Hobie Fox Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Hobie Fox means looking at a 20-foot Nils Bunkenburg-designed Formula 20 catamaran built by Hobie Cat, not a forgiving recreational beach boat. These are trapeze racers with wave-piercing hulls and a fathead rig, and the used examples that turn up reflect that racing intent rather than cruising comfort.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Fox is an open catamaran platform built around two hulls joined by a trampoline, with no cabin accommodation to speak of. Its 8.5-foot beam and 20-foot length put the crew on the wire rather than below, and the layout is defined by trapeze geometry and an aft-placed high-aspect board rather than interior volume.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market the Fox commonly carries a trampoline as standard platform equipment, and the spinnaker and asymmetric spinnaker are commonly fitted for downwind racing — the asymmetric option matches the 269-square-foot sail offered from new. A buyer should treat the presence of a spinnaker system as a sign the boat was raced, which raises the bar on structural inspection. Beyond those, canvas and sail-handling choices on a specific hull are best confirmed at viewing.
What to Inspect
The Fox is less durable and trouble-free than the Hobie Getaway, so a viewing should begin with the hand-laid-up sandwich/polyester laminate for earlier fatigue or delamination than a simpler cat would show hand-laid-up sandwich/polyester construction on the Fox. Pay close attention to the hard knuckle where the stem meets the hull bottom, since that sharp junction in a wave-piercing hull is a likely site for stress cracking. Check the aft-mounted high-aspect board trunk and its foils for impact or wear, and confirm the fathead mainsail and 20-degree-head-angle jib are complete and undamaged.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Fox typically appears on the used market in the United States. For a buyer, the short list is:
- Inspect the sandwich laminate for delamination.
- Check the stem knuckle for stress cracks.
- Confirm the aft board foils are undamaged.
- Verify the trampoline and spinnaker gear are present.
- Expect a raced boat needing careful upkeep.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hobie Fox. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 1 | $8,500 | — |
Where they're listed
Hobie Fox listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $8,500 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |