Lost Hobie Mirage Pedal System La Jolla Shores - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

deepdvr · 05-17-2010, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Whizz Bang

Yes there is an inexpensive tether system that would save this heartache....deepdvr, care to chime in on this one?

Yeah...its called the $16.95 hobie drive tether system. Just about any strap/tether system will work. Look at it as an insurance policy that is only 3% of the replacement cost.

Don't take your drive out unless you have a good reason(stuck on kelp, etc.), even then you are playing with fire if it isn't leashed to your boat. Launching and landing should be done with the drive in place. The first thing I attach to my revo is the drive. I turn the yak on its side and in goes the drive. The right pedal goes all the way back and the boat is lowered back down. Then the bungee strap goes on that same right pedal arm. Now I can worry about the rest of the rigging. The opposite happens on the way back in.

fongman · 05-17-2010, 11:02 PM

This is really an easy DIY project. Go to West Marine and pick up a "stamped D Shackle" by Ronstan for $3.25.

Drill a hole the diameter of the pin into the front of the drive unit and attach the shackle. Be sure to leave enough clearance so that the tether can connect to it. Either clip your tether to it or put the looped end of the tether onto the shackle before installing it.

I had a coiled wire one laying around, so that is what I used. Secure the clip to a padeye in the front of the cockpit. In the Adventure, you can remove the screw-in cleat and replace it with a screw-in padeye.

05-17-2010, 11:02 PM	#2
fongman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 116	This is really an easy DIY project. Go to West Marine and pick up a "stamped D Shackle" by Ronstan for $3.25. Drill a hole the diameter of the pin into the front of the drive unit and attach the shackle. Be sure to leave enough clearance so that the tether can connect to it. Either clip your tether to it or put the looped end of the tether onto the shackle before installing it. I had a coiled wire one laying around, so that is what I used. Secure the clip to a padeye in the front of the cockpit. In the Adventure, you can remove the screw-in cleat and replace it with a screw-in padeye.