Likely hard to say, since they aren't too common.
But in this thread, $100-800 has been mentioned. (I got my hulls + platform for $20, plus $80 for old spars, sail & foils.)
I used mine again this fall - it's a fun little boat.
Hi Jim -
I'm planning to hold on to mine.
But if you contact Ralph through the following link, he may send out a message to the 8 or 9 Hilu owners he knows of to see if any are up for sale: http://www.rvharvey.com/hilu.htm
good luck-
Darin
One more pic... kind of grainy (only a 2 megapixel camera).
I ran into a fellow boater at the store tonight who said... "Hey, I saw someone out sailing something that looked like a kayak with an outrigger on it..."
:)
It's definitely fun, yup!
The only other cat type boat I've sailed is a Hobie 16, and the Hilu is much, much easier to sail "on the edge" - flying a hull. The Hilu is very resposive to crew position for making corrections to heel angle. So, probably a bit less adrenaline compared to a Hobie...
went sailing
Quick update: I modified another rudder/tiller combo to fit the boat and took the Hilu out sailing on an unusually summer-like late afternoon Tuesday. This was only my second time sailing the boat, and my first time using the Sunfish sail & dagger board (used a small 45 sq ft...
Wow - I have a winning Nigerian lottery ticket too!!! What are the odds??
Thanks for clarifying the rudder differences. I'm actively tracking down a "new style" version (have a local lead).
Hoping to get the boat in the water at least once this fall before it gets too chilly.
OK, then I've definitely just bought an old style Sunfish rudder. Drat. And judging solely by its appearance & bronze hardware, pre-1972 is no stretch.
You mean that little rectangle with "00001" in it?
(:D Just kidding. I keep striving for that $20k...)
Nope, I couldn't find a serial...
Likely the foam, then. I've been all over the hull, and aside from one crack that needs repairing, I found no obvious soft spots (on the outside anyway).
Sounds reasonable. Maybe they advertised only the main hull weight as a way to suggest how the disassembled boat is easily handled (for...
Hilu weight
Got some parts this week. Getting closer to a final "actual" Hilu weight:
24.0 platform
34.0 outrigger hull
81.0 main hull
13.0 daggerboard + rudder/tiller
23.0 spars & sail
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175.0 lbsI say "getting closer" because I'm still missing the four frame bars +...
Shh! You'll drive down prices! ;) (I'm holding out for that $20k Hilu collector.)
I'll weigh the rig & foils when I get them (next week, hopefully) and post a total boat weight then. Seems like something around 200 lbs is likely.
I'm not sure what the Hilu weighs fully rigged, but for comparison a Hobie 14 comes in at 109 kg / 240 lbs (according to http://www.sailing.org/classes/H14.php ).
That web page was it, I thought. I'm already counted on his page - the photo of the Hilu with the Mistral sail is mine.
Weight: FYI, I weighed a few parts:
24.0 platform
34.0 outrigger hull
84.5 main hull
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142.5 lbsSo a bit more than the "75 lbs" wikipedia says.
Maybe the 75 lbs...
Hi all -
New member, found this thread via Google, and thought I'd offer my brief impressions for your interest, and for posterity (since this page was the #2 result on Google for "Hilu" for me).
First, I had no idea as a Hilu owner I was part of such an exclusive club (!!!). Encourage any...
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