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Micronautical Design Applied to Fishing Kayaks

Micronautical Design is a concept that I thought of years ago. It’s about making very small watercraft such as kayaks, canoes, dinghies, etc. more friendly to the people who operate them (-sounds like a god idea, eh?… ), and through … Continue reading

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W Kayak Transom Motor Mount For 20″ Long Propeller Shaft

Kayak Compatibility: The W Kayak Transom Motor Mount fits W kayaks from the 500 and 502 series.
Motor Compatibility:The W Kayak Transom Motor Mount fits electric trolling motors, and outboard gas motors up to 2hp. Attachment: The W Kayak Transom Motor Mount is easily attached to the W kayak by means of two bolts. Continue reading

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9.6 mph With a 3HP Outboard Gas Engine On A W500 Fishing Kayak, By Gary Thorberg, MN

Gary Thorberg, from Minnyaks, in Farmington, Minnesota, mounted a 3HP outboard gas engine on his W500 fishing kayak. His goal was to break the speed record for this kind of watercraft, and he did it, big time, clocking 9.6 mph. Interestingly, there was no difference between upwind and downwind, which raises the possibility that Gary simply reached the upper limit of this motor’s speed, which is limited by factors such as RPM, propeller size, pitch, etc. Continue reading

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Cartop Fishing Kayak – Attaching Your W500 On Top Of Your Car Rack

“You don’t need a truck!” Gary says.
Well, he’s right, and furthermore, you don’t even need a special kayak rack, because it’s so easy to attach the W500 to any rack, from any maker.
And if you want to attach a pair of W kayaks to your car rack – no problem: You just lay them side by side, with the bottoms of their hulls facing each other, and use the same straps, bungees or ropes to attach them, and shown here, in a picture taken by Eric, our distributor in Norway: In comparison, some of the bigger fishing kayak models out there are so big and heavy (a.k.a. barges) that they require transporting with a trailer, since it’s almost impossible to car top them.
Other sit-in and SOT fishing kayaks don’t fit directly to your car rack, so to need to waste money on a special kayak rack that makes your car rack unusable for other purposes…

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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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