Howdy From Hacksaw

[Curmudgeon]

I like it....I could fish and not just paddle to keep up with you Doc....

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Ha! Couldn't have said it better myself!


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[hacksaw]

I've been putting off getting one, but I do need to. Thinking about trying to figure out if I can make my own. Thanks plugger. Tight Lines buddy.

You just answered my question as I submitted it . Yes , you need a cart to get it to the water . I was replying to WALKINWADERS comment about him keeping up with me paddling when I said his kayak was heavy . I didn't mean yours was heavy . You had said it was 70 pounds without the battery .

[plugger]

You just answered my question as I submitted it . Yes , you need a cart to get it to the water . I was replying to WALKINWADERS comment about him keeping up with me paddling when I said his kayak was heavy . I didn't mean yours was heavy . You had said it was 70 pounds without the battery .

[plugger]

One last question. Do you have a cart of some type to move it to the water ?

[hacksaw]

HAR ! Your rig is fairly heavy if I judge it correctly.

It's not too bad without the battery. I Hand pull it in and out of the garage to hook it up to my truck.
I need to get a yak dolly to move it around when I go fishing, so I can go by myself.

[hacksaw]

That's a really nice rig , Keith . You have the anchor pulley system ,too .

Yes, I attached an anchor trolley. Works wonders when the wind is blowing.

[plugger]

I like it....I could fish and not just paddle to keep up with you Doc....

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HAR ! Your rig is fairly heavy if I judge it correctly.

[plugger]

That's a really nice rig , Keith . You have the anchor pulley system ,too .

[walkinwader]

I like it....I could fish and not just paddle to keep up with you Doc....

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[hacksaw]

WELCOME !!
Post some pictures of that prop driven kayak . How fast does it go and how heavy is the whole rig ? I kayak a lot .... paddling.

The kayak has a place the motor drops in, just in front of the rudder. There is a built in quick connect to plug in the power for the troll motor. The motor control switch is located just in front of the seat. I mounted rod holders on the battery cover, which is in front of the seat. The front compartment is dry storage, which really works. It will go about 5 MPH with the wind and maybe 3 MPH into the wind. Without the battery, it weighs about 70 pounds. With the battery, about 90 pounds. I pull it to the water,then go back for the battery and troll motor. I've gone two to three miles on the south side of West Bay, (Galveston State Park), fishing, and the battery still has a good charge after a day of fishing. I love it. My buddy made a little bit of fun after I got it, because of the troll motor. After a full day of fishing, with the south wind in our face, I pulled him back to the launch site, and he never said a bad word about it again. In fact, it got so bad, he wanted me to pull him out to the fishing spot and pull him back in. The little motor never missed a lick. After I get where I'm going, I paddle to the places I want to fish. Let's go fishin, when it's suitable.

I don't know why the rudder looks that big. It isn't half that size...

This is it in the bay.

[Curmudgeon]

Welcome aboard hacksaw!


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[walkinwader]

And you've become grizzly Adams !
Are you challenging CURMUDGEON for grand beard royale ?

It's shorter again....old pic

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[plugger]

And you've become grizzly Adams !
Are you challenging CURMUDGEON for grand beard royale ?

[plugger]

A decent amount....

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Not that I / we would know !

[plugger]

WELCOME !!
Post some pictures of that prop driven kayak . How fast does it go and how heavy is the whole rig ? I kayak a lot .... paddling.