Rock solid Hobie drive arm upgrade group buy ... UPDATED WITH ORDER INFO!!

I'd love 3-4 pairs 

I'd love 3-4 pairs 

Planning a trip to Pedro. Lol

Have 3 Hobies and (unfortunately) an extra drive now. 

I would be in for two sets.

I'm interested.  I'm more interested if they are threaded.

Redrawing my design this weekend to allow for adapting bicycle pedals or stock pedals. Need to run it by my fabricator to make sure it is feasible. Stay tuned!

I'm in for a set.

Like everyone else, if the price is reasonable, I'm in! Sounds pretty awesome.

Depending on price I would be interested in one or two sets.

Im in for a set

WOW guys!
I am blown away by the response. Here is my basic plan for how this first round is going to work:
I am going to take pre-orders and prepayment to help me with set up costs and the cost of ordering the first production run. In return I will be offering a lower price than when I get this project up and running. This offer will only be extended to the NWKA and NCKA community.
I will have pricing firmed in the next couple of days as I am working on a few changes to the design. Stay tuned and I will keep you all updated.
Thanks!

I saw your previous thread about this and was highly impressed. I'd be interested in a pair with perhaps slightly extended length (if you think it could handle the force) for a V1 drive, with 9/16" pedal holes if possible!

We've got Keen SPD sandals at our bike shop, I'd be interested in SPD'ing my Hobie! I can order these for anyone that wants them.

I saw your previous thread about this and was highly impressed. I'd be interested in a pair with perhaps slightly extended length (if you think it could handle the force) for a V1 drive, with 9/16" pedal holes if possible!

We've got Keen SPD sandals at our bike shop, I'd be interested in SPD'ing my Hobie! I can order these for anyone that wants them.

Spd cleats with bike sandals are better than bike shoes for Hobie pedaling in that water drains and dries quickly with sandals and a pair one size larger than one's usual shoe size will accommodate 6 mm neoprene booties. Warm feet all day.

Hey guys. This is a project I've been working on for a while and I'm in the final stages.
After having Mirage Drive arms fail on my boat and friends boats I decided I could build something better. Last year I made a few prototypes and have only gotten positive feedback. Since I am only an amateur fabricator I will be having custom solid aircraft grade aluminum arms for the Hobie Mirage drive machined to my specs. These will be sized exactly like the OEM arms and the same pedals will bolt on. The big difference will be THESE WONT BREAK! I guarantee that these arms will not break.

I have a few sets of my prototypes out there and I have been using a set for over a year .... Still rock solid.

Right now I'm trying to gauge an interest level of these and see if 10 or 20 guys are interested in a pair. Cost will be less than a set of new arms from Hobie but I don't have a definite price yet. I am opening this to my NWKA and NCKA brothers first.
What are your thoughts guys?

Sounds like a great idea. In fact, I've done the amateur fabrication thing myself, so I can see some possible benefits to getting it done by someone at a professional level.

So, how do you define "aircraft grade aluminum"? Is it 6061-T6 or 7075-T6, or something else? A lot of different grades are used in different aircraft applications. There are tradeoffs with each of the alloys. Also, I assume they are not anodized or painted. As I understand it, some alloys you'd definitely want to protect from the salt, while others are relatively robust and can just be polished.

Hey guys. This is a project I've been working on for a while and I'm in the final stages.
After having Mirage Drive arms fail on my boat and friends boats I decided I could build something better. Last year I made a few prototypes and have only gotten positive feedback. Since I am only an amateur fabricator I will be having custom solid aircraft grade aluminum arms for the Hobie Mirage drive machined to my specs. These will be sized exactly like the OEM arms and the same pedals will bolt on. The big difference will be THESE WONT BREAK! I guarantee that these arms will not break.

I have a few sets of my prototypes out there and I have been using a set for over a year .... Still rock solid.

Right now I'm trying to gauge an interest level of these and see if 10 or 20 guys are interested in a pair. Cost will be less than a set of new arms from Hobie but I don't have a definite price yet. I am opening this to my NWKA and NCKA brothers first.
What are your thoughts guys?

Sounds like a great idea. In fact, I've done the amateur fabrication thing myself, so I can see some possible benefits to getting it done by someone at a professional level.

So, how do you define "aircraft grade aluminum"? Is it 6061-T6 or 7075-T6, or something else? A lot of different grades are used in different aircraft applications. There are tradeoffs with each of the alloys. Also, I assume they are not anodized or painted. As I understand it, some alloys you'd definitely want to protect from the salt, while others are relatively robust and can just be polished.

I am going to use 7075-T6 and anodize it to mil spec. 

I am going to use 7075-T6 and anodize it to mil spec.

Nice! Any possibility of getting customized lengths?