Hey guys,
I recently purchased a PA12. I love it, but as with anything I dig into, I did manage to find some issues with scupper hole damage that caused someone to sink a kayak in a video, then further research yielded that this is not a manufacturing defect and therefore not a warrantable issue.
So, what's the best storage option to keep my Hobie nice and safe without voiding warranty, and without breaking the bank? Ideally, I'd like for it to look nice in the garage, and bonus points if it could be stored at waist level with storage underneath for accessories.
Second pressing concern is best techniques for loading and unloading into truck. Also related to load on scupper holes. I've been fortunate to have help loading and unloading, so this hasn't been a concern quite yet, but of course it will be in the future. One way that I thought of is to simply use the cart and put the nose up on to the truck bed. I own a 3500 series heavy duty truck, and the bed is quite tall, so doing this would put quite a bit of tilt on the nose. So, I'm curious to know if this awkward load is bad for the scuppers, and if so, how I can best avoid this.
I'm curious why after reading about all of this, that Hobie isn't a little more proactive about being innovative about the cart system. It seems like, if there's nothing that I'm missing, you could almost just put a piece of foam around the bit that inserts into the kayak to put less strain on the plastic. Then again, perhaps the load is still pretty heavy in that one spot? But I don't claim to be an expert, I'm just here to figure out how to preserve my new toy so that I can feel confident in buying another down the road.
With that said, any advice on long term ownership that I may have missed? Scupper damage was the biggest I've run across that I didn't know about, but I'm sure there's more I don't know.
Thanks!
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