Finished Rigging My X-13

[peguinpower]

I had an 10 cell 8000 mah D cell NIMH battery pack for my FF. Almost 16 volts off the charger and 14 volts most of the time. Garmin is rated from 9 to 20 volts. Worked excellent but had to be charged every week, and the night before fishing. As you know, nimh has a seriously high self discharge rate.

It would die after 6 hours in the water and for sure would not last much the next week after a regular fishing session. The main reason I ditched it, besides the trouble of having to charge it every night before fishing, is that after 1 year, salt came in the battery pack despite heat shrink and silicone sealant. The threat of a short got the best of me. You don't want a shorted nimh pack in your yak in the middle of the ocean.

/bing

[hookup]

Your anchor system, is that a secure and stabke attachment to the kayak? I hope that it would not crack or damage your kayak. Let us know how well that works out after the sea trial.


Thanks

[red34]

The transducer finally came in yesterday. I am going to try a scupper mount for a few trips and see how much trouble it is avoiding damage to the transducer and see how much more detail I get. Anyway, here’s the install.



I left some slack in the cable so that I can bring the transducer into the kayak for any reason I may have to.



Here is is on the bottom. I don't have the nut tightened down completely. It doesn't fit exactly flush, but is tight to the bottom on 1 side and about 1/8th of an inch off the other. It sits up into the channel between the main keel and the side so that when it's on dry land it does not touch.



Its a pretty clean look with no holes drilled!

[jaywo]

looks like a fish killing machine. I also have an x13. You mentioned being sent a plug for the front hatch scupper. Is it from Malibu and where did you find it? Thanks

[red34]

Originally Posted by jaywo

looks like a fish killing machine. I also have an x13. You mentioned being sent a plug for the front hatch scupper. Is it from Malibu and where did you find it? Thanks

It did come from Malibu, but I would look for something that stays in a little better. Water will seep in a little and it finally just came out on it's own. Its just a piece of foam like a pool noodle with a tiny piece of bungee through the center. I'm thinking of other ways to plug it.

[Grego]

Originally Posted by red34

It did come from Malibu, but I would look for something that stays in a little better. Water will seep in a little and it finally just came out on it's own. Its just a piece of foam like a pool noodle with a tiny piece of bungee through the center. I'm thinking of other ways to plug it.

Check this thread mid-way down on page 1....picture of my plug...go to home depot and pick one up for a $1 or so....mine is bone dry when I want it to be. Been working like that for over half a year now.

http://bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/showthread.php?t=3546

Grego

[red34]

Originally Posted by hookup

Your anchor system, is that a secure and stabke attachment to the kayak? I hope that it would not crack or damage your kayak. Let us know how well that works out after the sea trial.


Thanks

Anchor system didn't work as well as I had hoped. It was a pita in a stiff wind. That's not really what I had intended it for, but then again, I wish it would have had a little better results. I'm thinking about going back to some kind of an anchor trolly.

It seemed secure enough, just had a hard time letting out "scope" line...the anchor would go to the bottom, but wouldn't lte out extra line so that it would be able to hold. Plus the very bottom of the anchor was still in the water even with the extension. Chalk that one up to experience.