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[dorado50]

Bob, your led lights idea is awesome! I am in the process of putting leds all around my kayak. I am going to use the red and green theme. I am hoping to get a bunch of yaks together this christmas and put together a kayak parade of lights like they do in SD bay. I'm going to put a blow-up santa on my green stick and maybe an elf or two...... Also thinking of installing under water lights in kayak just like the ones on big boats.

[ericko]

I did this to my PA 12 put the lights under the rails and i also made a night light with blue and white led's for when i go hooping been told you can see me from a very far distance... id put up some pictures but just dont know how and to lazy to learn.... I was able to get the lights from JK electronics in westminster.. If you really want pic's i can send them from my phone..

[MrM]

Originally Posted by ericko

I did this to my PA 12 put the lights under the rails and i also made a night light with blue and white led's for when i go hooping been told you can see me from a very far distance... id put up some pictures but just dont know how and to lazy to learn.... I was able to get the lights from JK electronics in westminster.. If you really want pic's i can send them from my phone..

By far the best electronics supply store this side of Orange County. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable staff. They recently expanded their store as well. I've been going here for 10-15 years it seems.

[JarrodMc]

I mounted a red LED on the center of my yak for night fishing and that thing is bright. It works pretty well. Wade and CBad Mike have seen it on the water.

[CKallday71]

Anybody ever use Neodymium Magnets to mount things on their Yak?

I got an idea today from one of my Techs in service. I was checking out his street bike and he had a bag on the fuel tank and it was held on to the tank by magnets. I started thinking... we could glue magnets inside the hull and then we could put magnets on the underside of say a tackle bag or whatever.

What do you guys think?

[RockyRaab]

I think if you depend on a compass for navigation, you might want to re-think the magnets.

[tagyak]

Originally Posted by CKallday71

Anybody ever use Neodymium Magnets to mount things on their Yak?

I got an idea today from one of my Techs in service. I was checking out his street bike and he had a bag on the fuel tank and it was held on to the tank by magnets. I started thinking... we could glue magnets inside the hull and then we could put magnets on the underside of say a tackle bag or whatever.

What do you guys think?

actually i had done this already. check out it here http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...?t=6394&page=5
i had gotten these magnets from sears. they were used to hold up your tools but i just cut it in half and used the magnets strips and gooped it to the ledges on the hobie outback. then i used metal strips from the hardware store and duct taped them to the bottom of the plastic tackle boxes.
it worked great. done thru surf launches and yard sales and the tackle boxes remained in place. these are not the usually back magnets that you see on refrigerators but the earth magnets that you find in hard drives. they are real strong.

[sasha]

I were at that as well. Were thinking about putting a magnet on the inside of the kayak then take some stainless steal tube and put in the center of the paddle. So when I wanted to get the paddle out of the way fast, The magnets would hold it in place till I need it again.

[Jimmyz123]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeorK...ature=youtu.be

I had to make something to help make loading my Kayak on my car easier and to prevent messing up the wiper on the back window. Sure I could have paid $30 or more for an REI system or something already built, but where's the fun in that.
2 suction handles $5 each = $10
PVC pipe and fittings for both = $10
Pool Noodle, already owned.

Connected and tested best of all, it works.

[SASQUATCH]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeorK...ature=youtu.be

I had to make something to help make loading my Kayak on my car easier and to prevent messing up the wiper on the back window. Sure I could have paid $30 or more for an REI system or something already built, but where's the fun in that.
2 suction handles $5 each = $10
PVC pipe and fittings for both = $10
Pool Noodle, already owned.

Connected and tested best of all, it works.

where do you get those suction cup deals? looks like they fit the pvc perfect.