True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 00:05:31 UTC-3, Bill wrote:
Bill wrote:


Decided my Hobie Outback was not going o ever be loaded on the camper rack,
so today went out and bought two Hobie I11S inflatables kayaks. Test drove
the demo and wife and I both liked it. One cool thing is the new Mirage
drives have a reverse. Old Outback is about 75# and the inflatable is 35
for the kayak and 65 fully assembled. Can check the kayak in it's bag in
an airplane. Without the pedals, and seat, is under the 50# limit saving
overcharges.


A video of the I11s
https://youtu.be/8hjgTrKdgPA



Interesting!
Seems to me that blow up boats would be pushed around by the wind more
than heavier solid boats. I've been thinking of getting something that I
could take to local beaches to float along within a few hundred feet of
beaches and maybe occasionally on a medium sized lake. Of course they
would be great on a smooth as glass mill pond like in the video. Let us
know how those things work in the ocean. Gotta admit, I like the high
comfortable seating although it can't be as stable as a low sitting position.


These are the most stable Hobie kayak they make. 39" wide. They fish the
ocean here in the I11s. It may be out of your price range for floating the
local beaches.