Hi Matt,

I really appreciate the fact that you've explained the math behind this. I had forgotten that the Hobie 20 tramp was not square, and can see where that would add quite a bit of labor, along with the other issues you mentioned.

So, I'm convinced that it's a pretty nice tramp.

However, when money is tight from time to time, I still wish that if I as the consumer wanted to get a cheaper one to get by, that I could, without being (theoretically) protested by some schmuck who had a bad day.

I'll be saving up my pennies over the winter so I can buy a new one. Thank goodness we have winter here in the frozen north!

Cheers!

Tim