Suggestions to Increase Secondary Stability? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

addicted2sp33d · 04-05-2012, 12:48 PM

My wife and I use our Pelican 130T Tandem on Lake Hodges at least once a month - we (meaning mostly me) paddle a few miles every excursion.

This thing tracks about as straight as a Tim Tebow spiral, so I wanted to get a narrower kayak with a more-pronounced keel. My wife really likes the primary stability and is not a big fan of getting a narrower tandem.

So in the interest of continued adult activities together, paddling or otherwise, I am stuck trying to improve the tracking of this hull.

I was thinking of adding a rudder. Would that help, or would that be the equivalent of adding a Hobie rudder to an aircraft carrier?

Maybe some under-hull fins like surfboards?

Yakin · 04-05-2012, 12:58 PM

If you want to still get a more narrow kayak
and also please your wife in it still being stable
get a more narrow kayak then either made or buy
a stabilizer system for the kayak they make big ones for tandems
and small ones and just put one on the front and one on the back
will be a lot more stable but also still be able to cover more ground

bus kid · 04-05-2012, 01:38 PM

Show her this.

http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaks/mirage/tandem-island/

Jimmyz123 · 04-05-2012, 02:31 PM

Check out Youtube, I saw some videos of people that made their own rudders.

04-05-2012, 12:48 PM	#1
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	Suggestions to Increase Secondary Stability? My wife and I use our Pelican 130T Tandem on Lake Hodges at least once a month - we (meaning mostly me) paddle a few miles every excursion. This thing tracks about as straight as a Tim Tebow spiral, so I wanted to get a narrower kayak with a more-pronounced keel. My wife really likes the primary stability and is not a big fan of getting a narrower tandem. So in the interest of continued adult activities together, paddling or otherwise, I am stuck trying to improve the tracking of this hull. I was thinking of adding a rudder. Would that help, or would that be the equivalent of adding a Hobie rudder to an aircraft carrier? Maybe some under-hull fins like surfboards?

04-05-2012, 12:58 PM	#2
Yakin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 913	If you want to still get a more narrow kayak and also please your wife in it still being stable get a more narrow kayak then either made or buy a stabilizer system for the kayak they make big ones for tandems and small ones and just put one on the front and one on the back will be a lot more stable but also still be able to cover more ground __________________ Remember There are Many Fish in the Sea MEANS MORE TO EAT!!!

04-05-2012, 01:38 PM	#3
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	Show her this. http://www.hobiecat.com/kayaks/mirage/tandem-island/ __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

04-05-2012, 02:31 PM	#4
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	Check out Youtube, I saw some videos of people that made their own rudders. __________________ No better time than being on the water, God Bless, JimmyZ