Ummmm... Hobie copy? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PapaDave · 09-18-2017, 10:03 AM

https://m.alibaba.com/product/606681...specifications

Baja_Traveler · 09-18-2017, 11:02 AM

Nope - they get away from the Hobie drive patent by using a ring and pinion arrangement to operate the drive.

Good - we need some competition because I think what Hobie is charging for the 180 drive is flat out way too much.

goldenglory18 · 09-18-2017, 11:19 AM

My work firewall doesnt like Alibaba....what brand is the boat?

oredith · 09-18-2017, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by goldenglory18

My work firewall doesnt like Alibaba....what brand is the boat?

Hamachijohn · 09-18-2017, 12:05 PM

$550? I could see a lot of people taking their chances on this. Wonder if my MD will fit?

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dpricenator · 09-22-2017, 12:11 PM

Oh I'll be taking my chances for sure. My office doesn't like Alibaba either, but this will be my X-mas present to me, this year.

SDROB · 09-22-2017, 02:05 PM

Were did you guys see a price at?

Iceman · 09-22-2017, 05:05 PM

You ever see those ads for fishing reels that look just like the $300 one but is only $49.95 made in China..............how did that work out for ya?

They are probably $550 each if you purchase a container of em.

FullFlavorPike · 09-23-2017, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

They are probably $550 each if you purchase a container of em.

Minimum purchase probably like 40 units.

Anybody notice the name, UBoat? Might as well call the thing a Sinker 10000.

TJones · 09-23-2017, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

You ever see those ads for fishing reels that look just like the $300 one but is only $49.95 made in China..............how did that work out for ya?

They are probably $550 each if you purchase a container of em.

TJones · 09-23-2017, 05:27 PM

Put a OK rudder and hatch on a hobie and call it a U Boat?

ful-rac · 09-23-2017, 08:45 PM

Looks like a ho-bee....

With a muer-ag‘e drive (patented)

goldenglory18 · 09-25-2017, 08:16 AM

Ugh, bummer. You can reverse engineer just about anything, but its hard to replicate quality.

The absolute last thing I would shortcut is a plastic boat that holds me, and my beloved gear, above the sea....

Fishin Phil · 09-30-2017, 09:32 AM

What a lot of people don't think about is, Alibaba is a company in a communist country. There are no "right to privacy laws" there. That government can access your private information at anytime from that company without a subpoena. It could be auctioned off on the dark web without your knowledge. The next thing you know your credit card has been used somewhere on the other side of the world. Think about it. When it looks to good to be true, it probably is.

King Saba · 09-30-2017, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishin Phil

What a lot of people don't think about is, Alibaba is a company in a communist country. There are no "right to privacy laws" there. That government can access your private information at anytime from that company without a subpoena. It could be auctioned off on the dark web without your knowledge. The next thing you know your credit card has been used somewhere on the other side of the world. Think about it. When it looks to good to be true, it probably is.

You act as if we don't have the same crap happening here. Big brother is watching ALL the time. In any case, most people don't shop on Alibaba since just about everything on the site is sold in bulk.

MITCHELL · 10-01-2017, 05:26 AM

Big enough for a GI....JOE
you never no in the plastic world. I saw a guy behead a trolling motor and hook up a plastic steering wheel on a plastic canoe

FISH11 · 10-01-2017, 04:13 PM

Looks like a "massage ho-bee", one size fit all. Not a Mirage Hobie.

Orca Winfrey · 10-01-2017, 04:40 PM

So do 499 other of you BWE members want to in with me on this smokin’ deal?
The sobering part is that 40 years ago everyone in the States made fun of Toyota and Datsun.

igotpron · 11-25-2017, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Orca Winfrey

So do 499 other of you BWE members want to in with me on this smokin’ deal?

The sobering part is that 40 years ago everyone in the States made fun of Toyota and Datsun.

I got a dollar. Maybe 20...

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09-18-2017, 10:03 AM	#1
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Ummmm... Hobie copy? https://m.alibaba.com/product/606681...specifications __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

09-22-2017, 02:05 PM	#7
SDROB Malibu Stealth 12 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hollywood, San Diego, Gonzaga Bay Posts: 512	Were did you guys see a price at? __________________ She will keep you warm in the winter and give you shade in the summer (Rossman) I'm telling ya, you have to keep these suckers on a game clip until just before you drop them in the frying pan.(Rossman)

09-22-2017, 05:05 PM	#8
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	You ever see those ads for fishing reels that look just like the $300 one but is only $49.95 made in China..............how did that work out for ya? They are probably $550 each if you purchase a container of em. __________________

09-23-2017, 05:27 PM	#11
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	What did they do? Put a OK rudder and hatch on a hobie and call it a U Boat?

09-23-2017, 08:45 PM	#12
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Looks like a ho-bee.... With a muer-ag‘e drive (patented) __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

09-18-2017, 11:02 AM	#2
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Nope - they get away from the Hobie drive patent by using a ring and pinion arrangement to operate the drive. Good - we need some competition because I think what Hobie is charging for the 180 drive is flat out way too much.

09-18-2017, 11:19 AM	#3
goldenglory18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 861	My work firewall doesnt like Alibaba....what brand is the boat?

09-18-2017, 12:05 PM	#5
Hamachijohn Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Francisco Posts: 74	$550? I could see a lot of people taking their chances on this. Wonder if my MD will fit? Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

09-22-2017, 12:11 PM	#6
dpricenator Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: South OC Posts: 120	Oh I'll be taking my chances for sure. My office doesn't like Alibaba either, but this will be my X-mas present to me, this year.

09-25-2017, 08:16 AM	#13
goldenglory18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 861	Ugh, bummer. You can reverse engineer just about anything, but its hard to replicate quality. The absolute last thing I would shortcut is a plastic boat that holds me, and my beloved gear, above the sea....

09-30-2017, 09:32 AM	#14
Fishin Phil Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 288	Alibaba What a lot of people don't think about is, Alibaba is a company in a communist country. There are no "right to privacy laws" there. That government can access your private information at anytime from that company without a subpoena. It could be auctioned off on the dark web without your knowledge. The next thing you know your credit card has been used somewhere on the other side of the world. Think about it. When it looks to good to be true, it probably is. __________________ God, Family, Your Health, You're Fishing.

10-01-2017, 05:26 AM	#16
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,277	Maybe there's only one size...... Big enough for a GI....JOE you never no in the plastic world. I saw a guy behead a trolling motor and hook up a plastic steering wheel on a plastic canoe __________________ Duke Mitchell

10-01-2017, 04:13 PM	#17
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Looks like a "massage ho-bee", one size fit all. Not a Mirage Hobie. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

10-01-2017, 04:40 PM	#18
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	So do 499 other of you BWE members want to in with me on this smokin’ deal? The sobering part is that 40 years ago everyone in the States made fun of Toyota and Datsun.