Ummmm... Hobie copy? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Baja_Traveler · 09-18-2017, 10:02 AM

Nope - they get away from the Hobie drive patent by using a ring and pinion arrangement to operate the drive.

Good - we need some competition because I think what Hobie is charging for the 180 drive is flat out way too much.

goldenglory18 · 09-18-2017, 10:19 AM

My work firewall doesnt like Alibaba....what brand is the boat?

oredith · 09-18-2017, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by goldenglory18

My work firewall doesnt like Alibaba....what brand is the boat?

TJones · 09-23-2017, 04:27 PM

Put a OK rudder and hatch on a hobie and call it a U Boat?

ful-rac · 09-23-2017, 07:45 PM

Looks like a ho-bee....

With a muer-ag‘e drive (patented)

goldenglory18 · 09-25-2017, 07:16 AM

Ugh, bummer. You can reverse engineer just about anything, but its hard to replicate quality.

The absolute last thing I would shortcut is a plastic boat that holds me, and my beloved gear, above the sea....

Fishin Phil · 09-30-2017, 08:32 AM

What a lot of people don't think about is, Alibaba is a company in a communist country. There are no "right to privacy laws" there. That government can access your private information at anytime from that company without a subpoena. It could be auctioned off on the dark web without your knowledge. The next thing you know your credit card has been used somewhere on the other side of the world. Think about it. When it looks to good to be true, it probably is.

09-23-2017, 04:27 PM	#4
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	What did they do? Put a OK rudder and hatch on a hobie and call it a U Boat?

09-23-2017, 07:45 PM	#5
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Looks like a ho-bee.... With a muer-ag‘e drive (patented) __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

09-30-2017, 08:32 AM	#7
Fishin Phil Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 288	Alibaba What a lot of people don't think about is, Alibaba is a company in a communist country. There are no "right to privacy laws" there. That government can access your private information at anytime from that company without a subpoena. It could be auctioned off on the dark web without your knowledge. The next thing you know your credit card has been used somewhere on the other side of the world. Think about it. When it looks to good to be true, it probably is. __________________ God, Family, Your Health, You're Fishing.

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09-18-2017, 10:02 AM	#1
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Nope - they get away from the Hobie drive patent by using a ring and pinion arrangement to operate the drive. Good - we need some competition because I think what Hobie is charging for the 180 drive is flat out way too much.

09-18-2017, 10:19 AM	#2
goldenglory18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 861	My work firewall doesnt like Alibaba....what brand is the boat?

09-25-2017, 07:16 AM	#6
goldenglory18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 861	Ugh, bummer. You can reverse engineer just about anything, but its hard to replicate quality. The absolute last thing I would shortcut is a plastic boat that holds me, and my beloved gear, above the sea....