[Rhodes22-list] I'm Back

[Wickman, William E]

A lot, at least by my standards.  Used ones are nearly impossible to find, and new the tandems retail at $5500; the single (adventure islands) at around $3400.  It seems like a lot a first look, but when you consider you are getting a tandem kayak, plus a sailboat, plus the mirage drive system it is not much more than buying a new sailing dinghy or some of the high end ocean kayaks on the market.  At least that is the argument I used to get wife approval.  That along with the two years of whining about how much I "needed" it and how much it would be used.  She finally got tired of hearing about it and told me to just go ahead and get one.....same way I got the Rhodes.  Ha ha!!!!

Funny thing though is that she just booked a trip for she and a friend to go to Rome for 10 days, so I guess you could say that the boat cost me way more than retail.

One trick to saving some money.  Hobie keeps a very tight rein on their dealerships so they are not allowed to do any discounting, but new year models come out around the end of August/September (along with price increases) and dealers seem to be able to do some discounting to clear out current year models or a least do some bundling of accessories to save you some money.

Bill W. 


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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Hank
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It looks like a lot of fun to sail.  About how much does one of those cost?

Hank

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Wickman, William E <
WEWickman at spectraenergy.com> wrote:

> The folks that own the red say it is the fastest.  The owners of yellow
> claim it is fastest.  I actually bought the Dune because I figured it would
> fade the least and blend in with the beach if I "stealth" camp as well as
> show less scratches.  Other reasons I have seen for color selection is that
> some think the yellow is more visible to other boats (although the mast and
> sail on any of them provides the most visibility), and someone claimed that
> bugs are more attracted to either the yellow or red (I can't remember
> which).  Bottom line, there is no best color, just pick your favorite and
> go for it.
>
> Bill W.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Leland
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 9:58 AM
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>
>  Bill,
>
> You had me at thou shalt not covet.  Now I just need to decide on yellow or
> red.
>
> http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaks/mirage/tandem-island/
> <http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaks/mirage/tandem-island/>
>
> Lee
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