Pimp My Yak - Page 2 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

blitzburgh · 02-19-2012, 10:46 AM

SWEET!

Iceman · 02-19-2012, 10:52 AM

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Finally Hobie adventure get some "exposure".

My personal favorite Hobie! Thorough job, Steveooo!

RK · 02-19-2012, 11:12 AM

Holy shit all hail steveooo lord of the live well !!!!Jesus Christ what a rad rig Steve awesome buddy

kobra · 02-19-2012, 11:52 AM

MacGuiverness at its best. Great post. Thanks for sharing some great info.

theluckypig · 02-19-2012, 02:20 PM

looks like i'm going to have to man up and drill baby drill...

ashmoz · 02-19-2012, 03:31 PM

That's freakin sweet. Awesome job man!

maui jim · 02-19-2012, 04:00 PM

damn...and I thought you were going to deep fry turkeys on the water...

Nice stuff...

dmrides · 02-19-2012, 07:11 PM

Damn Steve, that is a serious fish killer. Only 20 trips to OEX? Thanks for taking the time to post all your innovations, you have a very well thought out kayak and have given me lots of great ideas.

GregAndrew · 02-19-2012, 07:47 PM

Very nice, even if it is in a HOBIE. Very clean work and lots of good ideas. Do you have an anti-backflow in your pump setup?

steveooo · 02-19-2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dwntwnall4u

Where do you mount the battery box?

I just put the battery box in the front hatch. It stays where it should.

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Originally Posted by Salt Water Flies

I have the same bildge pump as yours. Where did you find the hanging clips for it? Again nice work. Tony

Harmony makes some, I got mine at West Marine (I think?)

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Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Do you have an anti-backflow in your pump setup?

Since I don't know what that is, I'll say no. The pump is mounted below the waterline, so that it self primes though.

lterrero · 02-19-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by premo

no seat heating system yet?

great job steve.

premo, only with the autopilot version, coming soon

GregAndrew · 02-19-2012, 10:21 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Pvc-Check-Valv.../dp/B000LF83QM

With the inlet at the bottom, like the Hobie tanks, when the pump stops the water is siphoned back out unless checked.

Salt Water Flies · 02-20-2012, 06:28 AM

Thanks. I will look at west marine for those clips. Now that I think of it I got some paddle clips like that at west marine for another boat I had. Only smaller. I'll see if they have the larger clips. Again thanks.

Tony

mtnbykr2 · 02-20-2012, 07:43 AM

Excellent job,
I like the stew pot live well, some really great ideas....nice post, good stuff thank you for sharin

driftwood · 02-20-2012, 08:05 AM

Nice clean job!

nice alum cooking pot? Expensive bait tank! The wife must of been real happy about that one. How did you win that battle????????????

addicted2sp33d · 02-20-2012, 08:44 AM

NextBite · 02-20-2012, 12:38 PM

Awesome Work Steveooo

THE DARKHORSE · 02-20-2012, 04:49 PM

Someone has a lot of spare time on their hands. Or, should be doing kayak installation for a living!

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Nice work, Steve. That skinny boat looks ready for battle. Way too damn clean if you asked me, though.

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Here's to your next happy paddle...and a deck that resembles a horror flick more than a showroom floor.

dgax65 · 02-20-2012, 04:52 PM

That's some very nice work you did there.

dsafety · 02-20-2012, 06:01 PM

Beautiful job and lots of great ideas. I particularly like the goop method of joining wires.

As all of us with bait tanks which use a pump mounted below the waterline of the tank know, water will drain out when the pump is turned off. There are several ways to deal with this. You an install a back flow valve like the one that Greg mentioned but those can sometimes foul with kelp.

An easier and more foolproof way to solve the problem is to put an "ell" fitting where the water enters your tank and attach a vertical piece of pipe that extends up to the desired waterline. If you use a threaded ell you can angle the water input pipe to allow it to drain.

You can see how this is done on a Hobie tank by going to post #36 in the Innovations tread.

Bob

02-19-2012, 10:46 AM	#21
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maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	damn...and I thought you were going to deep fry turkeys on the water... Nice stuff... __________________

02-20-2012, 07:43 AM	#34
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	Excellent job, I like the stew pot live well, some really great ideas....nice post, good stuff thank you for sharin __________________

02-20-2012, 04:49 PM	#38
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Wow... Someone has a lot of spare time on their hands. Or, should be doing kayak installation for a living! . . Nice work, Steve. That skinny boat looks ready for battle. Way too damn clean if you asked me, though. . . Here's to your next happy paddle...and a deck that resembles a horror flick more than a showroom floor. __________________

02-20-2012, 04:52 PM	#39
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	That's some very nice work you did there. __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

02-19-2012, 11:12 AM	#23
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	Holy shit all hail steveooo lord of the live well !!!!Jesus Christ what a rad rig Steve awesome buddy

02-19-2012, 11:52 AM	#24
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	MacGuiverness at its best. Great post. Thanks for sharing some great info.

02-19-2012, 02:20 PM	#25
theluckypig Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Pedro Posts: 694	looks like i'm going to have to man up and drill baby drill...

02-19-2012, 03:31 PM	#26
ashmoz 192.168.0.1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 397	That's freakin sweet. Awesome job man!

02-19-2012, 07:11 PM	#28
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	Damn Steve, that is a serious fish killer. Only 20 trips to OEX? Thanks for taking the time to post all your innovations, you have a very well thought out kayak and have given me lots of great ideas.

02-19-2012, 07:47 PM	#29
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Very nice, even if it is in a HOBIE. Very clean work and lots of good ideas. Do you have an anti-backflow in your pump setup?

02-19-2012, 10:21 PM	#32
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	http://www.amazon.com/Pvc-Check-Valv.../dp/B000LF83QM With the inlet at the bottom, like the Hobie tanks, when the pump stops the water is siphoned back out unless checked.

02-20-2012, 06:28 AM	#33
Salt Water Flies Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	Thanks. I will look at west marine for those clips. Now that I think of it I got some paddle clips like that at west marine for another boat I had. Only smaller. I'll see if they have the larger clips. Again thanks. Tony

02-20-2012, 08:05 AM	#35
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	Nice clean job! nice alum cooking pot? Expensive bait tank! The wife must of been real happy about that one. How did you win that battle????????????

02-20-2012, 08:44 AM	#36
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774

02-20-2012, 12:38 PM	#37
NextBite Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 389	Awesome Work Steveooo

02-20-2012, 06:01 PM	#40
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	Beautiful job and lots of great ideas. I particularly like the goop method of joining wires. As all of us with bait tanks which use a pump mounted below the waterline of the tank know, water will drain out when the pump is turned off. There are several ways to deal with this. You an install a back flow valve like the one that Greg mentioned but those can sometimes foul with kelp. An easier and more foolproof way to solve the problem is to put an "ell" fitting where the water enters your tank and attach a vertical piece of pipe that extends up to the desired waterline. If you use a threaded ell you can angle the water input pipe to allow it to drain. You can see how this is done on a Hobie tank by going to post #36 in the Innovations tread. Bob