Mirage drive can fail this way...

[lterrero]

Shit happens...

[Sdspeed]

Any idea why it failed?

[vincentek9]

Originally Posted by Sdspeed

Any idea why it failed?

his monster power thigh muscles just have too much torque.

[wiredantz]

My werner paddle never had such problems.

0.. wait... i once had a hobie paddle fall apart on me

[dorado50]

Happened to me once before. Fastlane replaced at no charge or very minimal at best. Like to paddle the Revo, just use the rudder as the steering mechanism...

[da22y]

Originally Posted by dorado50

Happened to me once before. Fastlane replaced at no charge or very minimal at best. Like to paddle the Revo, just use the rudder as the steering mechanism...

I found it rather difficult to paddle and steer a Hobie at the same time.
In fact , I rather paddle without the rudder deployed.

Maybe with lots of practice it can be done....not me.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

My werner paddle never had such problems.

0.. wait... i once had a hobie paddle fall apart on me

I will remind of this when we're fishing Cabrillo and the afternoon winds pick up. Or should I first remind you of the day Eric towed you in

[wiredantz]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

I will remind of this when we're fishing Cabrillo and the afternoon winds pick up. Or should I first remind you of the day Eric towed you in

I am not anti Hobie, im just saying.

[alanw]

Where are mirage parts made, China? Looks like a bad design to start with then top it off with being made of cheap cast aluminum?

[da22y]

Originally Posted by vincentek9

his monster power thigh muscles just have too much torque.

Not really, I had turbo drive for all my prior Hobie kayaks.

This time I chose the regular drive, because my legs do not have as much juice as before.....

[OEX Sunset Beach]

have never seen one break like that before. I am sure you can get it replaced no charge.

[Old Man in the Sea]

It appears failure occurred in the typical high stress area with the least cross-sectional area (at the holes). This is the most likely area for a failure but should have been mitigated by waiting to pedal after you reach 18" of water....the parking lot and sand can really put alot of pressure in this area...

[da22y]

Originally Posted by Old Man in the Sea

It appears failure occurred in the typical high stress area with the least cross-sectional area (at the holes). This is the most likely area for a failure but should have been mitigated by waiting to pedal after you reach 18" of water....the parking lot and sand can really put alot of pressure in this area...

18" ? No , I always use my paddle while launching and gave it aleast 5 feet of water before I step on the mirage drive.
and mine is not the turbo drive, it has those shorter fins with less power .

And as I said I owned 5 hobies before, this is my 6th Hobie. So I pretty much know what not to do .

I don't believe this will happen to any of you, it is just a bad apple in the whole bin, I just got "lucky" this time.

[RedSledTeam]

Originally Posted by Sdspeed

Any idea why it failed?

It appears failure occurred in the typical high stress area with the least cross-sectional area (at the holes). This is the most likely area for a failure but should have been mitigated by a proportionately increased size in material creating a predetermined safety margin for consumer use. My guess is unless you previously compromised the integrity of the metal in that location or were pedaling while fouled with rope, seaweed or some other obstruction, the material located in the affected area was not strong enough and possibly flawed during the manufacturing process. A complete failure analysis could prove this but if you contact Hobie for help, they may just replace it for you.

Just my 3 cents!