If anyone comes across a hobie drive please contact me. It took a plunge in 20+ feet of water in hobcaw creek. I spent 3 hours dragging the bottom and even had a boat scan the area with a depth finder, but with no luck. I doubt i will ever see it again.
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That sucks. You didn’t have the mirage drive dogged down?
There is nothing - absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Kenneth Grahame
I had not gotten that far yet. I was loading in and tripped over a cleat. I hit the drive while trying to catch myself and over it went.
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I hate to say it but in 20’ of water I think your drive is lost at sea. You may want to try a dredge magnet if the drive has enough metal in it.
14’ Pamlico 140 Angler w/ rudder
Switching to lead-free tackle.
I’m guessing that there is very little magnetic metal on that drive system so, a magnet might not work for you. But, if you have a big one, try it anyway. Sorry about the bad luck.
Try calling a local dive shop. Might find someone to come out and take a look. Might have to pay them something but sure it would be cheaper than a new drive.
Eagles may soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet air intakes
Well i have moved beyond getting it back, but they are really expensive so replace. $460 [:0] If anyone knows of one for sale or heres about one in the future please let me know.
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You might try posting a thread to Hobie’s forums at http://www.hobiecat.com/community/index.php You might get lucky and find somebody with an xtra who’s looking for a few bucks.
They’ve got a “Kayak - Looking to Buy” cat, but you’ll probably get more response in the open forum for Kayaking. Just be prepared for a lecture on using a retainer line. 
have you tried a big cast net?? i just recently caught my boat prop with my net. 10fter and very heavy.
if you are pretty sure of its location (where it went in) you pay for the air apx 10 bucks and maybe a bottle of crown finders fee 
i would be willing to go look for it. i have all the dive gear.
willing to buy a very large bottle of crown if you could find it
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and a good sized one just for lookin
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you have a pm
Justin, give me a call, I lost your number. I’m, game to go look for it with scuba if you’ll get a tank, I’ve got the rest of the gear.
DD
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