Cheap DIY Hobie Hatch Bucket/Liner

The front hatch of your Hobie Outback/Quest/Revo is pretty much useless without the hatch liner. However, the Hobie hatch liner can run you $60 which is ridiculous, instead you can use a flexible tub.

As noted on other posts, what you can do instead is spend about $15 getting the materials below and make your own hatch.

What you'll need:

• 10 minutes
• Scissors
• Marker/Pen
• Flexible tub "TubRub" Model # SP26SK.BL

1. Measure where you are going to cut:

• Place the tub inside of your hatch. 
• Push the tub down as far as possible to make sure it rests on the bottom
• With a pen or marker, draw a line on the tub right above where the black joint of the hatch meets the tub.
• IMPORTANT: make a note of how the tub is oriented, so that you know how to drop it back later.

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2. Cut the tub to measurements:

• Now that the tub is out, cut along the lines with your scissors
• To be on the safe side, cut above the line rather than under.

3. Place/Fit the tub into the hatch:

• Use your earlier note to direct how the tub should be oriented
• Push the tub down as far as possible.
• Check for any parts sticking out for additional trimming.

That's it, you're done! Now you've got some additional storage space in your Hobie kayak.