October 8: More rigging projects and great pictures from Bob >>
The boat came on Friday the 18th.
The delivery driver was so curious that we opened the box so he could see the “W”. He said “let’s go fishing”. Who knows he might get one!
As you can see I have been rigging the “W” like many of your other customers. I have been out twice so far and it only took me 5 minutes to get my sea legs. But I have not yet tried to stand up and paddle. I’ll wait some before I try that. It has been great fun for me just to have the freedom to pack up and go.
I put the “W” in the back of my truck (No picture) and in 10 minutes I’m in the water. I have two lakes just 10 minutes away. I just bought a fish locator and I’m going to “shoot” through the hull with the transducer.
I’m going to try using plumbers putty to hold the transducer in place. If that doesn’t work is there a product I can use that would work better. I would prefer something that’s not permanent. Thanks for your help. A happy “W” owner Bob Sandeen
Hi Bob,
Sorry the kayak got to you a bit late
There’s this special adhesive for polyethylene from 3M that you may want to read about: http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/04/22/3m-4693-scotch-grip-tm-h-plastic-adhesive-good-for-use-in-polyethylene-kayaks/
Yoav
Congrats on the New W300.
Take your time, you’ll be standing in no time.
Two Lakes only 10 minutes away, is awesome.
You did a great job rigging it.
Good Luck and Safe Paddling
Rox
Hey, that looks like the W500, am I wrong????
Rox
Looks just like good pictures of the W300 to me
blue
i remember seeing a yellow w yak from arizona on this blog
indeed:
http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/01/30/arizona-fishing-kayak/
http://wavewalk.com/blog/2008/02/20/arizona-w-fishing-kayak-2/
Bob,
I just epoxied a Humminbird transducer to the inside of my 500. I used a 2 part epoxy called ‘PC7′ that I bought at Home Depot. Worked great! Just smear it all over the bottom of the transducer – being careful not to create any air bubbles between the transducer and the hull. You should still be able to remove it with a paint scraper after it sets up.
Good luck with the yak!
John
Yes this is indeed the W300. Thanks for all the encouraging and informative input. I did go forward with the plumbers putty for my transducer. There should be pictures soon added to my review.
A fine looking set-up Bob. You should be able to really catch them with that Rig.
Ken S.