skymax wrote:
Looks like this frequently occurring and potentially life-threatening fault will have to be fixed before someone drowns and Hobie is found expensively liable.
This is a tough one. In a court of law, it might be difficult to prove that it was Hobie's design/fabrication fault or simply operator error--did the operator just not get it locked in when he/she left the beach? Also, Hobie's lawyer's undoubtedly would say, "These boats are not designed to be out during small craft warnings, which would certainly be up with winds in the 20+ mph range." I've never had an aka come loose prematurely, but before my capsize last April, I could say that I had never capsized--that changed quickly one day. I'm now erring on the side of caution and many of my modifications are aimed at avoiding problems, including tying the akas in to prevent damage and potential capsize from premature release. The mods to my AI 2 are described here
http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=7276&start=750 Many users push these boats beyond their design limits, including myself. I never had a problem with my 2011 AI, but with this new AI 2 and its higher speed, users are going to have to be careful until its full capabilities and limitations are known.
Keith
I agree and I am certainly not waiting for hobie to do anything about it, I fixed their wrong 2015 Cradles because they would not supply the new free ones I was supposed to get. And I have fixed the Ejecting AMA's and the breaking Bolt and AMA-fold, I am not expecting anything from hobie henceforth except repeated statements that we are all, "not assembling it properly".
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