Hobie adventure type boats are an odd breed of boat, people either like them and keep using them more and more (like most of us on this forum, (I personally would not want anything else)). Or they use them a few times then get rid of them. I think many who really take to the Islands are former kayakers, where these boats are the ultimate kayak platform, the boat is quite probably the ultimate offshore kayak fishing platform, you can go further, in harsher conditions, catch way bigger game fish (guys like Josh bring in marlin and sword fish (intense as it gets). All this plus with the AMA's and sails removed both the Adventure and the Tandem adventure are the top two kayaks that Hobie makes (you get both a great sail boat and a greak kayak all in one). These boats are by far the most versatile boats on the market today, and they just keep getting better. We have a 2012 TI and use it often, It's still going strong 3yrs later, and we have no compelling reason to replace it (a pretty compelling testiment to the adventure boats (AI/TI) durability). All these boats hold their value very well, if you have the oportunity to get a used one in good shape at half the cost of a new one, in my opinion it's a no brainer decision to buy used, use it for a while, then if your interest wanes, sell it (usually break even), alternately if your interest grows and you love it, you can alway sell it and upgrade to a new one later (very little loss if any). Like I said earlier, not everyone takes to these boats, it would be a shame to fork out big bucks for a new one, then have to get rid of it after using it a couple times (kind of like home treadmills, and gym memberships everyone has the best intentions when starting out, but most are unused after the first couple times). Here in Florida there is a kayak sitting in every other back yard, most have not been touched in two yrs (all were bought with the best intentions). Personally I know of nothing you can do on a 2016 AI, that can't be done on a 2013 AI, both are extremely capable (bottom line, any AI newer than 2009 is a pretty darn nice boat ( that was about the time Hobie got their mirage drive openings perfected (ie... Drivewell cracks, click and go, etc). Hope this helps FE
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