Finally got around to taking the kayak to the lake to test the outriggers and sail that I made. It works like a charm. The outriggers work so well that I can stand up in the kayak. The sail could be bigger but as it is it pulls me through the water at the same speed that I can paddle. Thinking about making it bigger so that I can get more speed. Still not happy with having to sit so low, it is very uncomfortable , trying to come up with a way that I can sit upright, was using a small crate but it keeps popping open the air nozzles and causing the kayak to lose air. This is a design defect in the kayak putting the nozzles where I have to sit. Will have to duct tape them shut. I don't want to be in the Gulf of Mexico and have it go flat. Keeping my eye out for a cheap used canoe or solid body kayak. I would feel safer in something that can not go flat. Not sure when I will start this new adventure, the weather will dictate when I go. Hurricane season ends Nov 1 so I will go sometime after that. but I dont have a set date to leave. If it gets very cold I will hit the road. Just figured out the seating problem, DUHH I can switch the front and back splash guards so the seat is away from the nozzles. the kayak is shaped the same front to back, so problem solved. If anyone wants the plans for the outriggers send me a note, I built them for about ten dollars.
Aug 12, 2010 The day that changed my life forever. My father decided to kill himself, in his note he told me to live my dreams. After many weeks of soul searching and several dozen bottles of vodka. I came to a conclusion about my life. I was alive but I was not living, dreams had faded to dust, I wanted my bucketlist to be my life and thats what this blog is about.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Kayak works like a charm
Finally got around to taking the kayak to the lake to test the outriggers and sail that I made. It works like a charm. The outriggers work so well that I can stand up in the kayak. The sail could be bigger but as it is it pulls me through the water at the same speed that I can paddle. Thinking about making it bigger so that I can get more speed. Still not happy with having to sit so low, it is very uncomfortable , trying to come up with a way that I can sit upright, was using a small crate but it keeps popping open the air nozzles and causing the kayak to lose air. This is a design defect in the kayak putting the nozzles where I have to sit. Will have to duct tape them shut. I don't want to be in the Gulf of Mexico and have it go flat. Keeping my eye out for a cheap used canoe or solid body kayak. I would feel safer in something that can not go flat. Not sure when I will start this new adventure, the weather will dictate when I go. Hurricane season ends Nov 1 so I will go sometime after that. but I dont have a set date to leave. If it gets very cold I will hit the road. Just figured out the seating problem, DUHH I can switch the front and back splash guards so the seat is away from the nozzles. the kayak is shaped the same front to back, so problem solved. If anyone wants the plans for the outriggers send me a note, I built them for about ten dollars.
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