2007 Hobie Outback Hank Parker ed.

Hey guys!

There's a nice looking 12' 2007 for sale in my area for $600.  I think it would be a worthy upgrade from my 9' Mirage, plus it'd be cool to have a second kayak in case I can convince the lady to go out with me. 

The only thing is I'm currently struggling on storing mine, haven't gotten around to getting it hung up in the garage yet due to the vaulted ceiling.  If anyone has tips for getting it up in the air that'd be great!

The other issue is I probably wouldn't be able to haul it quiet yet, as I'm still waiting for a roof rack and a way to put the yak on the roof rack.

Can someone here talk some sense into me and convince me to not grab what I assume is a killer deal, considering the price of the seats and drive system alone. 

That's what started it all for me, the first kayak I ever tried and what got me hooked literally on kayak fishing 

That said... the ending for it was just a couple years later when it developed the well know drive well crack.  You should check the drivewell throughly for repairs where the mirage drive pins are inserted.  It also doesn't have click and go, you have to use camlocks to twist and lock it in place.  Personally I'd find something little newer, although will probably be more expensive. 

I don't know much about that specific kayak, but I just set up a ceiling mount system for hanging my 13' Hobie Revo this weekend. I bought this: https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Extreme-Max-120-lbs-Capacity-Kayak-Hoist-for-Garage-3004-0204/306535614?cm_mmc=ecc-_-THD_ORDER_CONFIRMATION_BOSS_STH-_-V1_M1_CA-_-Product_URL&ecc_ord=WM91010088&em_id=17d50d2c0a491508cb4b8049e735e422fee9cf608c8e1e75c807257e0611619f

Your vaulted ceilings may actually work in your favor, I needed to modify system and replace the "hooks" the webbing hangs from with something shorter (bracket with pins) to get the kayak above the roof of my car in my flat ceiling garage. One tip is that the mounts have two screws each, so you'll need to mount the kayak parallel with the 2x4's in your ceiling or attach an additional board like you can see in the photo. Even including the wood the whole thing was less than 30 bucks and it's pretty simple to install and easy to use.