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Kayak Fishing => Product Discussions => Topic started by: craig on November 02, 2018, 07:31:42 PM

Title: Interesting take on the 2019 Outback for Offshore
Post by: craig on November 02, 2018, 07:31:42 PM
I was considering selling my 2018 Outback, but I think I wills stick with it.  This video is just one person's experience, but I fish those conditions a lot and that was a lot of water coming in the hatches..  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWZAkyyhYU
Title: Re: Interesting take on the 2019 Outback for Offshore
Post by: craig on November 02, 2018, 07:35:18 PM
Apparently this was posted in another thread as well.  My bad.
Title: Re: Interesting take on the 2019 Outback for Offshore
Post by: INSAYN on November 03, 2018, 02:35:18 AM
Being lower to the waterline, having a horizontal rudder, and taking water over both the sides and front in what looks like typical Oregon coast conditions after the noon winds start to pickup, I would say that this Outback best suited for frog water.   

Getting the hatches sealed or not, he did not look comfortable at all out there.  :icon_pale:
Title: Re: Interesting take on the 2019 Outback for Offshore
Post by: Dr. Steelhead Catcher on November 03, 2018, 06:43:06 AM
No doubt the 20 pounds of ice on the front hatch helped to deform the cover and Hobie has acknowledged the seal needs improvement.
Title: Re: Interesting take on the 2019 Outback for Offshore
Post by: Tinker on November 03, 2018, 07:32:06 AM
Well, yeah DOUBT.  The second video on NCKA (page 2 of http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=85761.15) shows about a gallon of water in the hull after three teeny-tiny swells washed over the bow - and that guy didn't put anything on top of the hatch cover.  Let's not make excuses for them, Hobie dropped the ball on this issue.
Title: Re: Interesting take on the 2019 Outback for Offshore
Post by: rogerdodger on November 03, 2018, 09:37:54 AM
Quote from: Tinker on November 03, 2018, 07:32:06 AM
Well, yeah DOUBT.  The second video on NCKA (page 2 of http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=85761.15) shows about a gallon of water in the hull after three teeny-tiny swells washed over the bow - and that guy didn't put anything on top of the hatch cover.  Let's not make excuses for them, Hobie dropped the ball on this issue.

Haters gonna hate.
Title: Re: Interesting take on the 2019 Outback for Offshore
Post by: MonkeyFist on November 03, 2018, 09:56:47 AM
Quote from: deptrai on November 02, 2018, 08:08:54 PM
I think the hatch seals are a known issue on the 2019.  Hobie is pretty good at fixing problems on new models and will likely take care of Y'all.

That being said, they did absolutely nothing for this guy: 
https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=63785&p=0&e=0&sid=8b86139bf553e12632f80bd847cd98ee (https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=63785&p=0&e=0&sid=8b86139bf553e12632f80bd847cd98ee)

Dave

Wow that must have been quite the thread.
I went there and got an instaban on my IP address.
I've never posted on the Hobie forums, guess I never will now.