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

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.

King Saba · 09-30-2017, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishin Phil

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.

You act as if we don't have the same crap happening here. Big brother is watching ALL the time. In any case, most people don't shop on Alibaba since just about everything on the site is sold in bulk.

MITCHELL · 10-01-2017, 04:26 AM

Big enough for a GI....JOE
you never no in the plastic world. I saw a guy behead a trolling motor and hook up a plastic steering wheel on a plastic canoe

FISH11 · 10-01-2017, 03:13 PM

Looks like a "massage ho-bee", one size fit all. Not a Mirage Hobie.

Orca Winfrey · 10-01-2017, 03:40 PM

So do 499 other of you BWE members want to in with me on this smokin’ deal?
The sobering part is that 40 years ago everyone in the States made fun of Toyota and Datsun.

igotpron · 11-25-2017, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Orca Winfrey

So do 499 other of you BWE members want to in with me on this smokin’ deal?

The sobering part is that 40 years ago everyone in the States made fun of Toyota and Datsun.

I got a dollar. Maybe 20...

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09-30-2017, 08:32 AM	#2
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.

10-01-2017, 04:26 AM	#4
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,293	Maybe there's only one size...... Big enough for a GI....JOE you never no in the plastic world. I saw a guy behead a trolling motor and hook up a plastic steering wheel on a plastic canoe __________________ Duke Mitchell

10-01-2017, 03:13 PM	#5
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Looks like a "massage ho-bee", one size fit all. Not a Mirage Hobie. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

09-25-2017, 07:16 AM	#1
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....

10-01-2017, 03:40 PM	#6
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	So do 499 other of you BWE members want to in with me on this smokin’ deal? The sobering part is that 40 years ago everyone in the States made fun of Toyota and Datsun.