Am I mad, you bet. I've had my Hobie Outback for a few years now but get out in it not that often, a few times each summer each summer & every flipping time something goes wrong with my mirage drive. 1st time I was caught 2 miles out when it failed when both fins dropped off & held luckily only by their rings. Despite my maintaining it after every use. for some reason the Allen screws kept coming loose. I thought I sorted it last year when it first happened & now the bloody thing has happened again, not once but 4 times ruining my fishing trip every time. I use thread lock & even got to the point of using plasticine to stop the screw from loosening. every time I had to ask for help for a tow. Embarrassing when it happens once but 4 times in a row. not good. I'm disabled with only the one arm, so can only fish using a Hobie as I cannot fish off a beach, so it's hard enough not being able to row with paddles as a back up but & can't. I'm sorry but I'm beginning to think these Mirage drives are Crap & not worth the money & leave you in a dangerous position when they go wrong. I tighten the screws as tight as allowed, but there's a limit. it's even forcing the barrel out of shape. What am I supposed to do?
