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08-29-2017, 11:38 AM | #1 | |
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08-29-2017, 12:04 PM | #2 |
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If you don't have a rudder don't put it over the side. I had an arm on mine and it created enough drag that it needed slight paddling correction. Luckily I had a rudder on my old tarpon 140.
Under water is your best option. Now I have a lowrance ready kayak but my next move on the tarpon would have been to install the ducer in a scupper hole closer to the front. That way it doesn't get damaged when I drag the kayak. I see a bunch of people waste time on battery boxes. Imo they are not needed. Just clean an lube the plugs.
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08-29-2017, 12:37 PM | #3 | ||
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08-29-2017, 01:12 PM | #4 |
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It wasn't that much but enough to be annoying. Enough that I was going to redo it. Lol
As far as the battery box goes, it all depends on how much water you planning on taking in. My cheap $10 12v 9ah batteries are fully sealed and sometimes sit in water in my PA. In my tarpon, they would sometimes sit in a inch or two of water after rolling in the surf with no issues. Never even blew the inline fuse either.
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08-29-2017, 01:22 PM | #5 |
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I use a ram arm and it makes a little noise, but less than my paddling. Also, the drag is there, but not enough to bother me - I bring up the arm when I'm focused on reaching a destination anyway. The ram arm isn't ideal, but it meets my realistic expectations of it.
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08-29-2017, 03:20 PM | #6 |
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Location: Grants Pass, OR
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I've been using a Madfrog TDA since they came out (long before they were in my signature). On my Ride I have the TDA on the track mount, the battery goes in a drybag in the footwell with the extra transducer cable, and the head unit is on a Ram mount above the cup holder.
I have a rudder now, but this is the first time I've had one. Drag is negligible. If on a really long paddle, I too just flip it up. The way I have mine setup is obviously not good for beach launching, but I never surf launch. So, it's a non-issue. If I did regular surf launches I'd move the battery and extra cable inside the yak.
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