Hawk, your right in the sense that they are not perfect, that is for sure. That last post of mine was from june. At that point I had only been fishing the boat a few months. since then my opinion is still the same in the sense that I really wouldn't want to paddle again but there are certainly durability issues with the mirage drive. I've had some mechanical problems as others have mentioned on others sites. With the way I fish I expect to have some problems with it every season. I'm putting together a presentation for the feb SWE show that will discuss some of the benefits and problems with the hobie. Hopefully it will lead to some good dialogue and other hobie owners can relate there expeirence as well. This will be a good chance for people who are on the fence to get an honest, unbiased opinion as to the pros and cons of owning a hobie. Of course not everybody is going to use it for the same application so everyones experience will be slightly different. |