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Originally Posted by notfarnow
Daniel, do you find the mast float helps when the boat goes over? I pitchpoled mine last summer with my dad on board, and we had a hell of a time. Thought about getting the float.
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Hmm, cannot really answer that one as we have yet to dump it. From what I read on Hobiecat.com it does but you have to make sure the mast is watertight. We did have some really close calls last year turning with the wind but my lightning fast reflexes on the mainsheet saved our ass. This spring we are going to dump it on purpose a few times to see what happens (when the water warms up and we have the Sea Ray for backup). I am sailing with my mother in law and she gets nervous when we really start cooking--usually she will let the jib out and dump the air off the main sail and we slow down.
The Hobie is a 1985 that was garage kept most of it's life and I was at the right place at the right time. We plan to get the trapeze for it this summer.