SOLO SKIFF PROGRESS THREAD

[NICKWORN]

So Friday Brent and Grant spend all day trying to rig up 4 solos. I brought my home after work and began installing the transducer plate, CF#, and everything else need for the maiden voyage. I left the seat off because I was on the fence about centered versus offset, And didnt feel comfortable installing marine mat knowing I was going out in the morning.

Showed up at Shelter Island at 7am, wasnt to busy, and backed the truck down till the wheels were 1/3 in the water, this allowed the nose of the skiff to be at the water, I unhooked and slid her off grabbing the back bar and using bed extender as brace. Jumped in and paddled to the dock. Loaded up, parked truck and got in. Met up with Kai and Rowel and began the day.

Grabbed a kayak scoop of bait and started fishing. Landed a few drinks and decided to test her out in open water, so we to the forest most west point of the kelp where the July 4th grogan's were out in their million dollars boats. Handled like a champ, cool part is pulling motor up and using peddle to enter the forest.

The trip in😬😬

So we decide to troll back to launch, but quickly realized the wind had made 5things unfavorable, south wind and chop equals, super super super wet ride, luckily it was hot as hell (knees burnt, only spot I forgot to cover/SPF). Pretty cool learning how stable this platform is on the first day. I know now how she rides and how to throttle in and out of the swells and chop.

7.4 hours on the motor from yesterday, still 3/4 of gas on my 3GL.

Heres some pics, of Friday, I wont bore u with the pictures of the dink Halibuts lol.

[NICKWORN]

Headed out again Sunday with 3 of the buddies, Mark I know u dont during Holiday weekends, but the invite is there, 7am at Shelter.

P.S. these things get a ton of attention, felt like show n tell while at the launch.

Oh and if ur gonna buy, so far a seat is a must, otherwise u better have good pasture and a strong core.

More pics and video to come!!

All and All love this thing, being able to fish all around in one 8he trip was a blast!!

[FISH11]

Thanks for the invite. Yeah, large holiday weekend are deadly. I'm almost done with the installs. Still need to register it and get CF#s. Nice picture of the first fish on the Solo Skiff. Solo Skiff looking SWEET!

[NICKWORN]

I wanted to see where my seat would go, so I fished without it Friday, slightly forward and offset just a hair.

Milk crate has two rod holders and makes securing the gas tank a breeze, plus a little storage for tools or what not. Not sure if tiller will hit the poles, but didn't really make a bunch of sharp turns so we shall see tomorrow, also holding off on tiller extension until I ride with my seat tomorrow. Had to notch top and bottom, bottom for transom and the top due to the motor hitting at full tilt.

[NICKWORN]

My buddy Fabian whipped up this quick video for he and Nelsons maiden voyage. You can see me cruising right next time to him at times, almost as if we are racing, probably were

https://youtu.be/H6TXqcROVlY

The video inst kinda poor quality not sure why, maybe cause its a link of a link, either way.

[Harry Hill]

Do you guys put a dead man switch on the engine? I know that people get thrown from skiffs when they hit a crossing swell or wake from another boat. From the videos I've watched so far the Solo Skiff moves at a pretty good pace so it looks like it would be easy to get thrown overboard. It would get real lonely to watch your skiff going off into the sunset while you waited for someone to find you. I like the Solo Skiff but there isn't much to hold onto when things get rough.

[FISH11]

Originally Posted by NICKWORN

My buddy Fabian whipped up this quick video for he and Nelsons maiden voyage. You can see me cruising right next time to him at times, almost as if we are racing, probably were

https://youtu.be/H6TXqcROVlY

The video inst kinda poor quality not sure why, maybe cause its a link of a link, either way.

The quality on the U-Tube video is 240p at the highest (that is poor quality level even for cell phones. Most likely it was in the settings when it was uploaded. Even 480 is bad (in my book) I try to use 720p or higher but it takes a lot longer to upload. Still looks like fun on a hot day. I'm almost done setting mine up. Had a change of plans on how to mount a few accessories. Also with the amount of people watching U-Tube they have been automatically lowering the quality setting when there is heavy use and even good quality video get down graded while watching by U-Tube. That part really pisses me off.

Originally Posted by Harry Hill

Do you guys put a dead man switch on the engine? I know that people get thrown from skiffs when they hit a crossing swell or wake from another boat. From the videos I've watched so far the Solo Skiff moves at a pretty good pace so it looks like it would be easy to get thrown overboard. It would get real lonely to watch your skiff going off into the sunset while you waited for someone to find you. I like the Solo Skiff but there isn't much to hold onto when things get rough.

The outboard already has a kill switch with a leash, that is meant to attach to the driver, during engine use. I believe all Tiller motors come that way. Falling off is why they would do that. If the user forgets to attach the leash, the boat would keep going. Using the leash, if you fall off, it will pull out a small safety spacer on the kill switch. That shuts off the motor.

[NICKWORN]

Originally Posted by Harry Hill

Do you guys put a dead man switch on the engine? I know that people get thrown from skiffs when they hit a crossing swell or wake from another boat. From the videos I've watched so far the Solo Skiff moves at a pretty good pace so it looks like it would be easy to get thrown overboard. It would get real lonely to watch your skiff going off into the sunset while you waited for someone to find you. I like the Solo Skiff but there isn't much to hold onto when things get rough.

I attach this to my ankle and the kill switch, allows me to move about freely but if tossed over it will kill motor. My buddy went over 2x on Sunday, learning curve, gotta learn to roll with the swells and throttle in and out, confidence is earned with time on water!!