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Topic: Hobie Factory Tour  (Read 8967 times)

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Fishslinger

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lol how about some model advice brdopry


ChuckE

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Everyone that i know has Hobies. I'm still saving up for mine what model do you think is the best?

If you're gonna fish the bay around Alameda, you can't go wrong with either the Revolution or Adventure with the turbo fin and rudder upgrade.

You can test drive all the Hobie Mirage Drive kayaks for free at California Canoe and Kayak (Ph 510-893-7833) at Oakland Embarcadero ... only minutes from Alameda.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2009, 07:19:00 PM by ChuckE »
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Mmmmmmm, just wiped the drool off my chin........ :smt007 Cool to see the production. You can appriciate the work that goes into them. Before they put the final approval on a design, I'm sure there's a lot of research done. They are well thought out boats, and seem to listen to their customers. Smart way to do business. I'd love to design a boat, and then have it made. I'll have to put that on my after lotto win list to do........... :smt005 Thanks for the production photo series Chucke. Very cool indeed.


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Somehow missed this post the first time around, but glad I got to see it!  Thanks ChuckE!!
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Thanks ChuckE.  Reminds me of those factory tour videos from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood when I was a kid.  My favorite was how erasers were made.

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