[Paddlewise] Auxillary power

Well, after reading about the POWERYAK, I just realized that another
company that I have become familiar with is ahead of you. I purchased their
product this spring. And they have done you somewhat better.... while
answering a whole host of other crisis problems currently being addressed
(e.g. tent/bivy, or C to C/sweep, etc.)

This company (and some others) has an additional modification kit that
enables your kayak to handle more power, and store additional gear with
minimal impact on performance. Their modification kit does this by
modifying the kayak shell and lines through widening the beam,
strengthening and squaring off the transom and increasing the overall
length of the vessel. They have kept the bilge pump and heating properties,
while also building in a head, and a couple of berths. Even has a little
galley to deal with the camp stove issues.

We had it out in some pretty adventuresome waters (for us) and even so,
still didn't need to use our not so bomb-proof roll. But we did keep our
paddles near at hand, and we have used them on rare occasion. We could use
the paddles more frequently... it is easy enough to use, but we don't
really see much sense in that anymore. We have found more success, though,
with using our canoe paddles so they may have to enter their version as the
POWERNOE (especially sincer POWERYAK is now TM'd). But the NOE component
would still keep BAYLINER eligible for the PADDLEWISE list?  ;-)



>>From the company that brought you Genuine Canadian Ballast Rocks (TM) and
the
>ARPEE (TM)Redundant Paddler Safety Device now comes the POWERYAK (TM)
>conversion kit, The ultimate in auxiliary power for kayaks . 
>
>
>Now every kayaker can have safe, reliable, enjoyable auxiliary power in their
>kayak.

<snip>

> Does mounting the POWERYAK (TM) make my kayak a power boat?

>
>No, A kayak is defined not by how it is powered but by how easily one can
>change back to paddle power. IN short, a POWERYAK (TM)  powered kayak is more
>of a kayak than a sail powered kayak that takes longer to convert. The
>POWERYAK (TM)  unit allows you to revert to paddle power instantly. In fact,
>you can use both paddle and POWERYAK (TM) simultaneously. This allows weaker
>paddlers to keep up with strong paddlers. The safety aspects of this are
>enormous.
>

<more snipping, etc.>

>OK, I know what you paddling purists are thinking. Doesn't adding an engine
>make a kayak a power boat? Not so. It makes it an engine powered kayak or
>powered kayak. The important issue is how easily one can shift from one the
>other. timed trials using the most expensive sailing rigs have shown that it
>is far easier to shift from power to paddle and back than to shift from sail
>to paddle and back. 
>
>
Sam Isaacs
saisaacs_at_netcom.ca  
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