Hobie Revolution vs Hobie Adventure (pix)

Here's a couple snaps of the Ter and Mary Hobies, for comparison for those who don't have direct access to a Hobie dealer.  IMHO, the Revo is the more stable boat, not at all "twitchy", and you can see
why---it is really beamy in the stern.  It is not noticeably slower than the Addy, at least as far as I can tell with my 68-year old legs--YMMV.  The Addy has a good deal more room for trip packing.  The Revo has more freeboard.
Either one is a great platform for fishing, but if you're spending a lot of time in rivers and lakes, I'd recommend the Revo, with its smaller turning radius.  I prefer the front hatch of the Revo, more accessible while on the water.
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a bit of an optical illusion, the Adventure is only about 2 1/2 feet longer than the Revo, and an inch narrower.  But the width of the Revo is carried a lot farther back to the stern, hence the teriffic stability.  The initial stability of the
Adventure is a bit less, hence the slight "twitchy" feel to it.  Not a big deal, but if rock-stable is important, go for the Revolution.  Secondary stability very similar.

Thanks for the side by side!! My wife has started paddling this season, and my daughter  is just getting too damn tall to sit on the bow any more. So I've been thinking of either a Revo or Addy for them to share, and pick up an outback (primary daughter boat) a few months later. I really need to demo both before I buy, but the side by side pics really tell a lot.

Nice comparison. I like how the colors match!

I'm tempted to buy a Revolution for a spare boat for friends/family to use

The Addy has a nice live well.  The Revo live well sucks.  Because the back of the Revo live well has a shallow slope, and many anglers put a milk crate at the front of the live well, any catch tossed behind the milk crate has a high chance of sliding out and over the back of the well.  This makes the live well storage space behind a milk crate mostly worthless - at least for me. 

If I had designed the Revo I would have made the live well deeper with vertical sides, and moved the rear hatch farther rear.  Even if the rudder stored over the hatch. 

kallitype,  Thanks for the side by side comparison.   I have the revo and was thinking about eventually get the adventure.

If I had designed the Revo I would have made the live well deeper with vertical sides, and moved the rear hatch farther rear.  Even if the rudder stored over the hatch. 

Wouldn't you loose your accessibility to this hatch while still on the water?

DN, the method I use for that is a diving game clip attached to a 3 foot spectra climbing strap by caribiners.  I can throw it wherever and if I miss just pull it back and throw it again, and if I ever happen to Huli, it's still attached.  I clip things to the end of my seat adjustment straps, so it can basically be moved to anywhere in the working area of my boat.

The Addy has a nice live well.  The Revo live well sucks.  Because the back of the Revo live well has a shallow slope, and many anglers put a milk crate at the front of the live well, any catch tossed behind the milk crate has a high chance of sliding out and over the back of the well.  This makes the live well storage space behind a milk crate mostly worthless - at least for me. 

If I had designed the Revo I would have made the live well deeper with vertical sides, and moved the rear hatch farther rear.  Even if the rudder stored over the hatch.

I've heard of a few people who wanted a deeper tankwell including PelagicPedaler who made a cool mod. He made about a 5" high railing on the sides of the tankwell. Not only does it help keep stuff in but makes a good spot for all kinds of attachment points.

BTW you should try carrying less gear. For almost every kind of fishing I find that a gear bucket and a tackle tray hold everything you need. At worst it's less stuff to lose... 

Ron's tankwell mod.

Very happy with my tankwell railings.  Before I always had to double check to make sure stuff was safely stowed back there.  I was always nervous about losing things (water bottle,bag of fish, etc etc) over the side, now its not a problem.  Its rock solid and makes a great grab point when walking the yak out in the surf

Nifty mod.  Love pimped yaks!!

If I had designed the Revo I would have made the live well deeper with vertical sides, and moved the rear hatch farther rear.  Even if the rudder stored over the hatch. 

Wouldn't you loose your accessibility to this hatch while still on the water?

I don't access the rear hatch when on the water for a number of reasons.  The hatch bucket is holding my FF/GPS battery.  http://www.demonick.com/kayak/HMR/Battery.Transducer.Hull/HMR.Battery.Transducer.html    Since I use a milk crate in the live well to hold gear and climbing over the crate is a problem, the rear hatch is not accessible while on the water. 

Zee, PP, thanks for the idea of a mod.  Got some thinking to do. 

Carry LESS gear!?  Sacrilege!

DN, the method I use for that is a diving game clip attached to a 3 foot spectra climbing strap by caribiners.  ...

I've been meaning to get a game clip, but they are hard to find locally, and they don't work for crab   Ling season was not so difficult cause in Puget Sound the limit is one and Rock Fish are closed, so I was coming back in with just a single fish.  Salmon/crab season is going to be more of an issue.