Cracked Hull / Hobie Pro Angler

VERY happy to hear it and look forward to fishing with you again maybe PC I need ocean practice as I signed up for the ORC. 

A special shout out to Wrenna at Next Adventure.  She worked with Hobie and they have offered a replacement hull at a discounted price.  I am very pleased with the response from Hobie but especially grateful for Wrenna who followed up with Hobie on my behalf.  She was responsive, assertive with Hobie, and provided great customer service.  I paid for the new hull today and I'm hoping to have it within a couple weeks.  The hull is "new old stock" so I'm thinking it will be similar to what I have now.

fantastic.

Very nice!  Glad you got it worked out.

Glad you got it resolved. Hobie, unlike some heretofore unnamed companies*, tends to stand by their dealers and product. This is a real damhik for me as they have replaced my Adventure hull at least three times since 2006 because of the dreaded drivewell crack. (No, I am not a Hobie pro or affiliated with any dealer). It may take a while, but every time the hull cracked, Hobie replaced it with a new one. Note that I am the original owner and I'm pretty sure I had the first one in Portland**

It is apperantly to me by threads here that hobie crafts are very fragile like a formula car, I drag my big tuna up the river in the rocks or down the ramp to the water ( short ramp ) only.

 I don't think the formula car analogy holds (or at least it shouldn't). Our boats are not supposed to be fragile (they are made of the same material as garbage cans***) and Hobie's ain't that high performance.  A better one might be a new model Ford that they have not worked all the recalls out of.  Hobie's kayaks are not built on the bleeding edge of technology to maximize performance at the cost of reliability.

 OTOH, they do use a different technology. Before the mirage drive, kayaks generally weren't designed to be pushed around by a concentrated pulsing torque in the center of the boat. Propulsive loads were spread out by your butt, feet, and knee's.   

That said, I think they do as much homework as they can, build the things, then throw it out to us (the buying public) at a premium to complain about the bugs. Sorta like google glasses. 









* SEVYLOR

** that really doesn't have shiz to do with it but it is a kinda cool braggin right

***  ok, ok, garbage cans are cross-linked and kayak generally are not. But you get the idea

Glad you got it resolved. Hobie, unlike some heretofore unnamed companies*, tends to stand by their dealers and product. This is a real damhik for me as they have replaced my Adventure hull at least three times since 2006 because of the dreaded drivewell crack. (No, I am not a Hobie pro or affiliated with any dealer). It may take a while, but every time the hull cracked, Hobie replaced it with a new one. Note that I am the original owner and I'm pretty sure I had the first one in Portland**

It is apperantly to me by threads here that hobie crafts are very fragile like a formula car, I drag my big tuna up the river in the rocks or down the ramp to the water ( short ramp ) only.

 I don't think the formula car analogy holds (or at least it shouldn't). Our boats are not supposed to be fragile (they are made of the same material as garbage cans***) and Hobie's ain't that high performance.  A better one might be a new model Ford that they have not worked all the recalls out of.  Hobie's kayaks are not built on the bleeding edge of technology to maximize performance at the cost of reliability.

 OTOH, they do use a different technology. Before the mirage drive, kayaks generally weren't designed to be pushed around by a concentrated pulsing torque in the center of the boat. Propulsive loads were spread out by your butt, feet, and knee's.   

That said, I think they do as much homework as they can, build the things, then throw it out to us (the buying public) at a premium to complain about the bugs. Sorta like google glasses. 





* SEVYLOR



** that really doesn't have shiz to do with it but it is a kinda cool braggin right



***  ok, ok, garbage cans are cross-linked and kayak generally are not. But you get the idea

Not to sound like an argument but I know for a fact that a few hobie owners treat the kayaks like it's made of egg shells , hope it's not due to the price cuz my tuna was  $1700 and I drag it up streams and force land it when coming ashore exept on obvious sharp azz rock beaches. My $0.02

a few hobie owners treat the kayaks like it's made of egg shells

And some folk wear a belt and suspenders.

But here's some breaking news: Hobie's are not made of egg shells.

That said, those people with the belts and suspenders will get caught with their pants down far less often than I do. If you are good to your toyz, they will generally be good to you.

Conversely, its kinda silly to be afraid to drive your Hummer on the beach.

Different strokes....

Glad you got it resolved. Hobie, unlike some heretofore unnamed companies*, tends to stand by their dealers and product. This is a real damhik for me as they have replaced my Adventure hull at least three times since 2006 because of the dreaded drivewell crack. (No, I am not a Hobie pro or affiliated with any dealer). It may take a while, but every time the hull cracked, Hobie replaced it with a new one. Note that I am the original owner and I'm pretty sure I had the first one in Portland**

It is apperantly to me by threads here that hobie crafts are very fragile like a formula car, I drag my big tuna up the river in the rocks or down the ramp to the water ( short ramp ) only.

 I don't think the formula car analogy holds (or at least it shouldn't). Our boats are not supposed to be fragile (they are made of the same material as garbage cans***) and Hobie's ain't that high performance.  A better one might be a new model Ford that they have not worked all the recalls out of.  Hobie's kayaks are not built on the bleeding edge of technology to maximize performance at the cost of reliability.

 OTOH, they do use a different technology. Before the mirage drive, kayaks generally weren't designed to be pushed around by a concentrated pulsing torque in the center of the boat. Propulsive loads were spread out by your butt, feet, and knee's.   

That said, I think they do as much homework as they can, build the things, then throw it out to us (the buying public) at a premium to complain about the bugs. Sorta like google glasses. 





* SEVYLOR



** that really doesn't have shiz to do with it but it is a kinda cool braggin right



***  ok, ok, garbage cans are cross-linked and kayak generally are not. But you get the idea

Not to sound like an argument but I know for a fact that a few hobie owners treat the kayaks like it's made of egg shells , hope it's not due to the price cuz my tuna was  $1700 and I drag it up streams and force land it when coming ashore exept on obvious sharp azz rock beaches. My $0.02

I do all of those same things with my Outback and have dropped it off the top of my truck several times and have never had a problem. I even dare to land on sharp azz rock beaches and have done so for the last 3+ years without a problem. 

The only part of my Hobie I take special pains with are the fins. It is pretty easy to bend the masts and punch holes in the sails (if you have Turbos) by running them into the bottom. After straightening several masts and repairing even more holes I decided that paying close attention to what was under me pays off.

I don't worry about the hull - it has survived one drop off the truck (although the tailgate absorbed a lot of the energy on the way to the ground) several surf capsizes, beaching on all kinds of surfaces, being carted on scupper carts, and being transported right side up.