Your yak, what cheeses you off?
- PoddyMullet
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Your yak, what cheeses you off?
Hobie Revo. Hobie Paddles are flimsy, my number 1 gripe. Centre hatch dumps water and squid juice inside, and O rings get twisted.
Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
Every hobie I've owned apart from proanglers.
The bung plug is in the most awkward possible spot to empty water out of the yak. For a company that makes such great 'innovations' you'd think they could put the bung in a better place.
The bung plug is in the most awkward possible spot to empty water out of the yak. For a company that makes such great 'innovations' you'd think they could put the bung in a better place.
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
As above, plus...
They are bloody heavy lumps to move around.
They are bloody heavy lumps to move around.
- laneends
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
Quest
hobbie paddles..(replacing as xmas prezzie)
hatch dumping water agreed.
I've just cut/shortened O ring and reglued, closes sweetly now. Was sticky from new.
Front hatch strap down (bungie) is not substantial enough. easy to leave it unstrapped without noticing
paddle strap down is unnecessarily skimped and hard to use.
Moulded side grips?? Instead of straps/handles. (Going to install some Aquayak ones)
Rudder covers rear lifting handle
side pockets dont drain, and dont seem like they will last long
Seat recess ponds water
A lot of this is addressed in new models though
All in all though, no major gripes.
hobbie paddles..(replacing as xmas prezzie)
hatch dumping water agreed.
I've just cut/shortened O ring and reglued, closes sweetly now. Was sticky from new.
Front hatch strap down (bungie) is not substantial enough. easy to leave it unstrapped without noticing
paddle strap down is unnecessarily skimped and hard to use.
Moulded side grips?? Instead of straps/handles. (Going to install some Aquayak ones)
Rudder covers rear lifting handle
side pockets dont drain, and dont seem like they will last long
Seat recess ponds water
A lot of this is addressed in new models though
All in all though, no major gripes.
- Jenko
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
I have to peddle it.
Cheers Gary...
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
Dont get it out enough.
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
Outback:
mesh pocket area holds water
rudder covers lift handle but that's because I put a sailing rudder on
Overall I love it though
mesh pocket area holds water
rudder covers lift handle but that's because I put a sailing rudder on
Overall I love it though
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
my yak smells like dead fish - but I dosen't cheese me off , I'm use to it
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
H..mm lets see ,I have been to places you dream about,caught more fish than you can shake a stick at and above all met some really top people ,sorry nothing more too add
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Re: Your yak, what cheeses you off?
we still talking kayaksBabylon wrote:Dont get it out enough.
People laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at them because they're all the same.