mmiller wrote:
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I am not 100% certain of when the latest ones hit the production line, but we start building new model year product in June / July. roadrunner wouldn't have seen the change till the fins started hitting the store shelves and had a chance to test them out, so... by extrapolation ... I "think" all 2013's have the latest ones.
This quote was from last year, so by then (June / July 2012) ... they were coming out on production boats I believed. I could not say for certain they are on a dealer's shelf because a dealer might have old stock (even now).
So, look for the patent number on the fin. That is the indication of the latest version.
How is one to be certain to get the latest technology? Is it a waiting game or can my dealer obtain a p/n from you folks to order the latest?
olddognewtrick wrote:
So any newly ordered 2013 PA14 should have fins with the patent number, correct?
Matt,
You wrote a month ago that new MD fins may not be available until later this year....but with no guarantee. Is this still the case?
I am ready to buy spare fins for the season coming up. My Hobie dealer has one spare fin of the older version in stock. I would rather invest in the newer tougher version since my fins take quite a beating on the oyster beds/sand bars. (Fins now covered with Gorilla tape & Goop).
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Thanks Matt...so back to the original question:
How is one to be certain to get the latest technology? Is it a waiting game or can my dealer obtain a p/n from you folks to order the latest?