Glad you made it in Ok and have learned from the incident.
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Originally Posted by monstahfish
All Hobies come with floatation inside the hull and will not sink unless you have negative buoyancy attached in excess of the weight of the hull plus 10%. It's a European spec I don't know if any other kayak companies comply with and I believe is also one of the reasons Hobies were the only NMMA certified kayak on the market.
All that being said, still better off checking all your stuff frequently and having a hand or electric pump on board cause you aren't gonna be staying upright or moving along too easy with your boat flooded if you don't secure you hatches/plug.
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A Hobie rep in my area has a story about a guy who sank his PA and was rescued by the coast guard. The foam became standard on the next year's models. The newer models warn about removing the foam, but the older models had no such warning stickers and there are many who have removed the foam to make space for other stuff. Be cautious if buying used. Added pool noodles can't hurt. Also note that the bucket in the front hatch also deters fast flooding and had I kept it in, definitely would have saved some hardship when I flipped my PA offshore.