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#1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: North O.C.
Posts: 156
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Where to tie for tow
The key is we plan on going SLOWLY. Do any of you see any potential problems with this? |
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#2 |
Large Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
Posts: 1,004
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If it's a 2 seater, just hop on board and tow an empty kayak from the bow handle. Remember to whisper in his ear as you make your way
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#3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: SGV
Posts: 848
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Not sure if you can do a tandem ride. On more than one occasion I've seen jetskiers get stopped by the sheriff when riding tandem.
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#4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: North O.C.
Posts: 156
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LOL jruiz! No tandem, I just need a tow
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#5 |
Large Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
Posts: 1,004
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I tried to get my brother to tow me upstream at Laughlin one time. I found that it took a lot of force to pull a loaded kayak, so much so that I didn't want to tie off anywhere on the kayak to risk damaging it in anyway. So we tried towing while I held the rope by hand. My conclusion was that the kayak tended to wander off center and eventually ended up sideways if pulled from anywhere behind the bow handle. This was a hobie adventure.
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#6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 417
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What Jruiz said is accurate. If you tie off to the well, it's likely to end up sideways. I would jump on the ski and tie to the bow handle.
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#7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ventura COunty
Posts: 521
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Run a line through the handle and then to you. That way the kayak stays straight and you can let go if it gets out of control.
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#8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Lake Balboa, The Valley
Posts: 425
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Dont tow. You will most likely damage it.
I got towed in a tarpon 140 and the handle strap that it was attached to broke in less than ten seconds. Even if you do not tie to a handle you have much more drag than my tarpon did. Not worth it in my opinion. |
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#9 |
Junior
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Placentia, North O.C.
Posts: 16
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On the first trip of the Black Pearl, with kayaks, Pablo Joe was asked to get a few kayakers to see how we would rig a charter boat for kayaks. Loading
-unloading, storage, etc. They took us to San Clemente one day and Santa Catalina the next. The Black Pearl towed six to eight of our kayaks from one spot to the next on San Clemente and had no problems that I remember, they were tied one in front of the next with two lines as I recall. It was not fast but kept us from loading and unloading. I think if you don't go to fast and in good water conditions, it would be something I would try for sure. Just be safe and make sure your straps are in good condition. It was a great trip GOOD LUCK |
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#10 |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Palos Verdes
Posts: 1,851
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Black Pearl
Thread jack.......
Rodbuster... I was on that first Black Pearl Trip too. That was really fun fishing both islands. Is Pablo Joe still around?
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#11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,526
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would a tourniquet around your neck help?
[QUOTE=GTboosted;270639]Dont tow. You will most likely damage it.
I got towed in a tarpon 140 and the handle strap that it was attached to broke in less than ten seconds. Even if you do not tie to a handle you have much more drag than my tarpon did. Not worth it in my opinion.[/QUOTE that would be a big mess , if a loaded yak rolled in wake. |
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#12 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,526
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shame on you
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#13 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: North O.C.
Posts: 156
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Quote:
I discovered another problem AFTER our trip back. My yak was filled with about 3 or 4 gallons of water! Looking back, I noticed that the entire back hatch of my outback was underwater whenever we went fast. Also, depending on where I was in the Seadoo's wake, water would flow OVER the front hatch. I suspect this is where most of the water entered because isn't the Outback notorious for having a sh*tty seal in the front hatch? It's funny because during the outing i checked my center hatch for water filling up and only noticed a tiny bit of water. maybe it happened on the way back in? Thanks for the advice guys. I may try this one more time by making a loop through the mirage drive opening, and then HOLDING a rope through the front that i can let go of per some of the advice here. I suspect once the rudder is up, and we pull from the front as much as possible, AND my 225 fat a** isn't bogging the outback down, we should be ok for longer durations. |
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