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My friendly neighborhood kayak store has the hiking stick up on their web page, and it says it will fit 2011 and later steering handles.

To make it fit my 2009 AI, can I simply buy a new handle (part 81013001)?

If not, is there a kit or anything I can use to retrofit the steering handle to accept the hiking stick?

Thanks for any advice. I am currently using a broom handle with a carabiner clipped into a hole drilled into the steering handle, but it is less than ideal.

-Chris

You could just drill a hole in the old handle and add a lock-nut as it's just a threaded end on a flexible cable.

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The new handle requires a new crank. There are also some internal differences in the steering lines as the crank only has one arm. Used to have 2.

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Matt Miller
Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Hobie Cat USA

That sounds like too much work! I guess the only thing that can be done is to get a 2013 Tandem Island! I'm sure my wife will understand.



Seriously, thanks for replying so quickly. I was hoping to have a slick solution, but I'll probably stick with my broom handle solution for now.

-Chris