I Almost Sank :0

[lowprofile]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Glad you made it in Ok and have learned from the incident.




A Hobie rep in my area has a story about a guy who sank his PA and was rescued by the coast guard. The foam became standard on the next year's models. The newer models warn about removing the foam, but the older models had no such warning stickers and there are many who have removed the foam to make space for other stuff. Be cautious if buying used. Added pool noodles can't hurt. Also note that the bucket in the front hatch also deters fast flooding and had I kept it in, definitely would have saved some hardship when I flipped my PA offshore.

None of my hobies came with foam. Although they were all pre 2014.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by lowprofile

None of my hobies came with foam. Although they were all pre 2014.

My first Hobie had foam, and it was a 2014, so guess that might be the year it became standard.

[Pinhead]

Yup....I have a 2014 PA and it has black foam blocks inside the hull.

I have a manual bilge pump and may get an electric at some point.