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[quote=nacraman57]Yeah, Chris I followed the instructions but something happened between copy and paste. I think it was the Samuel Adams Winter Classics sampler 12-pak! White Ale, Holiday Porter, Boston Lager, Chocolate Bock, Winter Lager...and it was on sale!! As far as the 5 gal water bottle goes..I felt the light weight and extra flotation was worth it. Sure has worked well. The bottle, righting pole and waterbag may seem a little anal but I want the odds in my favor when I'm by myself. When it comes right down to it..the best, cheapest, simplest righting system is just an 8-10 foot, 1/2" rope tied around the mast base and thrown over the hull. A couple knots tied for grip and your set. Only thing is, for anything bigger than a Hobie 16 you need a crewmember to help. The missus and I are taking off for Mo-Bay on Saturday and we'll sail the resorts little Hobie Wave bathtub toys. It's interesting to note that all the Waves down there have the Hobie Bobs on them. Resort owners get a little wierded out thinking about drowning customers! I used to dump them and when the rescue boat was within a hundred yards, grab the tramp lacing and pop-'em back up. Had to quit it though...they were getting a bit pissy about it! Say, you're from Canada, right? Check out the Prindle 16 icebreaker vid in yesterdays postings. My first thought was "No Thanks" I'll buy a plane ticket to Jamaica!![/quote]

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