Attached to the hull and got to hot... You keep it stored outside I suppose? Easy fix, scrape off that hardened crap and spend $1.98 at Lowes for some plumbers putty for an in hull mount. I've got a few pictures on this thread from a year or so ago. Easy and semi permanent. Good luck

I've always been a fan of keeping things in order on my kayak; gaff on my right side, paddle on the left, game clip on my right next to the bait tank, phone in the right bottom pouch of my pfd........etc. For whatever reason, one of the things that I was never able to find a home for where my pliers. Well, this past weekend I got a gift from the coolest Vato West of the Mississippi and since I had time on my hands I took a page off Tony's book and decided to mount the pliers on my gaff side.

Here's my newest innovation.....so to speak:D

Thanks Kobra!!!!

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-v...o/DSCN5747.JPG


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x...o/DSCN5748.JPG


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Y...o/DSCN5753.JPG


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_...o/DSCN5758.JPG

Holy crap George!

Zip ties?


Wow!




Where did you buy em at?

^lol

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Good idea. Looks like a handy location.

Zip Ties are the perfect thing for Kayak attachments. Light weight, strong as bear snot, salt water proof.

Just remember to change them out about every six months or so due to the fact that the sun will eventually break down the plastic and make it brittle.

Duct Tape and Zip Ties can effectively fix 90% of what's broken in the world. We should use a bunch in Congress.

Stealth 12 Dragonfly Install
 

This is my first post here (I think...........I know I signed up like a year ago). I've had the yak for a year (first one in line at the Spring OEX blem sale in Compton!! Super sketchy night of no sleep!!!), and it's time to trick it out.

I have the Raymarine Dragonfly mounted on my Striper center console. Purchased a second cradle and transducer kit for the yak so I can move the unit back and forth for cost-effectiveness. Decided to sacrifice the cupholder for a low center of gravity and clean fit. I hate clutter, and I hate crap sticking up awkwardly from a kayak like an ABS plumbing pipe explosion. Not my jam.

Here's what I did last week:

Testing out clearances and mounting location.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Wa...=w1304-h978-no

It appears my transducer may fit the curvature of the hull channels JUST right...or at least close enough.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g...o/IMG_0019.JPG


Aaaaaaaahhhh!!! Hacksaw to a $100 CHIRP transducer!!!!

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X...o/IMG_0021.jpg

Like a glove!!

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-h...o/IMG_0022.jpg


Mounting the baseplate for the cradle was a giant pain. I don't even want to relive that misery with a recap.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p...o/IMG_0030.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y...o/IMG_0032.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ln...=w1304-h978-no

Fully mounted: nice tight tolerances...
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_z...=w1304-h978-no


Ran the wires up through the aft foot well scupper, into the console, wrapped the excess around the inside mold of the cupholder (will be mounting an inverted PVC drain cap to keep the wires in place, and back out through the top of the console with clamshell wire clamps. Nice and clean.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...o/IMG_0038.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Mn...w=w734-h978-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Wr...=w1304-h978-no

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/jY...=w1280-h960-no


Secured the transducer with a liberal amount of 5200. It's not going anywhere. The front leading edge is not completely recessed or flush, but it's pretty darn close. As long as I'm careful around rocks, I think it's going to work out just fine.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/CK...A=w734-h978-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Jz...k=w734-h978-no

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/jl...=w1304-h978-no

Finished product!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y...o/IMG_0048.jpg

Next up is some finishing touches to clean up the wires, and the installation of the battery box and wiring.

- Belk out

I did run the wire up through a scupper hole. The only need to drill holes was to get the 30' of excess wire tidied up inside the hull, and also to plug into the battery. No access to inside the hull without drilling holes.

Yeah I saw that afterwards...so I deleted my dumb question...:D

Way to ruin a perfectly good trashcan/cupholder!

Nice mod, but I'd miss the cupholder more than I'd enjoy the FF mount. Crazy the things you'll throw in your cupholder when you're fishing, including but not limited to a beer!

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Ocean Kayak Mod- Plano Box
 

Everyone knows that the space right behind the seat was made for a plano box, so here is my version.

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps8cb5b344.jpg[/IMG]

Attached rod holders:


[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...psd0d76a24.jpg[/IMG]

Attached bungee rivets( Thanks Greg)

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps99cdc11e.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...psc5fd3d54.jpg[/IMG]

Put some 3200 glue and bolted it in.

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...pse1cfb80e.jpg[/IMG]

Attached Scotty Go pro mounts from various parts:

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps1c6fc5a0.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps74070e72.jpg[/IMG]

Hobie Outrigger AMa Sidekick Mod:
 

After,I got my KayakSailor, which I have so much fun in by the way. I was in need of some outriggers. I got contacted by one of my buddies and he told me he had a spare.

This friend made a solid steel support beam that is so heavy it can be used to kill someone with one blow, so I decided to stay away from using his reinforced steel beam for now.

I needed to come up with an idea on how to make them not interfere with my paddle stroke.

For now, I decided on some 3/4 PVC. I will put them to test this weekend.


[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps48c413d4.jpg[/IMG]
cut to size:


[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps71e10ba0.jpg[/IMG]


Fits good:

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps85d6438f.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps827fc36f.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps55afeaa6.jpg[/IMG]

Feels pretty strong..... lets see how it holds up!

So.....here's my latest innovation/build. I put it together but Tony is the one that deserves most if not all of the credit.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q...o/DSCN5920.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v...o/DSCN5929.JPG

What is it

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Its a bait tank, now I always have live bait:D




















just kidding

its a wash down system

Lol that's what I thought I was thinking about using a industrial size insecticide sprayer

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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/16/6e4y4yqu.jpg you know just for the reels really

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If you buy that sprayer make sure you also buy one of these bilge pumps

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/a...1&d=1400132713

This ain't a legit innovation without cable-ties. :p

Here ya go:aetsch:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-C...o/DSCN5927.JPG

Nice. I was looking into doing the same exact thing recently, but took the lazy route and grabbed a portable washer off ebay for $100.

What did you power it with? SLA battery or car cigarette adapter? Can't tell from the pic, but it looks like its got the connector for a battery.
edit*** nevermind, just saw the pic you posted above.


Mine came with a car adapter only which is fine for now, but I want to rig up a female cigarette lighter adapter so I can run it off an extra SLA battery I have.

My primary source will be my LiFeP04 battery. I am in the process of rigging something that will help me run the wash down system off of my truck battery, it'll be something simple like a cord running to the lighter but I will only use this if I need to preserve the battery life on my LiFeP04 battery.

First innovation on my outback. Mini cutting board because I don't wanna cut holes on my yak lol http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/17/py5avebu.jpg

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Nice idea. What did you use and how is it attached?

I bought the cutting board from 99 cent store and cut it to size with my skilsaw. Glued on with liquid nails i have left over from home depot. Its on solid.

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Liquid nails? You used construction adhesive on your kayak?

Oh oh is that bad? It's only on the hatch part. I can probably still take it off


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You gotta be carefully with chemical adhesives and poly plastics. Could cause a reaction

How much did that run you.?

If it sticks then it should be ok. PE and PP are one of the most inert and chemically stable materials out there. Just to paint a picture, they store very strong acides in PE bottles.

Thanks. It held very well and I can cut up squid a lot easier than. On the wet cardboard it comes in.

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Random useless information: Some surgical mesh like that used for hernia repair is made from PP partly because it is inert and stable in the body. I may or may not be part human, part kayak.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q...o/DSCN5920.JPG

lets see if I remember.....

$140 for the pump (westmarine 4.0 GPM washdown pump)
$75 for tank (tank-depot 7 gallon flat bottom tank)
$50 additional parts (polyethylene glue, elbows, etc)

I know I know, its a bit pricey. Some guys are probably saying, 'no effen way I'm paying $300 for a wash down system when I could buy one for $30'. To those that may say that I say......................enjoy your insecticide sprayer.

Regardless of this my kayak hasn't exploded yet but if it doss I hope its in my garage lol. next time I glue anything it will be marine goop. That's what I wanted to use but just didn't have it at the time.

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Hobie Pockets
 

Getting tired of snagging sabiki, treble, and most other hooks on the side pockets. First prototype (out of cutting board plastic).

We'll see...

Attachment 12475

Go detail a few cars with that thing and it'll pay for itself

That is really cool! I keep having the same problem 99cent store here I come.

I'm tired of sucking up eel grass, whale semen, and whatever else is floating around in LJ...So I found a solution on here.
I know this has been done before, but I remember the previous post had the mesh screen inside the end of bottom black piece. I thought this method was much more easy to do instead trying to form and shove the mesh inside the black piece. Works great!
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5982c60b.jpg
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...ps80f95976.jpg

http://www.midlandhardware.com/thumb...axx=200&maxy=0

OR nylon lint trap 2 pack. $1.79

Works excellent.