picking up my new hobie

so i sold my kayak about a month ago,  , but slowly i put away a little money here and there to add to the money i got for my malibu, and now have enough to purchase my hobie which is the reason i sold my malibu in the first place..  , just got off the phone with the seller and im picking it up first thing in the morning. .. will post pics tomorrow when i get my new baby...

Congrats, welcome to the darkside!  What did you get?

Welcome to the Darkside!

mirage sport



 

Very nice!!! 

I've got that exact model and color in mind for my youngest in a couple of years.  Let me know when you're ready to upgrade in size. 

Nice yak!
I'm thinking of saving up (and saving my poor spine) and just ponying the cash for a Hobie. Where'd you find the deal?
-Dan

Congrats and welcome to the dark side 

Very nice!!! 

I've got that exact model and color in mind for my youngest in a couple of years.  Let me know when you're ready to upgrade in size. 

dont think i;ll be upgrading size, i like the smaller yaks. everything is reachable.

Nice yak!
I'm thinking of saving up (and saving my poor spine) and just ponying the cash for a Hobie. Where'd you find the deal?
-Dan

i got the great deal in camarillo, price that's too low to post..

Welcome to the Darkside! Now we can combine and rule the kayak universe!!!! 

Cool. now go get some blood on it.

Scubaluis

quick note... those wheels.  They look from what I can tell to be the little ones with the short axle.  The uprights that go up into the scuppers are too damn short, and can torque around in there pretty good under the load of pulling the yak.  Long story short the upright posts on the wheels can punch through the hull inside the scupper tubes... extend those posts to prevent that.  Use pvc or wood doweling. 

Camarillo? Ah all da way in SoCal bro. 
Hopefully one pops on CL in SF soon..
-Dan

quick note... those wheels.  They look from what I can tell to be the little ones with the short axle.  The uprights that go up into the scuppers are too damn short, and can torque around in there pretty good under the load of pulling the yak.  Long story short the upright posts on the wheels can punch through the hull inside the scupper tubes... extend those posts to prevent that.  Use pvc or wood doweling.

not too sure what you mean? anymore details?

I mean find something of a proper diameter to extend the vertical posts on the wheel assembly.  The part that goes up into the scuppers on the kayak.  The tops of those posts should be at least level with the rear deck of the kayak to keep them from digging into the plastic inside the scupper.  It may not be a problem on the sport model, but it is on the outback.  I may need to draw a diagram of what I mean.

extend the upright by slipping some tubing of some sort over it, or a wood dowel inside of it or something so that they extend past the top of the scupper.