Hobie Adventure TI - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

WahooUSMA · 12-20-2010, 08:36 AM

So I sold the TI! Now, I am looking now for another PA or Revo, again. Preferably in Moss.

I learned a couple of valuable lessons during the process of the sale. NO KIDS!

I met the buyer at Mission bay next to OEX. He wanted to see how the boat was assembled. In 20-30 knot winds, I had to put this thing together while he and his 5 year old son watched. As I was hauling this beast down to the sand piece by piece, the kid decided to use my truck as a jungle gym. The worst part of it was his dad refused to discipline or intervene. He climbed on top of the rack and swung one of the tie-downs onto the front windshield, chipping the glass while pop’s stood by and watch. Finally, I said “boy” you need to get down. Then instead of climbing down into the bed, he slid off the rack onto the windshield and off my hood! Not to be outdone, the kid then ran down to the TI, while still on the cart, and started jumping inside. I had the mast already installed when the ‘boy’ then proceeded to open the sail – Not good! 20-30 knot winds with a metal pulley on the end of the sail can really do some damage when it smacks you upside the head, which it did.

Assembled finally, the dude then asks “can we take it for a spin”? WTF? So reluctantly, I agreed and off they went. About 30 min’s later they returned. As I was attempting to assist in the landing of the TI, I told him to lift the rudder with the ‘up’ handle because the boat was getting sideways in the wind. As he struggled, I told him to release the down handle from the cleat. Instead of releasing the down handle, he yanked on the ‘up’ handle so hard that he pulled the pulley system loose and the line went slack. He then commented, “What happened, I hope you can fix it”? He then proceeded to tell me, “Well, Fastlane is just over the bride, if they can fix it, you have a deal”. So over to Fastlane we went (the ‘boy’ was just as wild in the store as he was at the launch of the TI).

I want to personally thank the guys at Fastlane for helping me out in my Goat f^%$ of a situation. They spent about 1.5 hours getting the rudder system to work properly, and they did for free! I know I didn’t buy the TI form them, but their customer service is awesome. Thanks guys!

12-20-2010, 08:36 AM	#11
WahooUSMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 753	So I sold the TI! Now, I am looking now for another PA or Revo, again. Preferably in Moss. I learned a couple of valuable lessons during the process of the sale. NO KIDS! I met the buyer at Mission bay next to OEX. He wanted to see how the boat was assembled. In 20-30 knot winds, I had to put this thing together while he and his 5 year old son watched. As I was hauling this beast down to the sand piece by piece, the kid decided to use my truck as a jungle gym. The worst part of it was his dad refused to discipline or intervene. He climbed on top of the rack and swung one of the tie-downs onto the front windshield, chipping the glass while pop’s stood by and watch. Finally, I said “boy” you need to get down. Then instead of climbing down into the bed, he slid off the rack onto the windshield and off my hood! Not to be outdone, the kid then ran down to the TI, while still on the cart, and started jumping inside. I had the mast already installed when the ‘boy’ then proceeded to open the sail – Not good! 20-30 knot winds with a metal pulley on the end of the sail can really do some damage when it smacks you upside the head, which it did. Assembled finally, the dude then asks “can we take it for a spin”? WTF? So reluctantly, I agreed and off they went. About 30 min’s later they returned. As I was attempting to assist in the landing of the TI, I told him to lift the rudder with the ‘up’ handle because the boat was getting sideways in the wind. As he struggled, I told him to release the down handle from the cleat. Instead of releasing the down handle, he yanked on the ‘up’ handle so hard that he pulled the pulley system loose and the line went slack. He then commented, “What happened, I hope you can fix it”? He then proceeded to tell me, “Well, Fastlane is just over the bride, if they can fix it, you have a deal”. So over to Fastlane we went (the ‘boy’ was just as wild in the store as he was at the launch of the TI). I want to personally thank the guys at Fastlane for helping me out in my Goat f^%$ of a situation. They spent about 1.5 hours getting the rudder system to work properly, and they did for free! I know I didn’t buy the TI form them, but their customer service is awesome. Thanks guys! __________________ GO ARMY BEAT NAVY! Bad decisions make great stories!