So? Hobie pays for a full pager in the hard copy of Catsailor. Matt didn't start this thread.

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Another thing that seems to be forgotten by the techies is the cost/benefit ratio.

A Hobie 16 cost $1,200 in 1973. That's "only" $5,586 today, whereas a new H-16 in 2007 is $8,700.

One of the reasons the initial Hobies were so popular is that they were affordable.

The Adventure Island is only $3000 in 2007. That would have only been $644 in 1973. The affordability factor is huge.