Originally Posted by Ddwineguy (Post 254393)

Finally got on the water for a few hours in the new ride.

Having previously owned an Outback and a PA 12 I was really looking forward to this new ride.

It did not disappoint. What a great kayak with a nice blend of speed and stability.

It is by far the quickest Hobie I have owned easily cruising at 4.5 mph on my gps at just a gentle pedaling pace.

The new Vantage seat and upgraded Mirage drive were really nice

At 70 pounds hull weight an easy load on top of my jeep.

Now if I only had caught some fish today...http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...820252b00e.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...ef5d6cfdae.jpg


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Originally Posted by socal.beach.bum (Post 254398)

2015's have vantage seat....or at least mines does.

Originally Posted by socal.beach.bum (Post 254398)

2015's have vantage seat....or at least mines does.

Originally Posted by chuckt (Post 254403)

I am just curious how would sitting higher on vantage seat affect the stability in big swell condition, especially side way swell. Most I heard that you won't feel the difference but it is kind of hard to believe. Compared to older model where your butt is seating in like a bowl of water (less than 6" from sea level).

If you ask the designer about such low seating level, I am sure the answer will be about stability. But with higher center of gravity of seating on vantage seat, and no change on the hull design, it gotta be some trade-off on stability.

So, if anyone has experience of this boat in rough condition I would love to hear the review. :)

Originally Posted by YakDout (Post 254409)

The seat has adjustability to lower all the way down where a normal seat would be. Im almost always in the high position, but if it were to get real nasty, I would drop down. Another advantage of the vantage.


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Originally Posted by TJones (Post 254448)

I'm usually in the lowest position . I can not speak for the new revo , but on the outback they compensate for the seat height by placing the seat well deeper in the kayak which keeps your ride height fairly the same . I would imagine , in the highest position on the revo it would be more unstable . Too much , I would think? The kayak is pretty tippy in my opinion .