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Design of kayaks for fishing. Touring kayaks

Fishing Kayak With Outboard Gas Motor, By Gary Thorberg, Minnesota

Gary Thorberg is Wavewalk Kayaks’ dealer in Minnesota. Gary mounted a 2 hp Yamaha outboard gas engine on his W500 fishing kayak, and this is how he did it:   Gary made this great looking motor mount from an aluminum … Continue reading

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John’s Sand Base Camo Kayak, Wisconsin

John Fabina, from Brew City Kayaks, is a master in camouflage art, and this is his latest work: A sand base camo kayak for fishing and duck hunting – Continue reading

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Jesse’s DIY Kayak Rack, North Carolina

Jesse Martinez, formerly known as Texas Tarheel Yaker writes from North Carolina: Weather just has not been cooperating with here in North Carolina, as you know we have had it all from earthquakes, hurricanes and now tropical storm Lee which … Continue reading

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Motorized Fishing Kayak With Powerful Outboard Gas Engine – Korea

Sungjin, Wavewalk Kayaks’ distributor in South Korea, takes kayak fishing and touring to a new level. He outfitted a W500 kayak with a full fledged, 2 HP outboard motor: This represents a breakthrough in the full sense: a one person, full featured, car top motorboat.
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Riding Tropical Storm Irene In The Stand Up Kayak

Earlier today we took the W500 kayak to the beach at lake Massapoag, a 1 square mile lake in eastern Massachusetts, on the path of Irene – a tropical storm at that point in time.
The wind was blowing at 35 mph, with long gusts of up to 55 mph, beating the waters of this small lake to waves between 1 and 2 ft high. Such waves are almost unnoticed when you’re paddling the W500, but paddling standing up against such powerful headwind isn’t easy, as you’ll see: Continue reading

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