Hobie kayaks...say what!?

[ChristLike]

it does suck the mirage drive doesn't go in reverse unless you take it out and flip it around, but who wants to do that? Just grab your paddle and back up. I believe hobie will be working on a solution.

As for storage, I personally open my front hatch and take out the white tub and stick a large trash bag under it so when I get the trophys I lean forward, lift it up and the fish go into the hull trash bag liner.

steering is nuts
surf launch is fun, coming back sucks big time(currently mastering the reverse technique) coming back in the way I went out being pushed back.

I do not stand up, to many waves
Bathroom issues, well I invented the hobiewanand2konobie.(taking care of) available on BWE

Im strong so the haul is just good exercise for me

I like the seat, its good for jumping out of coming back in.

I keep a 15lb dumbbell in the front of my pa, it helps it come down faster when the waves hit it

im currently working on a solar powered motor for the PA.

[food4less562]

RIP Hobie Alter

[alanw]

I've read about most of these cons before but it's nice to see them all in one place. There's a few new ones I've not heard mentioned before like the zig-zag steering, inconvenient armrests, weak/flexible trolling rod mount, and poor access to clear bait tank intake clogs. I was most surprised to hear about the soft bottom problems of the yak. I know about reversing the drive but to me that is a very poor solution to the reverse problem. This info definitely helps when deciding whether to drop all that cash.

[sandydiego]

Originally Posted by ChristLike

As for storage, I personally open my front hatch and take out the white tub and stick a large trash bag under it so when I get the trophys I lean forward, lift it up and the fish go into the hull trash bag liner.

I leave the white bathtub at home and have pulled the silly rod holders out and blocked the openings off with a set of plates cut to the same shape as the rod holders. Opens up the front hatch area a ton.

The engineers at hobie were bummed I did this. They love the rod holder tube for some reason.

Steve