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Old 10-21-2009, 04:51 PM   #1
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Hobie does it again.

Hobie is definitely geared for us lazy kayakers. I just got my new Hobie accessory catalog, now they have an electric motor that mounts in the rudder position or in the Mirage drive hole. But $1900 is over the top, I'll stick with my sail.
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Old 10-21-2009, 05:33 PM   #2
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Check this out and it's cheaper.

http://www.oceankayak.com/kayaks/ang...ns/torque.html
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Old 10-21-2009, 05:34 PM   #3
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Yeah I saw that too

its way to much money right know
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Old 10-21-2009, 09:03 PM   #4
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While I love the design and engineering that goes into both of these products, I think the idea will fall flat among most of the kayaking community. Especially when you look at the price. (I do love the reverse capibility however). One of the things that I love about kayaking is that the only fuel I use to get to the fishing grounds is breakfast. Sure an electric motors is infinitely "greener" than a gas motor but I am not sure that is the correct perspective.

Kayaking is kayaking, not motor boating. Many Kayakers still have a bit of a problem with those of us peddling our Hobies around. Someone once called it "peddle envy". I, for one, will happily accept a bit of scorn in exchange for my peddles. Even if the Hobie design makes it easier to fish from a kayak, it should be recognized that those of us with these kinds of vessels are still using our bodies to propel the boat. In my view, adding a motor will make the experience somehow less fulfilling.

My two cents for the day.

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Old 10-24-2009, 11:59 AM   #5
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yup checked er out $1,999. ocean torque, that is the kayak and motor but without the battery. it says to get a group 24 deep cycle or smaller. don't know any thing about these, how much are they?
also wondering about getting in and out of the surf without damage to the prop? it says you can take out the motor but????
anyone have any experience with one of these? or the hobie?
the hobie motor is about $1900. with the battery. kayak is extra!
you can put the motor on the rudder or in where the pedals go and that would make it easy to take out for landings?

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Old 10-24-2009, 08:13 PM   #6
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Sails, mother shipping and especially motors is not true kayak fishing...I'm in the middle with peddles.
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Old 10-24-2009, 09:05 PM   #7
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Mother shipping is not true kayaking?

Damn...
I guess I will have to just work up the endurance to paddle to Catalina, SCI,
and the Cortez bank...etc.etc.etc.

How do you feel about throwing my yak on top of my F250?
it's my mother ship when I yak La Jolla

Or do I have to paddle from San Pedro to LJ to be legit?

Throwing the yak on the truck and driving to the launch
is the same to me as throwing the yak on the Islander and jumping ship at SCI
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Old 10-24-2009, 09:34 PM   #8
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I like the Ocean kayak design.

I will have to give a closer inspection.
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Old 10-24-2009, 09:43 PM   #9
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Cortez Bank

Dudes who go out to Cortez Bank on a mother ship trip are paddling over deep, wild, great white infested waters. Real wild nature, far from real emergency medical care, which makes the La Jolla kelp seem like a kiddy pool in comparison. I'd call it real kayaking. This comes from someone who has only fished the kiddy pool!
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Old 10-24-2009, 09:54 PM   #10
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Don't underestimate our local waters. This little fella lives there, and posed for a pic.

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Old 10-24-2009, 10:31 PM   #11
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Mother shipping is not true kayaking?
Throwing the yak on the truck and driving to the launch
is the same to me as throwing the yak on the Islander and jumping ship at SCI
Have to agree here, would be the same as me paddling from Leucadia to LJ...doable, but would have to paddle back.

But...although I have never been on a yak/mothership trip, I still think the 'rules' apply...don't hook from the boat, launch, then land the trophy.

Mother ships? Soon, soon, soon I say...someone to supply hot grub and cold ones, just a paddle away?

And a place to take a nap, other than the yak?

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Old 10-25-2009, 05:36 AM   #12
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Calm down boys....I didn't say that I don't respect the adventure and camaraderie of mother shipping....it's just not what floats my boat (sorry for the pun).
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Old 10-25-2009, 09:17 AM   #13
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Calm down boys
no worries, I was just having some fun...
It takes a lot more than your opinion of mother shipping for me to lose my "calm"

To me it is just another form of yak fishing...
one that may become a bigger part of our game when the mlpa goes into effect...

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I didn't say that I don't respect the adventure
I know you didn't... so now you calm down...
what you said was...
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mother shipping and especially motors is not true kayak fishing
By the way, some of the best "true kayak fishing" guys I know peddle those dang Hobie machines...(I still think they should be handicapped with a late launch and early return during tournaments)

ps...
bitchen pics Billy and Tman
you never know where "adventure" might happen
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Old 10-25-2009, 09:46 AM   #14
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Mother shipping is not true kayaking?

Damn...
I guess I will have to just work up the endurance to paddle to Catalina, SCI,
and the Cortez bank...etc.etc.etc.

How do you feel about throwing my yak on top of my F250?
it's my mother ship when I yak La Jolla

Or do I have to paddle from San Pedro to LJ to be legit?

Throwing the yak on the truck and driving to the launch
is the same to me as throwing the yak on the Islander and jumping ship at SCI
yes! If you try it Bellcon youll make headlines, and when you get to La jolla you gotta land a YT over 15lbs to be legit!
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Old 10-25-2009, 10:18 AM   #15
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If the MLPA had it's way, I would have to consider a Hobie equipped with pedals, paddle, radio, GPS, Flair gun, big battery, outriggers, solar panels, extra water, and a motor. Perhaps, pull another kayak (with solar panels for the green aspect) in case I actually catch somthing worthy of posting.
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