Hobie Revolution versus the Outback impressions - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Shorty · 09-25-2008, 04:16 PM

It does suprise me to see folks saying the Outback has a similar speed to the Revo when peddled,,i thought with a narrower hull the Revo would leave it for dead,,,interesting

pchen911 · 09-25-2008, 05:03 PM

Yea.... I was a bit surprised too.

The difference in speed between the two is something like 0.2 mph. http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=7704

Take the distance of launch to the pier for example..... which is 0.7 miles. Average speed of 4mph, it takes

0.7 = 4X, X=0.175 hours = 10 minutes 30 seconds

At 4.2 mph

0.7 = 4.2X, X=0.167 hours = 10 minutes 2 seconds

So you get to reach the pier 28 seconds sooner in a revolution if both boats start from the launch at the same time.

Or, putting it a different way, the Revolution would be approximately 10 boat lengths ahead for every mile travelled.

Some difference, but not a whole lot.

09-25-2008, 04:16 PM	#1
Shorty Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Wild West, Australia Posts: 65	It does suprise me to see folks saying the Outback has a similar speed to the Revo when peddled,,i thought with a narrower hull the Revo would leave it for dead,,,interesting __________________ Proudly sponsored by Team No Fish and Instant Noodles Highly respected member of T.A.A (Tackle Addicts Annonymous)

09-25-2008, 05:03 PM	#2
pchen911 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 218	Yea.... I was a bit surprised too. The difference in speed between the two is something like 0.2 mph. http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=7704 Take the distance of launch to the pier for example..... which is 0.7 miles. Average speed of 4mph, it takes 0.7 = 4X, X=0.175 hours = 10 minutes 30 seconds At 4.2 mph 0.7 = 4.2X, X=0.167 hours = 10 minutes 2 seconds So you get to reach the pier 28 seconds sooner in a revolution if both boats start from the launch at the same time. Or, putting it a different way, the Revolution would be approximately 10 boat lengths ahead for every mile travelled. Some difference, but not a whole lot.