Revolution island - possible adaption to the island kit?

[Rick]

Scottie,
My MKI method of connecting the outrigger to the yak was the same as I have used currently. I did an old post on this about a year ago. The pvc pipe assembly goes into the rod holder. It can be secured with the bungie that is in the rear section of the Revo. Although I have found that this is not needed. I broke the assembly into two smaller bits for transport and think it makes assembly on the water quick & easy. I connect the out rigger arm to the bit in the rod holder with a pvc union. The connection to the out rigger is pvc pipe sliding over the white bits of pipe and secured with a bungie loops I put built into the elbows.

The out rigger was a factory second saved $15 …from Australis canoes $130. http://www.australiscanoes.com.au One outrigger from the Adventure is $495.

Recently I had the thing on the river during a very windy day and did not flip (came close) The wind was such that there is no way I would have tried the sail with out the outrigger.

No suggestions about getting a larger rudder I have one on my 2009 Revo. I wanted to see if the rig would be controllable with the standard rudder & it was.



If I continue playing with the design to create a bit of extra space on the side I will probably build the mounting & side tray out of 4 mm HDPE (chopping board)

I have an idea to make it double hinged so that I could bring the outrigger closer to the yak.

[ELM]

That is brilliant Rick, the stuff all the forum users come up with is amazing.

[okz00k]

How about this rig which I saw at Fishermans Beach on Port Philip Bay.

[mingle]

Nice!

So that's a Revo, not an Adventure/AI...

Would be interesting to have a chat to that bloke to see how he did it.

Mike.

[matcoburn]

OMG dry nuts.

[mingle]

Who's? Mine or yours?

[scleburne]

That is great!

That looks like an official hobie amas? Can I buy just one of them? I'll say I holed one of my adventure islands.. hehe... too bad they don't come in moss colour huh!

[ELM]

The amas on the red revo is hobie, the one on the ivory revo is from Australis canoes.

[matcoburn]

Mike, the Guy at fishermans beach would still have dry talc on his cods after that deployment of the Revo.

[mingle]

But surely, that's a good thing!

[bilby]

I think the blokes name is Paul, i see him out all the time around Fishies, nice bloke. He would help you out, i'm sure.
Cheers Bilby.

[mingle]

Hi Bilby,

If you see him out there again, maybe suggest he signs up to AKFF - I'm sure there are more than a few people that'd be interested in his setup.

Cheers,

Mike.

[Marty75]

Just saw this on the net, how good does this look !

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[Discoman]

What are the real problems with adapting a Hobie Mirage Revolution to accept the adventure island kit?

I personally am most interested in the amas (extra hulls..) with their tramp accessory so I can relax while sailing and have some more "bench space" while on the water.
Of course I couldn't resist getting the full sail later too..
The side kicks just seem feeble.. granted I have not tried them...

But yeah, what are the technical constraints of putting the island kit on a revolution?

the adventure is a 16' yak. the AI conversion kit is designed to be on a 16' yak. the revo is just too small. but the regular sail kit should go fine on it.
the amas would most likely be at the very bow and stern of the yak, with the sail way out in front, not in the sail mount area, which would be the strongest.
the revo isn't designed to take the bigger sail rig like the AI has.

[mingle]

Hi all,

I recently priced the AI amas for the Revo - $1200...

They fit fine, but there's no way an AI sail-kit will install in the Revo - there simply isn't the space and there also needs to be extra strengthening...

I actually just want the amas for my Revo... I would probably also get the standard Hobie sail-kit as well, just for fun...

Now I'm just trying to justify the cost!

Mike.