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Using A Trailer For Kayak Transportation, By Gary Thorberg

W kayak — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:45:10 +0000

I own a small, lightweight trailer that I use for transporting my motorized fishing kayak together with my electric bike.

: Fishing kayak and electric bike attached on trailer

When I transport my W kayak on the trailer, I can launch it directly from the trailer to the boat ramp “boat style” -

: Launching a motorized fishing kayak from a trailer, on a boat ramp

Gary Throberg
Minnyaks
Minnesota

Rox Test Drives Her 1.2hp Outboard Motorized Bass Fishing Kayak

W kayak — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:12:23 +0000

Here is the test ride, it was awesome!!!!!
I had a late start today, didn’t hit the water until 2pm. Cloudy, windy and water temps were 53.
Today was my maiden voyage in the W500 with my 1.2hp Gamefisher outboard motor.

It Was AWESOME, I had so much fun, the W500 handled like always – Stable, stable and yes Soooooooooo Stable. The motor made no difference in the balance, it was like the kayak was meant to be used with a gas outboard.
I was doing doughnuts, driving over my wakes, I felt like a Kid with a new Toy…………
I even stopped to fish a little, maybe 1/2 hour was spent on fishing.
All smallies came out of the channel in 10′ to 16′ of water. Rattle Trap was really the only lure I tried, time was short. Only 2 Smallies were picture worthy, lost a beast, and landed 6 that were cookie cutters, 13″.

These 2 Big Girls hit the RT like a freight train. They both did circles under water putting a good bend in my Med/Hvy BPS rod before coming up and jumping like crazy even with the cold water temps.

LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!!

Rox

Rox' motorized fishing kayak in her vehicle with the motor mounted

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Driving The W Motorized Kayak Seated With Tiller Extension

W kayak — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:41:05 +0000

Here’s a short video showing what it’s like to drive the W500 kayak motorized with a 2HP outboard gas engine, and steer it with a long, articulated tiller extension:

The long tiller extension offers the driver to sit more forward, and make the boat more level, although at high peed the bow still goes up.
The articulation in the tiller extension makes it easy to steer, as it enables both pushing and pulling, as well as rotating the handle in order to increase and decrease power.

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Motorized W500 Fishing Kayak In Tandem, Powered By 2HP Outboard Gas Engine

W kayak — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:10:44 +0000

This is out second day testing of W500 kayak powered by a 2HP Honda gas outboard engine.
This time we tested it in tandem, with a second adult on board.
The W kayak seen in this video is loaded with about 390 lbs, which is over the maximum 360 lbs load we recommend.
The passenger in the front is effectively protected from spray by a cockpit cover made of half a small tarp that cost $5. Not a single drop of water got into the cockpit during this entire voyage, and the cockpit cover wasn’t really necessary.

We kept a W paddle on board to help us pole while launching and beaching in shallow water, and as a contingency plan.
The kayak was very stable, even when we turned at full throttle.

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Power W500 Kayak With 2HP Outboard Gas Engine

W kayak — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:59:20 +0000

Following Sungjin Kim and Gary Thorberg, here is our beta version of a Power W kayak:

The 2HP 4-cycle Honda outboard gas engine is perfect for the job: It’s powerful, lightweight (28 lbs empty), user friendly (quiet), environmentally friendly (low emissions), and easy to use (throttle grip). Most importantly, one of the 2 models Honda offers features a 20″ long propeller shaft, which is an absolute requirement for the W500. Shorter shafts (e.g. 15″) won’t do.
The Power W500 went at high speed even when another passenger weighing 115 lbs came on board.
Driving it feels pretty much like driving an aquatic motorcycle – it’s fun, and exciting.
Getting used to steering with the tiller handle behind your back takes some time, but eventually it isn’t hard, and the sitting-riding position feels comfortable.

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