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 Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/22/16 10:13 PM
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Matty
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 01:06 AM
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Bass Art
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250# is pretty light for a motorized vessel that will haul you and your gear over 30 mph. Looks like it will run in a foot of water. Or less.
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 01:10 AM
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RealBigReel
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I'll pass on anything other than HPV, anything that burns fuel, and anything that requires registration, and anything that won't fit in the back of my S10.
Last edited by RealBigReel; 08/24/16 10:54 AM.
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 03:00 AM
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Tallgrass05
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When does a kayak stop being a kayak?
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 03:54 AM
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cricman
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When does a kayak stop being a kayak? Ah, the eternal question. I'm pretty sure that once a human stops propelling it, the craft metamorphoses into a motor or sailing vessel (or a buoy!). As for pedals, I'll leave that one for the experts. Heck, I am not so sure my Ascend H12 is a kayak. It's rather canoeish! cricman
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 01:12 PM
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Jimbo
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If I lived on the coast and fished the marshes all the time, I'd consider something like that, but I'd still own a simple kayak or two.
If you couldn't feel like you were having fun riding that thing, then you are in the wrong sport.
Just one more cast!
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 01:19 PM
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Rhino68W
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Too bad you couldn't use it in any tournaments
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 04:32 PM
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christian myrick
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It looks very cool. Id just hate to get stranded, break down, or run outta gas offshore and have to paddle a 250lb kayak back to launch site. Seems anytime you stop depending on a paddle is the time you need it most.
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/23/16 05:24 PM
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Hookinup
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Someone in the North Dallas area keeps advertising those things. It's not all that great in the big scheme of things. Lots of false advertising also. I can buy a very nice boat for less than $6000. They are more easily affordable than a boat, they have way less maintenance
Price: $5,980 (according to the Aquanami website) I'll also add that those things have been around for a few years but, they don't sell well at all. More of a gimmick or high priced toy. Over priced IMO. .
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/24/16 12:07 PM
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Fish ZoMbiE
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Looks like another small jet boat to me. Small jet propelled vessels r nothing new. If u like that thing youd probably love the new jet skies! They go much faster than 30mph! They can also handle more & go longer distances with higher payload capacity. Beside all that, I don't see any rods:-(  Human powered kayaks r here to stay. Most folks like them for their versital simplicity.
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/24/16 05:01 PM
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Brad R
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Just a guess that we will soon see a big correction in the other way: toward simplicity.
I don't mean that Native and Hobie will ever not make their two versions of pedals, others too, but I am already very close to wanting to revert to a pure paddler.
What might fit the bill is a really nice paddle kayak with the option to install pedals, like the new Wilderness options.
To have no gas, no oil, no routine mechanical maintenance: a dream.
Solving the "holding water" will be important. I think I have an idea how that could be done.
Brad
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Re: Peddle drive is already a thing of the past ...
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08/24/16 10:15 PM
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Fish ZoMbiE
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