Just bought a hobie outback - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

WestFork · 01-22-2018, 07:40 AM

The side rails on the Outback are reinforced to allow storing it upside down without deflection in hot weather. That's not so with the bottom. Either turn it over and support it on the stiff sections designed for that (the parts that would contact a roof rack if you hauled it that way) or make a cradle that spreads the weight of the kayak out over a large portion of the bottom. Polyethylene is pretty stiff at 45 degrees but in full sun or very hot weather it softens and given enough time can permanently sag or deform. The yak still works and is strong but drag increases and it looks like crap! :-(

01-22-2018, 07:40 AM	#6
WestFork Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Utah Posts: 46	The side rails on the Outback are reinforced to allow storing it upside down without deflection in hot weather. That's not so with the bottom. Either turn it over and support it on the stiff sections designed for that (the parts that would contact a roof rack if you hauled it that way) or make a cradle that spreads the weight of the kayak out over a large portion of the bottom. Polyethylene is pretty stiff at 45 degrees but in full sun or very hot weather it softens and given enough time can permanently sag or deform. The yak still works and is strong but drag increases and it looks like crap! :-(