new vs used TI

Well the time is drawing near, likely the end of this month, for me to pull the trigger on a TI. Used ones can be found for 4-5k with trailer and tramps. The same brand new would be 8k. I am wondering if the seat and new hull shape and what other changes??? are worth the extra coin? I have never sailed an island before, and while all signs point to me LOVING it, I remain skeptical. If I KNEW I was going to like it I would try for new, but since skeptical I lean towards used. Are there any years I should avoid if used?

What say you??

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2015 Outback- dune with sail kit
2015 TI- dune- sold
2015 AI2- Hibiscus- should probably sell...
2018 AI2- Dune

I found a gently/little used 2015 for a hair under 7k in April (Incl tramps, bunks and trailer). Very happy with it.

We test sailed a 2014 and decided we were going to get one. However, when we saw the vantage seats we waited for a 2015. I'm glad I did. Sailing with your butt in a pool of water was not the most comfortable thing and the vantage seat takes care of that. IMHO the vantage seat was worth the extra money if not just to keep my wife happy and willing to join me (you use the boat more that way). You might be able to find a slightly discounted 2015 that a dealer wasn't able to move.

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2015 Hobie Tandem Island Hibiscus
"Third Normal Form"

• Trampolines
• Hobie cover
• Davis Spar Fly
• Kayakbob's Sprayskirts
• Spine Board Hakas

if I go used I would be getting the attwood (I think, the name escapes me at this moment) that some have put in. apparently they fit right in. would cost 300 for the two seats so I am still a lot cheaper than new IF the seats work as others say they do. I have a vantage seat on my outback and LOVE it, so I am definitely tempted...

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2015 Outback- dune with sail kit
2015 TI- dune- sold
2015 AI2- Hibiscus- should probably sell...
2018 AI2- Dune

Shhhh, best kept secret for used Island pre-2015. Glad to hear it worked well with your Outback.

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Mark
Tandem Island- 2013
2 - Sports - 2014

my outback is a 15 and has the vantage seat...

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2015 Outback- dune with sail kit
2015 TI- dune- sold
2015 AI2- Hibiscus- should probably sell...
2018 AI2- Dune

I recently bought a new 2014 (yes, new out of the box). I have an AI 2 with a vantage CT seat, and didn't think the extra price (& extra weight) for a 2015 TI was worth it. While my wife & I don't mind the regular seats (w/ I-comfort inflatable pad) in the 2014, I am looking into an Attwood-type seat.

Keith

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2015 AI 2, 2014 Tandem

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex ... It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." A. Einstein

"Less is more" Anon

thanks for the input Keith. Shortly after posting this I realized that it makes way more since (cents???? lol) to buy used since I do not know what to expect with a TI. if I KNEW that a TI was the boat for me then buying new would make sense. unfortunately my track records seems to indicate I am hard to please or I have the attention span of a 3 year old!!

I will probably be looking to get one at the end of the month...

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2015 Outback- dune with sail kit
2015 TI- dune- sold
2015 AI2- Hibiscus- should probably sell...
2018 AI2- Dune