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Hi Steve,Your post is so interesting to me...in that you seem to question things that would seem to be of reasonable importnace and yet you still choose to go with Beachcomber.....I was wondering what the reasons in the end that lead you to purchase....I assume they must be of greater weight than the questions you raise....
Thanks for your feedback, it's good to know that I am not alone in seeing the shortfalls of Beachcomber reluctance to protect their customers investments by installing a suitable base.