Pimp My Yak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dgax65 · 02-20-2012, 03:52 PM

That's some very nice work you did there.

dsafety · 02-20-2012, 05:01 PM

Beautiful job and lots of great ideas. I particularly like the goop method of joining wires.

As all of us with bait tanks which use a pump mounted below the waterline of the tank know, water will drain out when the pump is turned off. There are several ways to deal with this. You an install a back flow valve like the one that Greg mentioned but those can sometimes foul with kelp.

An easier and more foolproof way to solve the problem is to put an "ell" fitting where the water enters your tank and attach a vertical piece of pipe that extends up to the desired waterline. If you use a threaded ell you can angle the water input pipe to allow it to drain.

You can see how this is done on a Hobie tank by going to post #36 in the Innovations tread.

Bob

jbetanc · 02-20-2012, 05:07 PM

Very Nice

SoCalCJ · 02-21-2012, 03:57 PM

Thank you Steve for taking the time and effort to share this. Very informative, you've got my mind racing now!

walrus · 02-22-2012, 03:38 AM

Sweeeeet! Well thought out.

bus kid · 02-25-2012, 03:20 PM

Nice work.
Does mirage drive interfere with the signal on the transducer?

fishin' fool · 02-26-2012, 07:08 PM

Steveooo, nice ride man, but you forgot one thing... or did I overlook it?

kobra · 02-26-2012, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bus kid

Nice work.
Does mirage drive interfere with the signal on the transducer?

No.

bus kid · 02-27-2012, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobra

No.

Going to drill a hole in the revo this weekend.

02-20-2012, 03:52 PM	#1
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	That's some very nice work you did there. __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

02-25-2012, 03:20 PM	#6
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	Nice work. Does mirage drive interfere with the signal on the transducer? __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

02-20-2012, 05:01 PM	#2
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	Beautiful job and lots of great ideas. I particularly like the goop method of joining wires. As all of us with bait tanks which use a pump mounted below the waterline of the tank know, water will drain out when the pump is turned off. There are several ways to deal with this. You an install a back flow valve like the one that Greg mentioned but those can sometimes foul with kelp. An easier and more foolproof way to solve the problem is to put an "ell" fitting where the water enters your tank and attach a vertical piece of pipe that extends up to the desired waterline. If you use a threaded ell you can angle the water input pipe to allow it to drain. You can see how this is done on a Hobie tank by going to post #36 in the Innovations tread. Bob

02-20-2012, 05:07 PM	#3
jbetanc Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake Forest Posts: 32	Very Nice

02-21-2012, 03:57 PM	#4
SoCalCJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 126	Thank you Steve for taking the time and effort to share this. Very informative, you've got my mind racing now!

02-22-2012, 03:38 AM	#5
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	Sweeeeet! Well thought out.

02-26-2012, 07:08 PM	#7
fishin' fool Junior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 6	Steveooo, nice ride man, but you forgot one thing... or did I overlook it?