I'm afraid to go back in to the water...I'm afraid to go back in to the water...
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| Author: | 221b [ Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Hobie Outback vs Great White |
Crazy! (sorry if this is a repost) http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark ... =sharkweek |
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| Author: | TI_Tom [ Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie Outback vs Great White |
I saw this on shark week last night. They think it's a 20'+ female that comes back every 2 years. Incredible! I did notice that they were hobies that were being fished out of the water. Makes sense though, since they are arguably the best offshore fishing kayak. |
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| Author: | gaKayakandSail [ Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie Outback vs Great White |
| I'm afraid to go back in to the water...I'm afraid to go back in to the water...
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| Author: | typicalman1 [ Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie Outback vs Great White |
Hobie, any plan on making your Outback with Kevlar material?  I mean, I'm joking but at the same time kind of serious... because I'll be fishing in SoCal where there are great whites.. What's your wild idea of making a shark's bite proof kayak? Do you think me buying some Kevlar fiber and applying it outside of kayak hull using some sort of epoxy will provide any meaningful protection?  Cheers, Typicalman1 |
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| Author: | cnnashman [ Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie Outback vs Great White |
Great whites do seem to show a strong preference for Hobie's lol, you should be alright just stay away from the "Bean Hollow" area. |
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| Author: | fusioneng [ Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie Outback vs Great White |
I like that line from the jaws movie "were gonna need a bigger boat". I wonder if inflatable bladders could be designed, one down each side inside the hull, where even if the shark bites thru the hull, the bladders would prevent the boat from sinking. Actually on my TI I had some left over 4lb two part urethane foam from a different project. I put some foam into a few baggies, threw them into the hull in some open unused areas. The foam goes off and completely fills that space. The foam serves two purposes, 1: the boat is now totally unsinkable. 2: the expanded baggies inside the hull strengthen the boat considerably. I doubt if all the foam I added weighs more than 2-3 lbs. Since the foam is in baggies, it would be pretty easy to remove if needed. FE |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie Outback vs Great White |
cnnashman wrote: Great whites do seem to show a strong preference for Hobie's lol, you should be alright just stay away from the "Bean Hollow" area. There is no fact to a preference. Maybe more Hobies on the water would be the only thing. Great Whites bite everything they think is prey. All kinds of attacks have happened to all kinds of kayaks and other types of craft or objects in the water. Some (usually competitors of ours) try to suggest that the Drive fins are attractive. A great white attacks from deep below and wouldn't distinguish the drive anyway against the shadow of the hull. It would just be a big dark object. Yes, stay out of the known great white areas specifically during Sharktober. |
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| Author: | rhyak [ Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie Outback vs Great White |
wow, brings back a couple memories.  Ryan |
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