My Latest Hobie Revo Mod

[BWE]

Simple, cheap and easy.

Thanks for sharing!!!

[sdcityboy]

sounds cool Bob. i put pool noodles in thru that center hatch and put it in a U shape,one at front and one at rear, now nothing slides out of reach. now if you can find any purpose for the rear hatch please let me know.

[dsafety]

I tried the noodles before coming up with this idea. Noodles work but do not address the problem of keeping small items within reach. They also do not address the problem of keeping things relatively dry.

I think that this is a better solution. As for the stern hatch, I think that it is just a cosmetic feature. I use it as an access point when I wash out my kayak and need to wipe up the remaining water. These trays would work just as well there and they might provide a good place to store a battery or something like that.

Bob

[savage]

Thanks for the info.

[THE DARKHORSE]

I kinda like the possability of a can of beer dissapearing on May 18th , to show up a month and a half later (when I really needed it) . Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[hobieuser]

I haven't used the rear hatch much...SDCITYBOY, any practical ideas?

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by hobieuser

I haven't used the rear hatch much...SDCITYBOY, any practical ideas?

I think that I will create the same storage system in the rear hatch that I now have in the center hatch and move my Fish Finder battery to that location. It is currenly in the front hatch. It will get bounced around less and may stay drier.

BTY, I have found a problem with the way I had my fish finder set up. I had the power cable connected to the battery all the time. When I disconnected my FF, the power cable just set in the kayak bottom, sometimes in water. Well, since there was power connnected to the cable, it drained the batteries and caused the terminal pins to rot away.

Even though this is my fault, Hummingbird is sending me a new power cable. I plan to rework the setup so the power is shut off when my kayak is just sitting unused. I will also try to figure out a way to keep the power connector plugs out of the water.

Bob

[Joe11]

Originally Posted by hobieuser

I haven't used the rear hatch much...SDCITYBOY, any practical ideas?

I use one of those Hobie tackle trays in the rear hatch and put my wallet, truck keys, etc. Small stuff I don't need on the water but don't want to leave behind either.