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Power W500 Kayak With 2HP Outboard Gas Engine

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 … Continue reading

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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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Kayak Fishing as an Extreme Sport

For most anglers, kayak fishing is definitely an extreme sport. Extreme in the sense that an angler fishing from a kayak is compelled to give up the two essential things that any motorboat provides, which are sufficient stability and basic comfort. The third one, storage space is important as well, but less than the two first ones. Indeed, fishing kayaks are not stable enough, and extremely uncomfortable, when compared to regular size boats. As for storage in fishing kayaks, the situation is as dire as it is with stability and ergonomics. Continue reading

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W Fishing Kayak Towing a Motorboat – Massachusetts

Boaters are always ready to help one another. Usually it’s motorized boaters who assist paddlers, but yesterday, while paddling our W kayaks on the Charles river in Waltham, we had an opportunity to help Anthony and Kelley, whose boat’s outboard … Continue reading

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