Because I often get questions about this, I'm going to try to answer an ice chest/cooler question premptively before I get one! As some of you know, I like the very handy Igloo 25 quart marine cooler--marine because it has all SS fittings. These are available from West Marine and Boater's World, among other places. It also small enough to fit most kayaks without taking up a lot of space. I lugged my cooler back down to my local dealer, the Wilderness Way, earlier today to finish up "the rest of the story."
The Revolution
Here is a view looking forward showing the new 2007 Revolution's rear deck area and the 25 quart Igloo cooler.
I have added the AFi Tournament rodholder (from West Marine/Boater's World) to the rear of this cooler, as described previously.
http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2428
Note the hull built-in rodholders, each with a PVC extender, shown to either side of the cooler. These extenders are made from 1.25 inch diameter PVC pipe that was described in a previous post also.
http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=1389
You will note in this closer view that the Igloo cooler fits reasonably well in the rear deck of the Revo-not the glove-like fit of this cooler in the Hobie Sport, but close enough. All yak coolers need to be lashed down IMHO, and some more so than others. I was glad to see that Hobie apparently took this cooler into consideration in the design of the rear deck of the Revolution and the new Outback, as they did even more so in the design of the Sport . However, they did not do this in the design of the Adventure last year, and this cooler has to be installed lengthwise there, rather than athwartships, as you see here.
For lashing these coolers down, I use small 5/32 inch diameter, 10 inch long Sta-Put marine bungees with SS fittings. These are tied with an overhand knot to a SS shackle attached to the cooler's external fittings.
I should add that I mainly use this cooler for carrying gear while underway. I have a cooler bag from Sam's Club for storing fish when I don't release them. Next is a view of the Revo rear deck area showing the Igloo cooler and the newly supplied Hobie 8 x 14 inch dry bag that fits nicely into the 8 inch hatch that you can see here.
The New 2007 Outback
Here is the brand new 2007 Outback looking aft, with the seating area in the foreground. The Igloo 25 quart cooler sits very nicely on the rear deck of the OB with room to spare, as you can see.
Here is the same cooler looking forward from the stern. Again, you can see this cooler fits perfectly in the 2007 Outback. The bungee cords are not shown attached in these two pics, and will probably require an extra set of more forward padeyes in the gunwale tackle tray.