Thread: Kayak.

Originally Posted by Hunteast

Never seen something like this? Greenhithe Bridge by the looks.

Yeap. Photo from hobsonville ferry terminal wharf

A great idea till it runs out of battery and you have an extra 15kg to lug about on the kayak. Maybe better to tow it on the paddle out, and use the motor for the paddle back when ya tired or loaded up with fish

Since it looks like you can't edit ya posts here I will add a post;

I get about 40mins out of 2 14 amp hour batteries in my seahorse torpedo

Budget outboard option

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boa...3e8cbc9f6de60f

I knocked up a simple mount after work this evening to drop a small outboard off the side of my kayak. I have picked up one of the cheap Chinese 2 stroke outboards that Gimp mentioned in another thread to try out (Cheers for the info). The mount drops into the two rear rod holders directly behind my seat and protrudes out the R/H side for the motor to mount onto.
A shovel handle was pretty much bang on in diameter for fitment in the rod holders and a 900mm length of 180mm x 30mm dressed timber becomes the transom, held together with some bed head/furniture bolts and some insert nuts so it can be dis-assembled for removal and storage. It worked out that the transom sits just far enough back that my kayak seat just leans on it so I now have a back rest for when I am 'fushing'

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Budget outboard option

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boa...3e8cbc9f6de60f

Rip off the handle, make an adapter, and connect your cordless drill. Bob is your auntie's brother !

For your diy transom, consider making it slightly wider and mount the fuel tank on the opposite side to counterbalance the outboard.

Cool project, pls video the maiden voyage

Originally Posted by ebf

For your diy transom, consider making it slightly wider and mount the fuel tank on the opposite side to counterbalance the outboard.

Cool project, pls video the maiden voyage

Outboard has inbuilt tank, I may look to mount a small 2-3 litre tank on opposite side for spare fuel if required (unlikely, I want to keep weight down as much as possible). I will also be fitting rod holders to the rear of the transom to replace the ones I have used to support the mount.

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Outboard has inbuilt tank, I may look to mount a small 2-3 litre tank on opposite side for spare fuel if required (unlikely, I want to keep weight down as much as possible). I will also be fitting rod holders to the rear of the transom to replace the ones I have used to support the mount.

That should keep reels a bit more out of the water too.

Originally Posted by ebf

For your diy transom, consider making it slightly wider and mount the fuel tank on the opposite side to counterbalance the outboard.

Cool project, pls video the maiden voyage

I need to make the transom more vertical, I couldn't get the outboard to sit upright enough before the mount ran out of adjustment, (easy fix)., but once I got the hang of it and it started to run properly it did pretty well. Not as noisy as I expected, pushed the kayak (5M) with myself and my 8 year old boy (under100kg combined) along pretty well. I got the speed wobbles a few times but once we all settled down I was rather impressed.
Pretty average videoing but you get the idea.
https://youtu.be/6tRshANRmfE

Awesomeness