05-30-2018, 07:41 AM | #1 |
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05-30-2018, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Congratulations amigo. I love mine.
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05-30-2018, 08:26 AM | #3 |
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Awesome! My PA14 only gets used for the occasional kayak only fishing tournament anymore. Being able to launch where every other kayak launches, but getting to the fishing spots so much faster is a total game changer.
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Crashcow, That's a cool looking toy. I'm sure you'll have tons of fun on it!!! Can't go wrong with a Yamaha (most of the time!). |
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05-30-2018, 11:15 AM | #5 |
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It's a beauty!
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05-30-2018, 11:25 AM | #6 | |
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05-30-2018, 11:44 AM | #7 |
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Awesome pixs, Baja_Traveler. Thanks!
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05-30-2018, 03:01 PM | #8 |
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I hung it out the back of my long bed truck on the way home from OEX. Currently working on a trailer for local trips, she will be on the truck or in the van for Mexico, I need a rack. See you guys in la jolla soon for break ins as soon as the FF and a couple rod holders are mounted.
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05-30-2018, 07:03 PM | #9 |
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05-31-2018, 06:04 AM | #10 |
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I guess I've never really looked into the Solo but damn that s a cool boat.
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05-31-2018, 07:18 AM | #11 |
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How does the Solo handle off shore. Down swell faces and what not?
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05-31-2018, 07:38 AM | #12 |
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Quartering swells were really no issue either, and was easier going and a little faster. Going down swell is where it got hairy - mid speed to match the swell the boat surfed the 2 footers just fine, but when a 3 footer caught up with me the boat would want to snap turn right or left with the bow digging in. Couple of times I thought I was going to be thrown out of the boat. Dropped the speed back to idle so the boat would not surf and getting back to the beach was easy. So the lesson is when going down swell, slow and easy is the key to keep your hair from turning white... |
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05-31-2018, 02:02 PM | #14 |
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Its going down the swell that got me in my 18' Bayrunner. I will never take an aluminum boat out in big swells again. All by myself coming back from the 425 going down swell boat cut hard to the left out the boat I went. Luckily I had a good grip on steering wheel and pulled myself back in.
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