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 Re: Kayak stabilizers
[Re: Peter2]
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03/09/10 04:16 PM
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Droyp
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you can use electrical conduit also. The Leadbetter Legend has a post in here showing how he rigged hs Pelican. Haven't buildt mine yet, but it looks it ought to work well.
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
[Re: Droyp]
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03/09/10 04:17 PM
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Droyp
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
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03/09/10 08:36 PM
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Peter2
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Try spray foam in a 2 liter bottle then spray paint and duct tape them to the side of your kayak or zip-tie them to pvc similar to 4x4forever's rig. I just used the empty bottles duct taped to the sides of a SIS a few times in a pinch and they worked great. I'm pretty tall and SIS kayaks suck for me because, well, I'm a clutz. Thats a great idea! That will help me stay in my budget. 
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
[Re: Peter2]
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03/09/10 09:04 PM
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oh. If your bringing a dog you should get a larger kayak like a ocean kayak malibu two or a X factor. Having a dog on a small kayak would be crowded. Unless it was a chihuahua. Your right! I've got an Old Town Ambush. Its 44" wide and roomy enough for my dog and I. thats a barge! 44" is huge.
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
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03/09/10 09:26 PM
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Peter2
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oh. If your bringing a dog you should get a larger kayak like a ocean kayak malibu two or a X factor. Having a dog on a small kayak would be crowded. Unless it was a chihuahua. Your right! I've got an Old Town Ambush. Its 44" wide and roomy enough for my dog and I. thats a barge! 44" is huge. I still paddle but this trolling motor increases my distance quite a bit. It is big but it tracks really well and has a really good glide. I used to paddle a Wilderness systems Pamlico. It was really quick. The ambush is a little slower but I can paddle it a comfortable 3 mph. 
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
[Re: Peter2]
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03/09/10 09:58 PM
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StevenNDallas
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Old Town Ambush - thats a cool boat, I dig the clean lines and HUGE WEIGHT http://www.oldtowncanoe.com/canoes/huntingFishing/ambush.html  and as a second thought.. the phrase "kayak stability" is an oxymoron ... idinit ?
Unless you are wearing a grass skirt and sleeping in a ditch and eating only road kill, you too are part of 'the problem'.
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
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03/09/10 10:29 PM
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Peter2
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Thats true... I can stand up in the Ambush and I'm 6'3" 225, but its like standing up on a surf board. Ok its not quite that bad but its close. Thanks for posting the pic, I've been trying to find one. but couldn't locate it.
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
[Re: Peter2]
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03/11/10 04:52 AM
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Doug Martin
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Peter2,
I ripped a pair of 2X2's to go across the top of my canoe; they attach to a 4' length of 4" thin-wall PVC pipe, very light weight. I closed up the ends with 4" caps and PVC glue. It makes a one-sided outrigger which sits about 2 feet from the boat. I made it height adjustable with carriage bolts and wingnuts, and you can adjust the amount of drop-down from inside the canoe, on the water. Cost was under $20.
PM me if you want me to shoot some pics your way.
"I go a fishing," John 21:3
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
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03/11/10 09:13 PM
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Peter2
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Thanks Leadbetter Legend! Very nice work! 
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
[Re: Peter2]
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03/14/10 07:23 PM
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[quote=Peter2 I still paddle but this trolling motor increases my distance quite a bit. It is big but it tracks really well and has a really good glide. I used to paddle a Wilderness systems Pamlico. It was really quick. The ambush is a little slower but I can paddle it a comfortable 3 mph. [/quote] Don't you have to have that thing registered with numbers and such if you run a motor on it? If not, then I am getting me one with a trolling motor too!!
****Sun sinking low....lines baited.....gentle south breeze blowing...you realize.........I AM! .
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
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03/14/10 11:38 PM
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Peter2
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[quote=Peter2 I still paddle but this trolling motor increases my distance quite a bit. It is big but it tracks really well and has a really good glide. I used to paddle a Wilderness systems Pamlico. It was really quick. The ambush is a little slower but I can paddle it a comfortable 3 mph. Don't you have to have that thing registered with numbers and such if you run a motor on it? If not, then I am getting me one with a trolling motor too!! [/quote] You do have to have it registered. Below is a pic... 
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Re: Kayak stabilizers
[Re: Peter2]
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03/15/10 12:42 AM
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chuckwagon
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Bummer! Thought I was gonna be home-free with a motorized boat without the hassle.
Oh well.
****Sun sinking low....lines baited.....gentle south breeze blowing...you realize.........I AM! .
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