V2 Turbo mirage drive steel mast broke - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Deamon · 05-29-2016, 06:07 PM

From experience, lol...if you accidentally bend a fin rod, seems easy enough to just bend it right back. But you've stressed the hardened steel rod and it could break off entirely at the wrong time. Save yourself the headache and replace it as soon as you have the chance. Jim

da22y · 05-29-2016, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Deamon

From experience, lol...if you accidentally bend a fin rod, seems easy enough to just bend it right back. But you've stressed the hardened steel rod and it could break off entirely at the wrong time. Save yourself the headache and replace it as soon as you have the chance. Jim

This 2012 drive never bent before, always taken out b4 landing, always rinse off at the the beach.

Salt water + 4 years+ my super strong legs = broken mast

ful-rac · 05-29-2016, 07:38 PM

Time to put together a repair kit...it's like having a spare tire for your car

da22y · 05-29-2016, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

Time to put together a repair kit...it's like having a spare tire for your car

Good idea, mast with sprocket pre installed.
Just need to hammer out the spine rod with all the needed tools.

And wish the sea is flat , you don't spill the "Glide Technology" ABS rollers all over the place....

CR Yaker · 05-29-2016, 09:16 PM

That mast rod was damaged before hand. It just happend to break all the way through while you we're on the water. First time I have heard of someone breaking it. Especially so high up near the spine. I've never had one break like that, or anywhere. But plenty of crank arms. Glad Hobie finally resolved that issue from 2014.

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Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	From experience, lol...if you accidentally bend a fin rod, seems easy enough to just bend it right back. But you've stressed the hardened steel rod and it could break off entirely at the wrong time. Save yourself the headache and replace it as soon as you have the chance. Jim __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

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ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Time to put together a repair kit...it's like having a spare tire for your car __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

05-29-2016, 09:16 PM	#5
CR Yaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Jaco, Costa Rica Posts: 119	That mast rod was damaged before hand. It just happend to break all the way through while you we're on the water. First time I have heard of someone breaking it. Especially so high up near the spine. I've never had one break like that, or anywhere. But plenty of crank arms. Glad Hobie finally resolved that issue from 2014. __________________ Fishing touring guide service Central Costa Rica. cryaker.com Mark