My Latest Hobie Revo Mod

[THE DARKHORSE]

I kinda like the possability of a can of beer dissapearing on May 18th , to show up a month and a half later (when I really needed it) . Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[hobieuser]

I haven't used the rear hatch much...SDCITYBOY, any practical ideas?

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by hobieuser

I haven't used the rear hatch much...SDCITYBOY, any practical ideas?

I think that I will create the same storage system in the rear hatch that I now have in the center hatch and move my Fish Finder battery to that location. It is currenly in the front hatch. It will get bounced around less and may stay drier.

BTY, I have found a problem with the way I had my fish finder set up. I had the power cable connected to the battery all the time. When I disconnected my FF, the power cable just set in the kayak bottom, sometimes in water. Well, since there was power connnected to the cable, it drained the batteries and caused the terminal pins to rot away.

Even though this is my fault, Hummingbird is sending me a new power cable. I plan to rework the setup so the power is shut off when my kayak is just sitting unused. I will also try to figure out a way to keep the power connector plugs out of the water.

Bob

[Joe11]

Originally Posted by hobieuser

I haven't used the rear hatch much...SDCITYBOY, any practical ideas?

I use one of those Hobie tackle trays in the rear hatch and put my wallet, truck keys, etc. Small stuff I don't need on the water but don't want to leave behind either.

[Billy V]

It would be a good mod for keeping those slippery Plano tackle boxes from sliding away.

I use 3 dry bags of various sized inside that hatch. A Small, Med, Large bag to hold stuff.

Nice to see new ideas.

[sdcityboy]

Originally Posted by Joe11

I use one of those Hobie tackle trays in the rear hatch and put my wallet, truck keys, etc. Small stuff I don't need on the water but don't want to leave behind either.

ah, my next purchase

[bajadog]

Great idea Bob.

Can any of you get to the rear hatch while yaking?

[dorf]

Great idea. I have the Hobie trays and was wondering if they would fit with this mod?
Currently my son uses the rear hatch when he rides along with me to store his snacks. He is getting big enough for his own ride now so I will have to find a better use for it. I like the idea of moving the battery to the back. Would keep other things I put up front from any accidental disconnect. Keep the ideas coming. I have a few I am working on and will share when I have the bugs worked out.

[dsafety]

The Hobie Tray will not fit in the center hatch after installing this mod. I never liked the Hobie tray anyway. It is too small to be very useful. I will be moving mine to the stern hatch and installing the fish finder battery there.

Bob