I have a 2010 Hobie Mirage Sport. Everyone I ask, including Hobie technical support, gives me a different or a vague answer to the question "[i][i]will the current Mirage Drive with kick up fins and/or the Mirage Drive 180 with kick up fins fit into my hull[/i][/i]?"
I have the drop in (not twist lock) drive locks, and the original drive (upgraded to turbo fins). I fish in shallow murky water, so I would really like to get kick up fins. Since I will be spending that much money, why not spend a few hundred more and get the 180 drive. I have searched online and made a number of calls, and no one can tell me if a new drive that's almost $1,000 will fit into my kayak.
I understand that I might have to cut off the new plastic alignment pins, but I am not confident that the drive will fit after cutting the pins off. I certainly can't return the drive once I've cut them off!
Any help or advice, especially from someone who has actually installed a current drive into a pre-2012 Hobie kayak would be most appreciated.
This link shows a kick up drive in a Mirage Sport, but it's an even older model than mine with the drive twist lock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YYT0j-SncA
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