I'll take that; it will make my wife very happy to have my kayak up off the lawn. Her exact words were "grab it! grab it!"

Quote from: The Kraken on September 22, 2017, 01:15:54 PM

Thanks for the review so far! This is the one I've been waiting for, wish I was going to SF this weekend. To me though, it doesn't look there's much seat adjustment? I'm hoping someone in the 6'4" range gives it a try to see if there's enough leg room. I hope so, because I enjoy this boat's simple design. I'm also wondering, do all the new Hobies come with the reverse ability or is that a separate drive system? I was checking out the video on their web site and the one reviewed didn't look like it had it. May have just been an older video though?

Thanks again for you early reviews, I'm looking forward to your dive results.

Scott

Kraken, Ryan, and Ring King:
I'm 6'4" as well and my legs stretched out very well. It's doesn't look like it in the Hobie photos but us tall guys will not have a problem. The seat is very comfortable. You can drop the seat to it lower position. The only adjustment on the seat are the side straps that will adjust the back rest.

I took it out Sunday and Monday tested climbing in and out of the Compass with my wet suit. Very smooth getting in with out anything snagging onto my wetsuit. One thing I love the most about the Compas is the dry hull weight of 68lbs it is very light and easy to press over my head. The rotomolded handles/finger slots are pretty crappy and useless.

If this was my Compass the only modifications I would make is to upgrade the drive to ST Turbo fins. I tried it with the regular drive it comes with and felt that it was really slow. Brought my Turbo Fin drive the next day and the compass felt a lot faster. I'd also get rid of the 3D printed looking track system and replacing them with custom fabricated stainless steel or aluminum tracks. I installed a Scotty fast track adaptor and Scotty rod holder to use while trolling for Salmon and I noticed lots of flex on the plastic Track. Plus don't trust the Scotty fast track adaptor they have been known to break at the Crappy T-Bolt so just held the rod my hands. I would also add aftermarket handles to assist with lifting and loading the Compass.

I like the Compass and would like to get one for diving.