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Hello and thank you. I have a Hobie Outfitter (which we love) 07 that i purchased in 2007 from Kayak Fishing Stuff Mine Hill N.J. unfortunately went out of business. So hence i come here for support . On 7/11/10 went out trolling for striped bass on spruce run .While out about 30 minutes or so of trolling , I noticed i was taking on water, so proceeded to tell my wife we need to go back barely made it in. By the time we got back in we could barely lift the kayak onto land so we got as close to land and got out. opened the hatch and well a lot of water , managed to get kayak on side , started bailing it out , Then took a good visual check and noticed a crack or a hole in scupper hole going from lil bit from inside bottom scupper hole of where trax cart goes through. So now i am perplexed on how or why and lost on what to do or where to go. Thank you again

Cracks in cart scuppers typically indicate a mispositioned cart. The cart, when properly used, does not stress the walls of a scupper. The loads are on the hull bottom and inside cockpit deck. At some point... likely the cart was in crooked and caused the cart post to crack the scupper.

Contact a dealer and file a claim with us anyway. We will look at the failure and consider if we can help in some way.

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Matt Miller
Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Hobie Cat USA

Thank you Matt, i have filed a claim with efinger sports on 7/16/10 . Cant wait to get back on the water.

If you use the older style cart try adding Hobie #80045000 CAP - HOBIE CART DOME ($.25), one on each scupper tube on the cart. With the rounded top, it keeps the pipes centered and they don't easily catch any mismatched seams in the scupper holes.

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http://KayakingBob.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2007, 2009 & 2010 Hobie AIs and a 2010 TI

o well i guess i am on my own for this one. I called the dealer who is supposedly taking care of helping me, but when i chat with him he says , will call me back to let me know what is going on. still have not heard a reply. I guess all good things must come to an end. time to move on.

email Matt

We don't see a record of a claim on this one. Its always possible they did not file via our dealer website and have simply emailed... but we never received it. Be sure to have that dealer file it... or contact another for help. Fyi... this is not a free replacement. We would be talking a pro rated cost for a hull plus freight charges at best.

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Matt Miller
Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Hobie Cat USA

thank you Matt . This was the 2nd dealer i contacted , the other place in lake hopatcong i guess went out of business . I called them but phone is disconnected ,and also emailed them. Every time i call Efinger Sports and talked to Mark. Always tells me he sent everything to Hobie and i will call you back right away for a update. FYI i am not looking for a frebbie. Just some help

Send an email with the boat details to warranty (at) hobiecat (dot) com... I'll ask our warranty manager to contact them for you.

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Matt Miller
Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Hobie Cat USA

great matt thank you, i sent the information out as requested ty, again

o well no help yet . I guess i got lost in the shuffle . Great support. Did what i was supposed to do. Hobie kayaking is done for me.

Matt and most of the Hobie guys have been away for about a month, should all be back Tuesday. Maybe try another email to Matt and wait a couple of days for him to get to it.

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http://KayakingBob.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2007, 2009 & 2010 Hobie AIs and a 2010 TI

Wow , Words can not describe how happy and gratefull , I am towards Matt and Hobie. Hobie has exceeded all my wildest expectations. Thank You Cosmik

what was the outcome?

you can reinforce the scupper area by using some conduit pipe and dap 8010 ns. the caps are a great investment. it makes it easier for me to put cart in when on the water.

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John