Pretty sure new Kayaks this spring!

[jruiz]

My opinion is that it is fair for a V2 mirage drive and one with the stow and go rudder. Maybe not if it is V1 or not the stow and go.

[absentx]

Would also be curious to hear any first hand experience from others who have upgraded to a 2015 outback from an older model. To me it seems like the seat and the standing upgrades would just be huge, but I actually have yet to hear from anyone who has upgraded.

[absentx]

Well it all came together. My 2009's are down the road to a happy new owner and we pick up two new Outbacks tomorrow. We had two Moss colored 09's but I didn't like the new green color as much so we went with one in Dune for the wife and a Papaya one for me.

Can't wait to get started rigging. Looking forward to not having to pull teeth or solve puzzles to get my HDS transducer cleanly mounted...can't wait to rig it up with that Lowrance ready system.

Plus getting to rig a kayak all over again is going to be a blast, plus I have six years of experience with the other one of knowing what works and what doesn't.

[TJones]

Originally Posted by absentx

Well it all came together. My 2009's are down the road to a happy new owner and we pick up two new Outbacks tomorrow. We had two Moss colored 09's but I didn't like the new green color as much so we went with one in Dune for the wife and a Papaya one for me.

Can't wait to get started rigging. Looking forward to not having to pull teeth or solve puzzles to get my HDS transducer cleanly mounted...can't wait to rig it up with that Lowrance ready system.

Plus getting to rig a kayak all over again is going to be a blast, plus I have six years of experience with the other one of knowing what works and what doesn't.

Rigging the new kayak will take an hour and a half tops to install a fish finder with a transducer in the water. No muss , no fuss . No better way .

[absentx]

Well it was my understanding that the reason they flattened out the middle hatch area in front of the seat and put the foam blocks down there was for a better standing area.

And, as you can see in the attached image, Hobie did mount an HBar on one at a show or something.

But - I tend to agree with your sentiment on the standing anyways. I stood up in my 09 once and I kind of went

"I think I would be crazy to do this on any kind of regular basis"

With an H-bar, the easier position to stand from with the Vantage Seat and a flatter area to stand though, that might make me more likely to stand.

Completely looking forward to the new seats, the old ones made my wife's back uncomfortable after awhile and it just looks like a massive upgrade. We did try them out when demoing the boats and we loved them, but I am really looking forward to trying them out on the water for real.

[TJones]

Originally Posted by absentx

Would also be curious to hear any first hand experience from others who have upgraded to a 2015 outback from an older model. To me it seems like the seat and the standing upgrades would just be huge, but I actually have yet to hear from anyone who has upgraded.

What are the standing upgrades ? Are you referring to standing up in kayak , and do they make some some sort of brace or h bar ? I have had a similar year model as yours , and currently own 2014 and 2015 . I have stood up in both , which I do not recommend . Oddly enough I was more comfortable standing up in 2014 . I felt like I had a wider stance on the 2014 which leads to more stability (jmo) . My issues of monkey but are long gone with the new vantage seat and with that being the case , I will be doing more sitting than standing . My bets are on you and your wife loving the time on water together in your new yaks .