Hobie's making a tandem What??

Hey, Z, is the rumor true?? Hobie's coming out with a Tandem Island?? full sail and all the amas??

what's the price point gonna be ??

[WR]

welcome to last week  

http://www.hobiecat.com/adventure-island/models_tandem_island.html

well, duh,,,'s what i get fer living in a cave in azcrackistan.........

well, duh,,,'s what i get fer living in a cave in azcrackistan.........

Welcome back!!

That looks awesome.  I think I could make Bimini and back in that thing, with a few yellowfin along the way.  Think so W?

I've been eying the solo version lately. But I can only dream at this point.

 Last night I was out in my garage laminating some salvaged foam into a blank, to shape into an "ama." I hacked up an old surfboard that a large friend (300lbs+) of mine made years ago. I found it's brown and gouged carcass, abandoned and stripped of its glass, out behind my board-building friend's shaping room.  He was glad to see it go. Right now, the blank is about 7" wide, 5'6" long, and 6" thick.  The brown was only skin deep...underneath was white virgin foam. I still have to shape the ama, then glass it and retrofit struts. Then make some "akas" or cross bars, and maybe even concoct a leeboard assembly. Good fun in the garage!
This is my first attempt at this. Sort of a practice run.  If I'm successful, I have an old blank that I can make a thicker and longer ama from.

I haven't even gotten to test fly my Pacific Action Sail, yet. This may cause me to have to get a rudder kit, too.

I'll bet you could even fish for tuna out of Westport in one of those Adventure Islands, if you picked the right day when the fish were in closer.

well, duh,,,'s what i get fer living in a cave in azcrackistan.........

Welcome back!!

Thanx, Wali, but i'm not the guy yall need to be welcoming back... that distinction falls to our own active duty Air Farce spark chaser, Ravdakot. he should be back from deployment any time in the next week or so.. Me?, i'm back out on the road to Fort Indiantown Gap, Penna next monday until after the 4th Jul weekend.... then, who knows where?