broken hobie paddle
 

I broke my carbon fiber paddle yesterday during my launching in LJ with no surf or any big pressure.How many of you guys had the same problem? Are they aware of manufacture defect ,or it's just my bad luck?Any luck with exchanging it in hobie dealer?

Second time out in my Hobie I broke the Aluminum Paddle. Brand new just plain snapped. Well I guess it's just an expensive lesson. BUY OTHER THAN HOBIE... ha ha

I got video of you breaking it. Send it to Hobie.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuAHFHdi1Tk

did you launch like at 9? i think i saw you. i watched you go out and no big waves or anything, all of a sudden you start coming back in. you ran out to get the broken piece. It looked as if the paddle just fell off the end. sux

:D.nobody supposed know Brian.for a moment I really thought you videotape it

yup,that was me.I thought the same thing.I couldn't believe my eyes it looked like somebody just gloo it with chewing gum, or maby Brian did aprill joke on me.but no joke:doh:

Hobie paddle
 

Yup ! That happened to me once too.

My Hobie carbon paddle broke at the joint in one regular launching in LJ about a year or so ago.

Fastlane guy replaced a brand new set to me.

However I heard the newest cabon paddle from Hobie has fix the problem .

The old Hobie carbon paddle has some black electric tape to hide the white ugly joint mark , while the newer one has no tape at all , and no joint mark.

Hobie kayak owner rarely use their paddle, and if only that kind of use will break their paddle , it really sucks !

Danny

My hobie paddle broke too there just built cheap. Paddle just broke right off. I sport a werner now.

Me too snapped the paddle head right off..:mad:

holy shit, I didn't know there is so many of you having same problem.
was calling southwind kayak center and lady was swearing to good that they have not even one been returned and they sold 1000s of them.
Well maby I should ask you guys with broken hobie paddle if you wouldn't mind to give away part of the no broken paddle.I am looking for the one with hole not with nipple:o