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I didn't reply as I am a passport owner, but always checking out other kayak posts as I may learn something. My first thought was that I seriously doubted there were troubles with the PA leaking as I am sure you would see here somewhere if it was a problem. Did that person have one? and are they someone who would follow hobie recommendations?
I was thinking the same thing, how could it be a problem when I am unable to find it mentioned anywhere? But dropping that much money I want to be sure that it isn't an issue so I came here. The person does not have a 360, but does have a PA14. I am not certain about his following hobie recommendations. Pretty much seemed he didn't want to recommend this for whatever reason.
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The last few years (and I am guessing pretty regularly before then), Hobie releases info on next years models in late fall/early winter, so you'd probably have a years wait to find out about 2023.
Sounds about right with this vyruss nonsense going on. Yes, I purposefully misspelled that.
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I am pretty sure I have seen several times that the outback would not work with the 360, so I doubt that upgrade would be coming. Also I don't know how many more upgrades you could do to the outback - they have a ton of bells and whistles for fishing, and owners seem pretty happy with them, so maybe a seat or hatch upgrade at the most?
Yes, I don't think the 360 works well on the outback from what I've read. However, I do believe they will make some improvements on the yak because that is how things work, they want you to want the newer shinier toy.
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Are you fishing? Any issues with transporting 3 yaks? I am asking because while the Outback is a fun ride and feels very solid, a compass may work as well if fishing isn't a top priority and would be easier to cartop/move around. I don't even need 180 drive, so passport is fine unless you are looking for a fine tuned fishing machine - but you can definitely fish with compass and passport.
Good luck and have fun!
Yes, we will be doing mostly fishing, fishing/camping journeys hopefully as well. I have a landscape trailer that I am going to rig to haul the three yaks, plus other accessories. We will be able to drop the yaks in the water instead of rolling them around most places.
Thanks for the post!