly this was waiting to happen.
Me leaning back in my chair while you pull the cat back over.
I didn't think fiberglass would bend like that. Interesting. After looking more closely at the hull, it looks like the forestay that holds the jib pulled on the hull bow bending it up. I just purchased a 14 and the hulls are super easy to remove off of the trampoline. There is just one bolt on each trampoline vertical member. If you can find a single hull, you should be good.
These hulls were very old and soft, so this was just waiting to happen. You can definitely see the dents and deformation of the shape on the top of the bows. The good news is I've already replaced both hulls! (the other one would most likely have failed in a similar fashion very soon)
That's crazy how it just taco'd like that.
The fatal flaw is that porthole in the front of your hull. That's a huge weak spot and allowed the failure. The other one will break exactly the same way, so two new hulls are in order here. When I heard you tell your crew to tighten the jib as usual, I knew you were doomed! Great video anyway. Thanks for posting.
Funny you should say that. I've already replaced both hulls! Lol. I learned a lot about how hobie hull integrity works from this, so a very valuable experience
That's a bummer man sorry to see that
The good thing is I still have plenty of value with everything else on the boat. Just need to replace the hulls and we'll be good to go
@colesheive7649 yea where I live there are tons of cheap hobie 16s that could be scandalized for hulls. Good luck on your rebuild and re rig. You'll end up with something great
Awww damn! Still an awesome rip!
It really was blast!
This is crazy. And just terrible timing me watching this since I’m buying a H16 this weekend hahaha gotta love the algorithm lol
Had no idea this could happen like that. Hopefully you can find a used one for a bargain, they are out there I’ve been searching. Doesn’t look like much was damaged besides the hull
Don't let this stop you from getting a nice used 16! But yeah I actually found a cheap 16 that had solid hulls and I've already swapped them out. My next upload will show my new yellow hulls!
In my case, this failure was just waiting to happen. The hulls had a ton of soft spots everywhere. The good thing is it showed me exactly how and where it would fail with the soft spots it had
@@colesheive7649 Got it! Good to know about this. Mine should be solid, didn’t notice any soft spots so I’m going for it. Glad you found another one! Will be here for the next videos. Cheers from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Fiberglass goes soft by being wet and warm over time. From osmosis. Old hobies also known for bow diving.
Yeah the old hulls definitely had that softness generally everywhere, which is probably a sure sign of that water-softening. I wasn't aware that older boats were known to bow dive more
Crazy. I wouldn’t have thought that THIS could even happen. How old was the boat? Had you identified soft spots in the hulls before the accident?
I hope you‘ll find some used hulls or another 16 so that you can combine the best parts of both boats.
These hulls are 1978. If you look closely after we pitchpoled, you can see the bow had already been bent/warped. I believe the pitchpole initiated it and then my weight on the trapeze pulled the rest out of it. But these hulls definitely had some soft spots, so clearly this was waiting to happen.