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

premo · 02-19-2012, 09:28 AM

no seat heating system yet?

great job steve.

blitzburgh · 02-19-2012, 09:46 AM

SWEET!

Iceman · 02-19-2012, 09:52 AM

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Finally Hobie adventure get some "exposure".

My personal favorite Hobie! Thorough job, Steveooo!

maui jim · 02-19-2012, 03:00 PM

damn...and I thought you were going to deep fry turkeys on the water...

Nice stuff...

lterrero · 02-19-2012, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by premo

no seat heating system yet?

great job steve.

premo, only with the autopilot version, coming soon

GregAndrew · 02-19-2012, 09:21 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Pvc-Check-Valv.../dp/B000LF83QM

With the inlet at the bottom, like the Hobie tanks, when the pump stops the water is siphoned back out unless checked.

Salt Water Flies · 02-20-2012, 05:28 AM

Thanks. I will look at west marine for those clips. Now that I think of it I got some paddle clips like that at west marine for another boat I had. Only smaller. I'll see if they have the larger clips. Again thanks.

Tony

mtnbykr2 · 02-20-2012, 06:43 AM

Excellent job,
I like the stew pot live well, some really great ideas....nice post, good stuff thank you for sharin

driftwood · 02-20-2012, 07:05 AM

Nice clean job!

nice alum cooking pot? Expensive bait tank! The wife must of been real happy about that one. How did you win that battle????????????

addicted2sp33d · 02-20-2012, 07:44 AM

NextBite · 02-20-2012, 11:38 AM

Awesome Work Steveooo

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

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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

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Originally Posted by kobra

No.

Going to drill a hole in the revo this weekend.

02-19-2012, 09:46 AM	#2
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02-19-2012, 03:00 PM	#4
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	damn...and I thought you were going to deep fry turkeys on the water... Nice stuff... __________________

02-20-2012, 06:43 AM	#8
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	Excellent job, I like the stew pot live well, some really great ideas....nice post, good stuff thank you for sharin __________________

02-20-2012, 03:52 PM	#12
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	#17
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

02-19-2012, 09:28 AM	#1
premo Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: costa mesa Posts: 124	no seat heating system yet? great job steve.

02-19-2012, 09:21 PM	#6
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	http://www.amazon.com/Pvc-Check-Valv.../dp/B000LF83QM With the inlet at the bottom, like the Hobie tanks, when the pump stops the water is siphoned back out unless checked.

02-20-2012, 05:28 AM	#7
Salt Water Flies Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	Thanks. I will look at west marine for those clips. Now that I think of it I got some paddle clips like that at west marine for another boat I had. Only smaller. I'll see if they have the larger clips. Again thanks. Tony

02-20-2012, 07:05 AM	#9
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	Nice clean job! nice alum cooking pot? Expensive bait tank! The wife must of been real happy about that one. How did you win that battle????????????

02-20-2012, 07:44 AM	#10
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774

02-20-2012, 11:38 AM	#11
NextBite Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 389	Awesome Work Steveooo

02-20-2012, 05:01 PM	#13
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	#14
jbetanc Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake Forest Posts: 32	Very Nice

02-21-2012, 03:57 PM	#15
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	#16
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	Sweeeeet! Well thought out.

02-26-2012, 07:08 PM	#18
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?