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[cell128]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Liquid nails? You used construction adhesive on your kayak?

Oh oh is that bad? It's only on the hatch part. I can probably still take it off


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[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by cell128

Oh oh is that bad? It's only on the hatch part. I can probably still take it off


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You gotta be carefully with chemical adhesives and poly plastics. Could cause a reaction

[jruiz]

Originally Posted by cell128

Oh oh is that bad? It's only on the hatch part. I can probably still take it off


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If it sticks then it should be ok. PE and PP are one of the most inert and chemically stable materials out there. Just to paint a picture, they store very strong acides in PE bottles.

[tsugg]

I really don't want to lose any of my rods and reels,I have had some of the shimanos for over 30 years. So I came up with a easy seat belt to keep them safe in the event of a roll over in my PA14.This is a simple build and the attachment hooks on the bottom of the PA are already there(I never use them). If I remember right, I spent $13.00 on the materials from OEX.

[tsugg]

I'll be the first to admit that I need to lose weight. BUT in the mean time I have to fish! So as I was shopping around for my first kayak I found some really neat things on some kayaks. Each different mfgr. has it's own cool factor.The one that really struck me as a required tool is the assist leash in the jackson kayaks. If you haven't seen it, it's attached in front of where you sit and if you want to get something from the front hatch or stand up and stretch your legs, you just grab it and you can use your arms to help you stand or get from sitting to your knees very easily. So I rigged a super cheap easy one for my PA14. I used a 1/2" inch sch. 40 pvc nipple( I think it was just long enough to rise out of the sail socket by 2")then put a cap on it and I heated it with a torch just enough to soften it and put a slight bend in it(maybe one or two degrees)so when you drop it in the sail socket it has a bit of resistance(because it's crooked and the socket is straight).Then I spliced some 1/2" poly rope to make the leash. Very easy and when you don't need it in there you just pull it out and throw it on the work bench, no harm to the PA.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by tsugg

I really don't want to lose any of my rods and reels,I have had some of the shimanos for over 30 years. So I came up with a easy seat belt to keep them safe in the event of a roll over in my PA14.This is a simple build and the attachment hooks on the bottom of the PA are already there(I never use them). If I remember right, I spent $13.00 on the materials from OEX.

Doesn't your PA already have the rod bungee tie downs factory installed?

[Matar]

Built a card to carry the yak and store my gear and others items. The nice thing is that it rolls around and move out of the way when I need it to and then when I lift the yak into rafters the foot print is not that big and I have another work table.


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[yak-fishing-socal]

Cheap and easy kelp line/ tail line



I simply hook the carabiner to my anchor trolley and put the loop around kelp and tighten also can be used for a tail line on bigger fish or sharks....this taut line knot is the key because you can put heavy load on the knot and still simply move it... Video blow shows the knot

Watch "How to Tie a Taut Line Knot" on YouTube
How to Tie a Taut Line Knot: http://youtu.be/Rv2GhpeXav8

[yak-fishing-socal]

OK so I have had a few people pm me on here from my other post about my t15 looks like people want to know what kind of wheels I'm using for my kayak yes they are purple but I don't care if I come across black ones I'll swap them out...

I had the idea to use power wheels "wheels" after seeing the price of other sand tires.. I knew I needed something with a big footprint so when I was cleaning the backyard I notice my daughters power wheel was just sitting there getting ruined we lost the charger and it was pretty much junk so I asked her if I could have them, she said yes..and that's all there is to it..I'm not going to go into details on how to make a cart there are plenty of YouTube videos for that I just use big PVC pipe power wheel wheels and a pool noodle. I will upload better pictures when I get back into town..



And yes they work great on the sand as long as your kayak isn't too heavy or overloaded.. I don't even need to strap it to they kayak just put the cart by the cockpit and y'all should be good
This guy sells em for 15 for two
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...735393213.html

OK I was able to locate so bigger and wider big wheel tires my other ones worked good these should be great

[WildernessWanker]

If you don't have wheels you can pick them up pretty cheap on eBay, I think I paid less than $15 for a set including shipping.

[yak-fishing-socal]

Oh nice I just look on cl for people throwing them out

[kayachapi]

Old broken shovel handle. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1416194913.427750.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1416194935.918121.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1416194966.042334.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1416194979.814356.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1416194994.584761.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1416195017.613232.jpg. I made this for a thank you to some friends that took my boys and I fishing on their boat.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by kayachapi

Old broken shovel handle. . I made this for a thank you to some friends that took my boys and I fishing on their boat.

Thats bad ass!!!

[kayachapi]

Thank you. It came out better than expected

[Cbad Mike]

kayachapi,
Very nice work!!!

[Dannowar]

Broken pool cue. Not as nice as the shovel handle but already laminated and heavy/hard.

[kayachapi]

I've been staring at that shovel handle forever.

[HELLSTER INC.]

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. 10922818_10203371976201131_5125099309287967694_n.jpg 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!

[cell128]

Tired of my dog eating my shoes when I try to dry them out. this should work. Cut off barbs for safety

[Silbaugh4liberty]

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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