Torqeedo Cavitation Problem Solved!
 

i was lossing about 2mph when hitting max speed on my torqeedo. So i gave it some thought and went down every row at Home depot. I came across the plastic conduit boxes in the electrical row and I said to myself this just might work!

You would think with a 1600 motor they would have all these problems solved....

Fix cost me $18.00

One Torqeedo Lower clamp ring 069-0011 $7.00
Plastic Conduit Box $11.00
one camp ring $.45



it did, i hit 5.4 mph on the torqeedo at max speed without it picking up air.


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Its a great idea, it looks like it will work similar to a trim tab. However:D........

How are you keeping it from going sideways? If one of the sides gets kelp or grass or whatever caught in on it the drag of whatever is hung up on it will cause the tab to turn sideways. If the tab is sideways my guess is that the motion of the kayak going up & down will cause drag on whatever side the tab is on and will in turn cause the kayak to go down or up in a sideways motion. I'm thinking that you'll have the same results when you're turning in rough seas.

With the above being said another thing that can happen is that the up & down motion of the kayak will result in unwanted pressure being placed on the plate and may cause it to snap, best thing that can happen is that the plate will snap and your pole will remain straight.

Anyway......that's my thought.

good luck;)

Good points, I drilled the circle to be snug with the pole, so it can still turn with pressure.... Kelp would be a problem... the plastic plate its pretty durable the same thickness as our kayaks, so i don't think it will snap off (but who knows)but I will just have to pull up the motor, as I always do when I go across kelp...


the 6 hours I spent in the ocean the other day didn't budge it, so I guess its still good. If it does move ill just readjust with my paddle.

That's a real fine canoe you are building! Damn fine.

Can we now call this thing a "Bayliner"?


Nice boat Frank.......do you still fish?

Frank will start taking deposits for mothership trips from his kayak after the first of the year. Don't miss out!!!!!

2015 PA rail mounts
 

Hobie does not make rail mounts for scotty products for the 2015 PA. With all the scotty's i have i don't want to replace them all. So i bought some extra Ram ball rail mounts from Andy "ICEMAN" and it was really easy to adapt. Attachment 14315 Remove ram ball from clamp and replace with scotty mount, use the same screw but have to add a 1/4" spacer at the bottom then use the same nut that was on the ram ball. Not really a innovation but it solved my problem!http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/a...90401922_n.jpg

you should patent that. :D

Tired of my dog eating my shoes when I try to dry them out. this should work. Cut off barbs for safety http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...4e699f2909.jpg

Was bored today since I didn't go fishing, so I upgraded my cheap $10 gaff and $10 bat with some paracord since I still have about 900 ft left. After I wrapped it, I soaked it and let it dry since paracord shrinks after getting wet. Feels real solid and didn't use any adhesive. Hopefully it holds.

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Now that's solid work! Looks better than most I have seen at stores..

Do you ship? 😉

I'll make one for you Mo. $20 each. ;)

Rod holder
 

Made a rod holder to lay my pole down without it flopping around.

When I was doing a paracord project, I read to soak it in boiling water for five minutes to shrink it. I did. It was a gift so I haven't heard if it's still holding. But if your gets loose you could try that. Nice Job!

Good tip. I'll keep that in mind. My experience with paracord, just getting it wet in general seems to shrink. If it doesn't hold, I'll do the boiling water next.

Rod holder
 

This is the one I wanted to get show.

Nice work!

That's a good one, especially for rough launches and landings! I dig it!

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Nothing crazy but i made this achor line with what i was able to find around the house (with the exception of the red/white floats).
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Tuck the paracord under the zip-tie clip and pass it throught the figure 9 carabiner and itll hold up. Plus if i hook into a big boy i can unclip quickly, handle business, and then go back to my floating line