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 Post subject: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:19 am 
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How long does it usually take for Hobie to respond to warranty claims? I'm just trying to get a handle on how long I will be landlocked. While fishing offshore I found water inside my Outback :o , further investigation by the dealer found a crack running on the bottom from the front of the drive well forward thru and past the injection button. The claim was only place at the start of this week.

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 Post subject: Re: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:09 am 
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My time was 2 weeks from reporting it to having the new hull at my house.

Not bad for not having to shell out a single penny for a replacement hull!

Of course, your time might be different, but that was my case's timing...

Good luck!

PS - I had the same exact crack in mine.


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 Post subject: Re: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:49 pm 
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Maybe your dealer has a "demonstration" boat he can lend you i the interim?? Or maybe you can put a piece of packing tape over it and stay close to shore until your replacement arrives! 8)


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 Post subject: Re: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:29 am 
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I had a hull replaced late last fall and unfortunately i have only been out in it one time so far , it had been sitting in it's white bubble wrap untouched since last Nov.

I think it's normal to have a few inches of water inside the yak , my previous Outback usually had a few inches of water after a days fishing and so far the new one does as well (although only taken out once) .

I attribute it to the rudder line openings and rear hatch, i can't remember a single time where the inside was dry. I really wish water wasn't inside though, it's a major pita getting it out of there after every trip lol.


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 Post subject: Re: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 6:38 am 
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cnnashman wrote:
I had a hull replaced late last fall and unfortunately i have only been out in it one time so far , it had been sitting in it's white bubble wrap untouched since last Nov.

I think it's normal to have a few inches of water inside the yak , my previous Outback usually had a few inches of water after a days fishing and so far the new one does as well (although only taken out once) .

I attribute it to the rudder line openings and rear hatch, i can't remember a single time where the inside was dry. I really wish water wasn't inside though, it's a major pita getting it out of there after every trip lol.



For the 1st 3 years I had a dry hull unless I was in very rough weather, then the fore hatch would leak a little that's it. It looks like the new ones have a heftier gasket. A few inches of water in the hull does not sound right.


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 Post subject: Re: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 6:40 am 
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Roadrunner wrote:
Maybe your dealer has a "demonstration" boat he can lend you i the interim?? Or maybe you can put a piece of packing tape over it and stay close to shore until your replacement arrives! 8)


I don't think I will trust the crack repair enough to use. That said I have both a Wilderness Systems and Necky to get me out for right now. It is much easier to fish with the Outback.


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 Post subject: Re: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:12 pm 
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Hobie got back to my dealer and stated that the 3 year old hull is out of warranty but they would sell me a new one for $250 plus shipping ($85-$125). I took the offer though I'm a little disappointed since this seems to be a very common place for the Hobies to fail. Neither my 8 year old Wilderness Systems that I use all winter in NY pushing through ice nor my 10 year old Necky have ever leaked a drop. Works out to about $125/year to use my Outback April-November. Maybe this one will last longer. Should have it on the water within another weeks.


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 Post subject: Re: Cracked Outback Hull
PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:53 pm 
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RicKG - are you a tall guy? The few guys on our fishing forum that have had drive well cracks seem to share one trait - they are all well over 6'. Might be just coincidence, but I find it curious.

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