Hobie Seat Upgrade? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Quilted Germ · 01-10-2013, 10:34 AM

I have a Revo and want a better seat. After some internet research it appears I don't have much options when it comes to upgrading the seat. Am I missing something? Anyone out there upgrade their seat? Thanks for the info.

Baja_Traveler · 01-10-2013, 10:41 AM

I read over on the Hobie Forums that this seat is the one to get for a revo:

http://www.skwoosh.com/category/kayak-fishing.html

Quilted Germ · 01-10-2013, 10:45 AM

That link has a bunch of them. Do you know if they are all compatible with the Hobies??? Or which one(s)....can't believe Hobie doesn't have a top shelf model

Sdspeed · 01-10-2013, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Quilted Germ

That link has a bunch of them. Do you know if they are all compatible with the Hobies??? Or which one(s)....can't believe Hobie doesn't have a top shelf model

Call hobie Direct in Oceanside,ca
1-800-hobie-49

steveooo · 01-10-2013, 11:40 AM

I'm sure most afermarket seats will fit on the Revo. They won't go into the plugs on the bottom of the seat, but you can attach them with front and rear straps like a traditional kayak seat. You may need to add 2 Pad Eyes behind the seat to attach the rear buckles, but with the adjustable rear straps you can probably just add it on & avoid doing any sort of modification.

Here is a Surf To Summit seat on my Hobie Adventure. No modifications needed to eitehr the seat or the kayak. It would probably be the same on the Revo.

Surf to Summit makes a very high quality seat, and that is where I'd start my search. Go see OEX and try a few seats on their Revo's I'd bet you will find a few that will work

Iceman · 01-10-2013, 11:58 AM

pre 2013 could use these pegs on most after market seats to keep the seat in place. Just make the holes with a soldering iron or heat up a screw driver

bus kid · 01-10-2013, 12:00 PM

I have a revo, and this seat works fine.

http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...er-Seat/Detail

Emeraldbaykayaks · 01-10-2013, 12:01 PM

I had a outback that I put a Surf To Summit seat on and it worked out great. I am not sure if a revo has a narrower seating area then a outback thow.

jruiz · 01-10-2013, 10:46 AM

I have one from the above mentioned vendor. Storage is nice plus the rod holders. You may need to install padeyes behind seat.

http://www.skwoosh.com/product/kayak...ng/BC1204.html

01-10-2013, 10:34 AM	#1
Quilted Germ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cardiff, Ca Posts: 185	Hobie Seat Upgrade? I have a Revo and want a better seat. After some internet research it appears I don't have much options when it comes to upgrading the seat. Am I missing something? Anyone out there upgrade their seat? Thanks for the info. __________________ Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. - Ronald Reagan

01-10-2013, 10:45 AM	#3
Quilted Germ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cardiff, Ca Posts: 185	That link has a bunch of them. Do you know if they are all compatible with the Hobies??? Or which one(s)....can't believe Hobie doesn't have a top shelf model __________________ Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. - Ronald Reagan

01-10-2013, 11:58 AM	#6
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	pre 2013 could use these pegs on most after market seats to keep the seat in place. Just make the holes with a soldering iron or heat up a screw driver __________________

01-10-2013, 12:00 PM	#7
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	I have a revo, and this seat works fine. http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...er-Seat/Detail __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

01-10-2013, 10:41 AM	#2
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	I read over on the Hobie Forums that this seat is the one to get for a revo: http://www.skwoosh.com/category/kayak-fishing.html

01-10-2013, 11:40 AM	#5
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	I'm sure most afermarket seats will fit on the Revo. They won't go into the plugs on the bottom of the seat, but you can attach them with front and rear straps like a traditional kayak seat. You may need to add 2 Pad Eyes behind the seat to attach the rear buckles, but with the adjustable rear straps you can probably just add it on & avoid doing any sort of modification. Here is a Surf To Summit seat on my Hobie Adventure. No modifications needed to eitehr the seat or the kayak. It would probably be the same on the Revo. Surf to Summit makes a very high quality seat, and that is where I'd start my search. Go see OEX and try a few seats on their Revo's I'd bet you will find a few that will work

01-10-2013, 12:01 PM	#8
Emeraldbaykayaks Junior Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 25	I had a outback that I put a Surf To Summit seat on and it worked out great. I am not sure if a revo has a narrower seating area then a outback thow.

01-10-2013, 10:46 AM	#9
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	I have one from the above mentioned vendor. Storage is nice plus the rod holders. You may need to install padeyes behind seat. http://www.skwoosh.com/product/kayak...ng/BC1204.html