I fish a large area of sandbars called "flats". Has anyone ever replaced their rudder or augmented it with a trolling motor. I have a seakayak--not an ocean or "sit-on-top". I'd like to know any bad experiences and or what type of trolling motor used. Thanks in advance. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi John, I don't know if this helps - doesn't involve a motor - but I notice that one of Paddlewise's members, Hal Levine, sells a device called "EZ Troll" and it only costs $10.95. You can find out about it at: http://www.jlc.net/~hlevin/ Regards, Mary Murphy Malcolm Island Inn Sointula, BC John Williams wrote: > I fish a large area of sandbars called "flats". Has anyone ever replaced their rudder or augmented it with a trolling motor. I have a seakayak--not an ocean or "sit-on-top". I'd like to know any bad experiences and or what type of trolling motor used. Thanks in advance. > *************************************************************************** > 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/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
John, I use a trolling motor on my canoe from time to time (but don't tell anyone on Paddlewise) but I think fixing one onto a kayak would be difficult. As an engineer it would be an interesting challenge. Possibly a flexible shaft as used in a Dremel tool would allow the motor & battery to be mounted away from the rudder, with the propellor attached to the rudder. Have fun. (Beware the effect of torque on a narrow boat.) jerry. At 07:00 AM 05/24/2000 -0700, malisle wrote: >Hi John, > >I don't know if this helps - doesn't involve a motor - but I notice that one of Paddlewise's members, Hal Levine, sells a device called "EZ Troll" and it only costs $10.95. You can find out about it at: http://www.jlc.net/~hlevin/ > >Regards, > > >Mary Murphy >Malcolm Island Inn >Sointula, BC > > >John Williams wrote: > >> I fish a large area of sandbars called "flats". Has anyone ever replaced their rudder or augmented it with a trolling motor. I have a seakayak--not an ocean or "sit-on-top". I'd like to know any bad experiences and or what type of trolling motor used. Thanks in advance. >> *************************************************************************** >> 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/ >> *************************************************************************** > > > >*************************************************************************** >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/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** 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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