On Feb 18, 1:33 pm, !Jones wrote:
After careful consideration, we decided that a Hobie tandem boat
equipped with the "Mirage drive" (a system whereby one propels the
boat with foot-actuated levers in a "Stair-master"-style motion) was
right for us. Having used the boat for a few months, I suggest a few
items to consider.

I will neither pan the boat nor will I suggest that the Mirage drive
is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It is my opinion that it
has definite points of advantage over the paddle... fishing, for one.

The main point is that Hobie's "pedal or paddle" line should be "XOR"
( [A or B] and not both). [...]

I would like to give one of these a try sometime but what happens in
shallow water? How resistant are the flippers to damage? Also it seems
totally strange that the flippers don't have a retracted or stowed
position.