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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
List mom may not object to power yaks (generic) per se, but she is likely to object to this blatant commercialism on what is supposed to be a non-commercial list. Really, Professor, I would not have expected this of YOU! On Sun, 28 Nov 1999 08:53:03 -0500 "735769" <735769_at_ican.net> writes: > 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. > > > > > > The POWERYAK (TM) conversion kit installs easily with basic hand > tools and > once installed allows the paddler to shift from paddle power to > power with > simple the flip of a switch or pull of a cord. Much easier than sail > auxiliaries plus the POWERYAK (TM) works even when there is no wind. > Weighing > only seven pounds the POWERYAK (TM) engine is enclosed in a patented > casing > that allows it to operate even when under water (No masts and sails > to slow > your roll). Its jet drive has no external moving parts making it > safe to use > around swimmers swimming without life jackets and wildlife. Advanced > sound > suppression systems keep sounds levels to below that of > conversational levels > in a tandem kayak. > > > > > > Purchase the electronic start version to make switching from paddle > to power > even easier and faster. A diverter valve option instantly transforms > the > POWERYAK (TM) unit to a high capacity bilge pump capable of emptying > the > largest kayak in less than a minute. On cold days, opening the > cooling system > diverter valve floods your cockpit with warm air. > > > > > > Vastly superior to auxiliary sail units it creates no windage or > heeling > forces and takes up less room when not in use. > > > > > > Buy the POWERYAK (TM) unit before January 1, 2000 and receive a > complimentary > membership in both the American Power Boat Association and the > American Canoe > Association. > > > > > > FAQ's > > > > > > Do I need a kayak that is specially designed for power? > > > > > > Absolutely not. Any old kayak will do although you can expect better > performance under power in one that has a shape optimized for > powered travel. > Of course, these shapes will detract from paddling performance since > paddlers > cannot generate as much power as the POWERYAK (TM) unit. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Won't my sea kayak lose stability if I am not paddling? > > > > > > Only if you do not hold your paddle (something we recommend you do > at all > times). Keeping your paddle in your hand at al times allows you to > deploy it > instantly for bracing, steering, or just splashing your friends. In > fact, the > low mounting location of the POWERYAK (TM) unit improves stability. > > > > > > > Is there a mailing list where I can discuss POWERYAK (TM) issues? > > > > > > Yes, but its members don't often talk about kayaking issues that may > interest > you. You can, however use the Paddlewise list for kayaking issues. > They even > discuss sailing so they won't mind discussing powered kayaks so long > as one > mentions paddling occasionally. > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Can I travel directly into the wind? > > > > > > Yes, you can. Unlike sail power that requires tacking back and forth > the > POWERYAK (TM) unit allows you to go anywhere you want in your kayak. > > > > > > Will people who sail turn up their noses at me for using power? > > > > > > No. Sailing people have been turning up their noses at power boaters > for years > but you are a kayaker because you can easily switch back to paddle > power. > Kayakers, however, will probably turn up their noses at you. > > > > > > Will the List Mom throw me of Paddlewise if I post questions about > my POWERYAK > (TM) to the Paddlewise list. > > > > > > Possibly, but we have great faith in Jackie's sense of fair play and > so long > as the sailing kayak people can post I am certain that the POWERYAK > (TM) > people will be allowed to post too. > > > > > > > > > All the bests in paddling and may gas prices plummet. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Dr. Peregrine Inverbon, Ph.d., DD, LL.d, Ph.G > > > > > > CEO The Canadian Ballast Rock Company (TM) > > > > > > ************************************************************************* ** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author > and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > ************************************************************************* ** ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. 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Sam wrote; (SNIP) > > 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? ;-) > Sam, I have have shown your post to Professor Inverbon. He became furious that his engineers allowed an upstart company like Bayliner to steal the march on him and took them out behind the plant for forty lashes. He ordered a 4-51 GM diesel engine this morning for delivery by Wednesday and expects to have his own version for on-the -water testing by Friday. I personally see no problem with the single bladed paddles. The King Islanders used single bladed paddles so we have plenty of precedent for kayaks with single blades. besides, one can easily switch back to a two bladed paddle if one wants. One might even say that a propeller is just a rotary paddle and if two is better than one then surely four must be better still. Sam, the Professor appreciates your passing on this information and will send you a copy of his latest book, "The Canadian Voyeurs - a Story of Exploration and Exploration in the North". Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Web site address, http://home.ican.net/~735769 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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