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05-29-2016, 03:47 PM | #1 |
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V2 Turbo mirage drive steel mast broke
Hobie kayakers , consider yourself blessed if this never happened to you yet.
9am this morning, 4 miles out in La Jolla, my twin turbo power engine mirage drive broke. ( see picture) Maybe I should buy a spare mirage drive just in case. Paddle a Hobie kayak four miles back is no joke, and no fun. Some will said just have a spare mast on kayak, well , not easy ! I have to use vise grip at home and spent a lot of effort just to have that broken piece out. In picture you'll see the other rod also develop some pin holes around the stressed area, that mast is about to go soon.. |
05-29-2016, 06:01 PM | #2 |
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That's why you bring extra parts...in your case a sprocket and a mast and tools.
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05-29-2016, 06:43 PM | #3 |
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Is that mast hollow? I can't tell from the picture.
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05-29-2016, 07:07 PM | #4 |
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From experience, lol...if you accidentally bend a fin rod, seems easy enough to just bend it right back. But you've stressed the hardened steel rod and it could break off entirely at the wrong time. Save yourself the headache and replace it as soon as you have the chance. Jim
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05-29-2016, 08:21 PM | #5 | |
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Salt water + 4 years+ my super strong legs = broken mast |
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05-29-2016, 08:38 PM | #6 |
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Time to put together a repair kit...it's like having a spare tire for your car
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05-29-2016, 08:40 PM | #7 |
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05-30-2016, 12:20 PM | #8 |
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solid stainless with pitting, looks like a manufacturing flaw to me.
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05-30-2016, 01:23 PM | #9 |
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stainless can pit with sand and salt build up. not in the manufacturing process. it was just wear and tear. i would asume you put in 30 days a year?
i just installed the turbo fins, and i put a little anti seize marine grease mix down the mast as i had light rusting. |
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