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Author: | kyleh [ Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:08 am ] |
Post subject: | 2012 Hobie Outback |
I just bought my first Hobie and so far I am very impressed but I did run into some difficulty with the Drive yesterday. The first day I had it I took it out and everything worked fine. Well yesterday I installed my turbo fins and took it out again. Well the problem is when I get to pedaling pretty hard when my left pedal is extended all the way I hear a pop like the chain is skipping or something is catching. I took the drive out and looked everything over and everything seemed in place. I did notice however the drums had a lot of play on the drum axle and the cables were pretty loose. I tightened the cables and now the drums cant slide on the axle. Remember I am a newbie so if I am missing anything or doing something I shouldn't please let me know. I would ask the dealer but none of the guys I bought it from even owned one so I doubt they would be much help. Well I am going to take it back out today and see if that fixed the problem I can't wait to start fishing from it!!! |
Author: | stobbo [ Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 2012 Hobie Outback |
See the advice re setting up the drive cable tension properly elsewhere on this site. You won't typically find better advice about this anywhere else. The fins hitting the underside of the hull at full leg extension can cause a noise. The solutions are: 1. Check that the fins are aligned correctly - with the pedals lined up with each other and both on the same leg-length adjustment both fins should point more or less vertically downwards when viewed from the front/back of the drive. If they do not then it is possible that one chain is out of alignment with the other (in other words one chain is one tooth "out" compared to the other). If you are a tooth "out" you will need to slacken off the offending cable and "unskip" that tooth. 2. Move the pedals to a shorter leg length - so that the fins don't hit the hull when you have your leg fully extended. 3. Moderate your pedalling action so that you don't push your foot as far out thus avoiding the fins hitting the hull. N.B. When your leg is at full extension at the end of a pedal stroke, your knee should remain slightly bent: you should not have your knee fully flattening out or overextending at the bottom of the stroke. My suggestion would be to take it easy in the early days til you are "match fit". Even if you are a super-fit super-hero like I was ![]() |
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