Joco I'm with you man. I have been searching the web for ANY new info on 2009 models from anyone. Winderness is the only one showing VERY LITTLE about theirs, but the other manufacturers are very slow in updating thier sites on "Whats New for 2009". I'm still shopping for the ultimate (to me) touring kayak. I am hoping something that will blow my socks off comes out for 2009. I'm still in love with the Seda Glider 19 as my number one choice so far.
JJ
Posts: 4679 | Location: Texas | Registered:: January 04, 2005
It doesn't look like that Current Designs SOT is going to be very useful as a fishing kayak, but it definitely looks like a speedster. I wonder how the stability is?
2009 Hobie “Click and Go” system for holding the Mirage Drive and new rudder pulley system (2009 Revolution Fish and Blue Sport IN VIDEO, BUT '09 Outbacks have the new features)
I heard that ship weighs in at 110 pounds. I guess that means that you have to be a "He-Person" to load it on a car, or buy a trailer at the same time as you by the yak. Whatever, I think Hobie is going in the wrong direction.
"Once you see that no one really wins, The Magic begins" JBuffett
Posts: 2079 | Location: Northern Neck, Virginia | Registered:: July 03, 2005
Originally posted by ValFitzAndrew: I heard that ship weighs in at 110 pounds. I guess that means that you have to be a "He-Person" to load it on a car, or buy a trailer at the same time as you by the yak. Whatever, I think Hobie is going in the wrong direction.
AGREED
I know this is a competitor to the new Native pedal kayak.
HOWEVER
Both here and on Hobie's own forums and elsewhere there are NUMEROUS posts hoping for "lighter weight" kayaks.
I'd love something between a sport and a Revolution.
I'm switching to a Sport solely due to weight. I switched to peddling from paddling due to arthritis in my shoulder, and at 53 years old that same arthritis in my shoulder rears its ugly head when trying to hoist 70 pounds on top of a car after a day of casting.
I heard rumor this pro angler by Hobie was huge but 110 lbs? Heck my 1982 16ft mohawk fiberglass canoe does not weigh that. Were they planning us to strap a camper rv to the top of it as well?
Posts: 191 | Location: Alabama | Registered:: March 05, 2008
I heard that ship weighs in at 110 pounds. I think Hobie is going in the wrong direction.
About 70 pounds in the wrong direction in my opinion.
I don't know what these companies have against light weight kayaks; heavy can serve its purpose, but many people are interested in lighter weight gear, kayaks included.
Three years ago I switched to ultralight gear for backpacking. That sport has worked on this heavily because, of course, everything that goes with you travels on your back. I dropped my pack weight from the 45 to 50 pounds, which include my water, that I had carried for 32 years with my old external frame and all of the heavy metal I usually used to a pack that weighed 32.4 pounds, an internal frame plus titanium gear and 2 gallons of water which weighs about 18 pounds by itself. If I packed somewhere besides the Texas Big Bend desert where water was not a problem, I would be carrying 14.4 pounds for a week or more trip.
This is the kind of weight savings kayak makers should be aiming at.
The WS ultralite T120 was a good move, but they should offer the same design/material in a longer boat. And the price is high. Hurricane has the lightweight Phoenix line - I have 2 of them - but the company has lots of problems and an abysmal dealer network.
I keep hoping someone will offer the perfect light, fast, and durable FISHING kayak. There is definitely a market.
Posts: 287 | Location: north jersey | Registered:: October 21, 2007
I guess that means that you have to be a "He-Person" to load it on a car, or buy a trailer at the same time as you by the yak. 
Whatever, I think Hobie is going in the wrong direction.
.and have a rudder..and good seat.
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