Island Rudder Replacement Program

mine arrived here today - Brisbane, looks like it came up from Hobiecat Australia in NSW..

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John
2011 Tandem Island
Ocean Kayak Cabo
Ocean Kayak Scrambler XT
Ocean Kayak Scupper Pro

Well that's one..........

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Mickey
2016 AI Hibiscus
purchased NEW Nov 2021 - My 5th
Adventure Island Sailing since 2008

I have a good feeling about this Mickey.
Can we practice on one of your two first before tackling mine?.. ..Pirate

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Master of the galleon 'Pirates Lot'

Pirate - as you have a very close and special relationship with Richard, I would expect that Alpine Country will fit yours for you
I thought you would have yours by now
I reckon we should practice on whoever gets theirs first

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Mickey
2016 AI Hibiscus
purchased NEW Nov 2021 - My 5th
Adventure Island Sailing since 2008

wahay! my replacement rudder arrived today, so WA not last after all! Just need some time off to fit it now!

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Hobie Adventure Island (Yellow Papaya)
Hobie Tandem Island (Yellow Papaya)

I remember that a couple of people ( Wile-e-kayak and Gringo) fitted the new rudder using the old lines and without 'cluttering' the rear hatch.

Is that still holding up and has there been any problems?

anybody else tried it and taken pictures or got detailed instructions?

Matt would that affect the warranty i.e. using the old lines?

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Hobie Adventure Island (Yellow Papaya)
Hobie Tandem Island (Yellow Papaya)

I like to use my storage box in the rear hatch. When my new rudder arrived for the AI I decided to use some of the old hadrware. I used the new lines with the old tubes. It was a little challenging because the knots end up under the deck forward of the hatch. I have been using this system sucessfully for several months under some challenging situation. I only had to go back once to tighten the lines at the rudder once they went through the initial strech. Sorry, did not take any pictures.

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Paul
DogsLife
2011 Adventure Island


http://dogslifeadventures.blogspot.com/

I'm with Dogslife, it has been great. I do need to tighten up some slack, otherwise very nice and worth it. On my buddy's tandem we did have to go farther up the hull to create more length on the orginal lines. Where the knots land are critical as we initially kept not allowing the rudder to fully swing up and/or down. Still say it is a two person, two beer program. One catches what the other misses...

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Wile-E-Kayak

San Jose, California
TI - AUG- 2010

Here's the rudder swap video for those of you down under that are getting your rudders now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLNdFtJkR8Y

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Brendan Castile

well I wish I'd seen that Youtube video before installing mine only a few days ago!! guy makes it look so simple! 21 minute video too (not saying how long it took me!!), it works though....

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John
2011 Tandem Island
Ocean Kayak Cabo
Ocean Kayak Scrambler XT
Ocean Kayak Scupper Pro

Well Done!!!!

It it can get all the way to WA, where are the Melb ones?

Happy Sailing

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Paul, Rebecca & Stephanie

I wanted to transport my TI, with the swing-up rudder, using the bungee strap that came with the new rudder to hold the rudder in the reverse upright position.
However, Hobie stated that the rudder should be disconnected and strapped down when transporting. However, the new Fall, 2011 parts catalog shows a red cover bag which slips over the rudder and uses a clip-on bungee cord to hold the rudder upright! So can we use the provided bungee strap for transport? Does the bag provide that much more security when traveling?

Looks like a question for Matt Miller........

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Mickey
2016 AI Hibiscus
purchased NEW Nov 2021 - My 5th
Adventure Island Sailing since 2008

The strap and cord provided is for transport rudder up. Cover does the same. You can un-pin and shock cord to the deck as an option... not a requirement.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Is there a way that TI owners can check to see whether a replacement rudder has been ordered.

I have not received one as yet, but I am hopeful that it has been ordered?