Chekika wrote:
Hobie Adventure Island Trailer--Double
The shipping containers need to be improved so that fasteners are not lost. The manual for assembly is fair but could be improved, especially the wiring section. My solo assembly and wiring time: ca 10-11 hrs.
I just started assembling my new SUT-450 from Austin Kayak.
Maybe Trailex heard you on the packing: I was impressed with how well mine was packed..... 4 boxes delivered via Fedex for $260 - within about 5 days.
Also I give them points for not requiring a lot of weirdass wrenches..... My Rack-and-Roll is egregious in that respect.
I give the manual a D+..... I would think that the rez on their original photos is better and the least they could do is take advantage of thaat rez by making the pix bigger...Or re-shoot the pix with a camera from the 21st century..... So when the manual says "Your stuff should look like
this..." at least the user would have half a chance of seeing how it should look.
There are also a half-dozen-or-so omissions and/or conflicts. ..... A few hours work and the manual could be upgraded to C+/B- ...... And, even if they're too cheap to re-print, at least a .PDF could be made available.
I don't know what guy who estimated 2 hours assembly time was smoking, but I want to try some .... must've been some good stuff. ...... Maybe 2 hours to unpack the parts and dispose of the packing..... I'm thinking your 10-11 hours is going to be my experience too.
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