Brian, from California, has an extraordinary talent for coming up with original outfitting ideas, and turning them into real life solutions.
Being a photographer, Brian needs to be able to troll at a steady pace, as well as stand up in full confidence.
Note the two small-size batteries that fit perfectly at the bottom of the hulls.
The motor’s steering bar features a useful articulated extension, especially if you’re standing up.
Brian’s camera case
Battery box at the bottom of Brian’s fishing kayak’s hull
Motor mount socket for the electric motor. The motor is located at the stern.
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I like the battery boxes. It’s useful to have them so that the batteries won’t slide back and forth in the hull.
Nice wood work!
Graham
I would have positioned the batteries further into the hull tips, to free more storage room for other stuff in the cockpit, but it’s certainly an impressive rigging job.
Pete
nicely crafted setup
is the shelf in the front for a tripod?
Awesome.
Great job setting up your W500 with the trolling motor.
Nice job with the solid battery boxes, the less movement the better.
Pete,
Those batteries won’t go up much further in the hulls, plus you need to be able to access the batteries for switching power from one to the other when they run low
on their charge.
Thanks for your recent observations, I just needed a stable platform.
It is still ” a work in progress”. When I can find the $ ,I will change to all 5/16ths aluminum instead of the 5/8ths plywood and 2x. As the arms swing to the side of the craft for transport , I found it nec. to have a thicker support at front, to support the weight of the pontoon [ 15 #s each].
Made the tip-up sailing rudder today. Mast and sail next weekend.
Cheers, Brian
Why not spend a few more dollars and get a salt water tolerant trolling motor.