Does the Uptown 100 come with the fin drive and does it accommodate the Hobie fin drive?
Does the Uptown 100 come with the fin drive and does it accommodate the Hobie fin drive?
Thanks for your interest in the Uptown 100. At this time this inflatable comes standard in the box with the Impulse Prop drive which is yes reversible allowing for better stopping time compared to the fin drive but doesn't operate as well in shallow water like the fin drives can (gliding over shallows).
Your Impulse Drive Re-gear Kit comes with 3 different gear ratios 6:1, 8:1, and 10:1. With each step up in gear ratio you will gain more revolutions of the propeller per revolution of the pedals, this will come at the expense of effort needed to ...
This article applies to the Vibe Uptown 100 and Cubera 125 Lite inflatable kayaks. If the fin box on the bottom of your kayak has started to peel away or has come fully detached, you can re-attach it at home using the glue from the patch kit that ...
No our X-drive kit is not reverse compatible, but our Impulse Drive has a hands free reverse! The Shearwater and Makana are compatible Impulse Drive Pedal Kit and also with some third-party drives that do go in reverse. The Hobie Mirage V1 and V2, ...
HI The full kit with pod to fit the Shearwater 125 / Makana 100 is here: https://vibekayaks.com/products/impulse-drive-pedal-kit We also have just the pod if you don't need the Pedal Drive ...