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10-13-2014, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
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Hobie warranty
Anyone have any out of warranty experiences with Hobie? I decided to practice my re-entry skills after the whole Tony thingy. As I was capsizing my PA14 in the pool I used the arm rest on the vantage seat to pull my self over and capsize. As I did that I felt something give on my chair, I thought it just wasn't tied down in the rear. But when I got out of the pool and put the PA away I noticed where the seat cleat slides down in the front seat shoes on the left on it actually ripped the deck up with the mount and all. It's not completely free but there's no way you can sit on the chair without the left leg pushing right through the deck. It seems to me to be a really hard place to fix(without some kind of alum. plates or such). I was just wondering if its happened before and what Hobie might say about it. I can see it breaking if a guy jumped down in the seat and it broke, but lifting up on the armrest ? strange.
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10-13-2014, 04:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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only one way to find out.
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10-13-2014, 04:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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talk about a stress crack!
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10-13-2014, 08:42 PM
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Location: Oceanside
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Maybe weld it up and get a big piece of plastic and weld it over it like double reinforcing it?
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10-13-2014, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
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Just add it on the list of things to blame on Tony. I heard he had something to do with the mlpa too.
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10-13-2014, 09:48 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
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Hobie pro rates warranty beyond the initial 2 years. Pulling up may not have caused the crack but only revealed it. There should be the closed cell foam block wedged under that to keep the pressure spread out over a greater area. Tony should chime in on this one
 If you chose to get this welded the block placement would be crucial to keep it from cracking again.Easy to submit a warranty claim, always happy to help.
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11-10-2014, 09:58 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Wow that's some kick ass customer service right there! 👍
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