I bought an early i12S, which has seen infrequent use, maybe 20 times in total. I'm recently retired and now have more time to use one. I also bought turbo fins, sail kit and rudder, and the cart. Like many inflatables, it leaks air from the center tube at the rigid end. Repairs have been unsuccessful. Worse, a friend bought one too, and finally used it for the first time last summer, he left it in the sun after using it on day one, and seams split. We'd like to get some use of the $2000+ each of us spent on these inflatables. Is there another Hobie, a rigid one, that I can use the drive, fins, sail, cart, etc with, either new or used kayak? I liked the kayak, but am really disappointed in the limited service life we have both experienced. NO more inflatables for us. If these can't be reused in a rigid kayak, is there a market for parts and accessories?
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