kayak with outboard

[robmedina]

if you see a sand colored Jackson kayak with outriggers , a sail and an 1968 Evinrude mate 1.5hp on the water- say hello....if you can catch me LOL!

[cowherder]

You put an outboard on a kayak? Sounds like its a boat now! Just kidding, lol
what do you do when you get hit by big swells? Can it mess up the motor?

[J Barbosa]

You put an outboard on a kayak? Sounds like its a boat now! Just kidding, lol
what do you do when you get hit by big swells? Can it mess up the motor?

Kayaking is a very wet sport *LOL*

I've damaged the electrical switches on my motor twice...luckily my brother and I are pretty handy and we were able to diagnose the problem and repair it (twice).

Rob, I'll have no problem catching you.

[robmedina]

I just got the motor mount figured out yesterday saturday will be the maiden voyage with it


Jb so thats your new boat....lol! Thats insane!

[robmedina]

[surferman]

Wow that is awesome! What HP is that motor? I am assuming it is pretty fast bc you are holding the paddle in the water to steer it right? thanks for sharing.

[robmedina]

it is an 1968 Envinrude Mate 1.5hp. Yes, you are correct, I was using the paddle to assist in turning right. I have a rudder on the yak but it isn't strong enough to overpower the motor wanting to turn the kayak left. At full throttle (and turning left LOL) I get over 6mph, but if I throttle down I can maintain about 4.5mph and still be able to steer. When you see me using the paddle it was because I had a very strong wind over my right shoulder (also wanting to turn the boat left) I am trying to figure out a way to overpower it via a bigger rudder.
I did make a rudder out of plywood. It looks like a big boot, LOL but the darn thing floats! Ugg- Maybe I should find 1/4" thick aluminum plate to make it out of. Might be my only option.

[lostatsea]

Nice set up thanks for posting.

[seamonkey]

Awesome thread.Just came across this. Would you guys buy something like it or do you consider it cheating?

[surfrob]

where did you put the numbers?

Boat You Must Register in NJ

Any boat that longer than 12 feet and all motor-powered vessels, regardless of length, MUST be registered in New Jersey.

If your boat is 12 feet or shorter, you do not need to title it. You will also have slightly different instructions to register it in New Jersey. See "Boat Registration Requirements and Procedures" below.

[J Barbosa]

where did you put the numbers?

Boat You Must Register in NJ

Any boat that longer than 12 feet and all motor-powered vessels, regardless of length, MUST be registered in New Jersey.

If your boat is 12 feet or shorter, you do not need to title it. You will also have slightly different instructions to register it in New Jersey. See "Boat Registration Requirements and Procedures" below.

We have never been hassled by the CG or NJSP and we see both of them quite often on the water.

If I took the motorized yak into fresh water I would be worried...they are more into checking small jon and bass boats for registrations.

[surfrob]

Curious about that... but yes, I agree, in FW they would definitely check you out. I guess the CG and NJSP are more worried about us terrorists who try to tie up to a bridge and catch a tog (in season ) than worry about a scofflaw yakker