The next step for the Pedal Drive Canoe is to test it with all of the available “flipper” drives and a few different fin sizes. I already bought the standard Hobie Drive and also a cheap knock off of their older design, so this week I pulled the trigger ($1080 ouch) on the Hobie 180 Reversible drive which basically changes the directions of the fins and lets you go backwards at the flip of a lever.
I’ve decided to avoid the Hobie 360 drive for now because it uses a completely different attachment geometry.
After doing major surgery on my second prototype drive box to accommodate the 180 drive, now I’m just literally watching paint dry for a few days but after that, my plan is to get out on the water and test all 3 drives side by side. I’ll be testing with the boat empty and also with a full camping load.
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