I'm not advocating using a trolling motor on a kayak, but I can offer solutions to 2 of the potential problems Dave raised in his post. 1. Routing cables thru the deck. Marinco (www.marinco.com I think) makes a trolling motor plug specifically for this. The female half of the plug flush mounts thru a hole in the deck that can be sealed with 5200 or whatever. The male plug leads from the deck to the motor 2. Battery gas problem can be avoided by using a sealed battery, either gell cell or absorbed glass mat. Neither gives off gas and both can be mounted in any position, even upside down. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hey why not just install solar panels on the deck and only bring the paddle along on cloudy days. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
My problem is access to the fishing grounds. There is none unless you have a lot of time to paddle like 3 hours or own a larger boat similar to a bass boat with a big evinrude. Most people buy a big boat and strap their kayaks to them. They run at high speeds for about and hour to the flats and then anchor. I don't have that kind of money. I need faster transport to the flats than just my paddling or I can't go. I want to go . There is something on the market called a poweryak believe it or not. It's a Glen-L design, but I don't like it. I need a small motor, cheap, that could augment my paddling for about 30 minutes to get to the flat. Once on the Flat I would take it off and paddle only. I promise! since the water is about 6 to 12 inches. -----Original Message----- From: Chad Parrish [SMTP:fafnir_at_twincities.infi.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 10:54 AM To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Trolling motor Hey why not just install solar panels on the deck and only bring the paddle along on cloudy days. *************************************************************************** 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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