Raising the Hobie 16 mast solo has always been a real problem especially while sweating it out in a hot boat launch parking lot...What typically happens while raising the mast is one of the side-stay or trapeze lines gets stuck on the side of the Hobie 16 or on the side of the trailer. Then you have to lower the mast, get unstuck and repeat...not only is it time consuming but tiring as well...In fact raising the mast in the middle of the afternoon with 80% humidity in a parking lot with 88 degree heat will keep me on my sane days on land...After researching and reading many similar frustrations with raising the mast and of course launching from a wide range of interesting situations I realized I am thankfully not alone...so why even bother? Why not find an alternative so I can still sail the Hobie 16 solo?
Well one the mast is technically only 48 lbs but it's also over 20 feet long which offers some increased weight (you could calculate it all I can tell you is it feels like a lot more than 48 lbs!!).
Ever since reading in the Hobie forums about the 75 year old who has no trouble at all and my being a lot younger than that I realized I should also have no problem raising the mast...but I have until now...
After long last I have found that raising the mast when the Hobie is on the ground is sooooo much easier! Being lower to the ground feels better...also the mast starts higher up on my ladder making it easier to initially pick up...
Since I found a great place to drop it on the ground, raise the mast, raise the sail, drag to water and go this is all very ideal however it could work anywhere if you have the beach wheels!! Such a deal!! Well considering that those Hobie 16 beach wheels new are a chunk of change maybe not but if you do have a choice, I have found raising mast on the ground is easier...
So this video is to give back for the many videos I have found helpful dealing with the Hobie 16. It includes the noodle hack which has been floating around the internet for awhile - pun intended!
Anyway, I did this all in the yard making it easier to record...this is all just a demo obviously your safety measures when doing anything like this - stay away from power lines!! - is all up to your responsibility...also a note that the tape covering on the shackle is just that a cover and NOT helping to keep it in place...If you are doing this on the trailer you can actually attach the pulley to the mast holder by screwing in a stainless steel eyelet into the side...
The video will be a good laugh for those who are really used to raising solo as I am sure they are probably much smoother having done it for years...
You can use any pulley along with a carabiner just make sure both can take some weight/force!
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