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DIRECTORY SECTIONS

CHOOSING A KAYAK | STABILITY | MOTORIZING | FISHING | PADDLING | ERGONOMICS | DESIGN | OUTFITTING

Choosing a kayak

1. Fishing Kayak Reviews -What Do Wavewalk Users Say?
2. SOT kayak stability, or lack thereof
3. A decade later – Review of the Wavewalk 500 (W500) kayak
4. Wavewalk S4 review by its own designer
5. Happy Birthday W700!
6. Pedal drive for my fishing kayak?
7. Review of my Wavewalk 700
8. Why I became a Wavewalk kayak owner By Michael Chesloff
9. A Fair-Weather Fishing Kayak…
10. How to Save Money When Buying a Fishing Kayak
11. Are SOT Kayaks Safe For Offshore Fishing?
12. How to Choose a Fishing Kayak That’s Best For You
13. What Color and Form for My Fishing Kayak?

Stability

1. Fishing Kayak Stability
2. SOT kayak stability, or lack thereof
3. Outriggers
4. Boat stability in a kayak
5. A stable kayak for photography
6. How effective are outriggers for your fishing kayak’s stability?
7. Do Not Overload Your Fishing Kayak
8. How Effective Can Fishing Kayaks’ Outriggers Be?
9. What Makes The Wavewalk 500 The Stablest Fishing Kayak
10. Kayak Fishing Standing – And What If? (Stuff Happens)
11. Stability in Fishing Kayaks – Problems and Solutions

Motorizing

1. Motorizing Your Kayak – Why, How, What Etc…
2. Microskiff
3. Seaworthy portable microskiff
4. The perfect boat tender: Wavewalk S4 in a dinghy role By Captain Larry Jarboe
5. Full size spray shield for motorized Wavewalk S4
6. Boat for waterfront property
7. The world’s fastest motor kayak
8. 10 good reasons to motorize your kayak
9. Portable boats
10. The smallest and greatest skiff
11. Developments in Motorized Kayaks
12. Wakes are fun?
13. How much HP for my S4 skiff’s outboard motor?
14. Jon Boat Stability vs. Wavewalk® S4
15. Testing 15″ short (S) shaft outboard motor performance with Wavewalk kayaks and boats By Captain Larry Jarboe
16. How to measure an outboard motor’s propeller shaft length?
17. Choosing an outboard motor for your Wavewalk® 700 skiff
18. Outboard motor propeller shaft length for Wavewalk® fishing kayaks and boats
19. Kayaks and Boats, Kayak vs. Boat
20. Keeping the cockpit of your Wavewalk dry at sea
21. Flats boat or bass boat, or something else?
22. Steering motorized fishing kayaks and small boats
23. A better two-person fishing boat
24. Your boat trailer, the abominable fishing-time guzzler
25. Motorize your fishing kayak?
26. Thrust in Electric Trolling Motors for Fishing Kayak

Fishing

1. Bass fishing in Ontario By Boyd Smith
2. Fishing offshore – the next frontier
3. More is less in your fishing kayak’s cockpit – Too much stuff and too little fishability
4. Smarter electric motors and Lithium-Ion batteries – A winning combination for kayak fishing By Gary Thorberg
5. Ocean Kayak Fishing
6. Kayak fishing with disabilities
7. Storage: How Much Gear Can You Store Inside a Wavewalk 500 Fishing Kayak?
8. A Brief History Of Kayak Fishing – Past, Present, and Foreseeable Future
9. About Kayak Fishing In Tandem…
10. More About Dangers To Kayakers and Kayak Anglers in Warm, Fresh Water
11. Kayak Fishing As An Extreme Sport
12. Too Much Storage In A Fishing Kayak…
13. More Storage Than Any Other Kayak: The W500
14. Stand Up Kayak Fishing and Paddling – For Real
15. Fishability – How Fishable Are Kayaks?
16. Kayak Fishing With Children
17. Fishing Standing in a Kayak
18. Kayak Fishing in Shallow Water
19. Common Kayak Fishing Myths, Tales and Hype
20. Southern Kayak Fishermen’s Complaints
21. Kayak Fishing in Cold Water and Weather

Paddling

1. Paddling in Strong Wind
2. KAYAK TOURING
3. Paddling 340 Miles in a W500 Kayak By Clint Harlan
4. Wavewalk kayak tracking a plus in strong tidal current By Art Myjak
5. What makes the Wavewalk 500 faster and easier to paddle than other fishing kayaks?
6. Seal Launching Your Fishing Kayak
7. Paddling Over Submerged Obstacles in Shallow Water
8. How to Keep Your W500 Fishing Kayak Cockpit Dry
9. About Rudders and Fishing Kayaks
10. Paddling and Kayak Fishing in Cold Water and Weather
11. Headwind and Side Wind – Paddling in Strong Wind Without a Rudder
12. Are Sea Kayaks Seaworthy?

Ergonomics

1. Ergonomics and Biomechanics in Kayaks
2. What Is kayak Back Pain, And What Does It Mean For You?
3. Resting in Your Fishing Kayak – Don’t Fall Asleep!
4. Lumbar Spine and Kayak Back Pain: Facts
5. Kayak Fishing Safety: Is It safe To Paddle An Uncomfortable Kayak And Fish From It?
6. Stretching in Your Kayak to Relieve Fatigue and Pain, and Improve Circulation
7. Kayaking Back Pains and Leg Numbness
8. Range of Motion and Protection From the Fish – Kayak Comparison By Jeff McGovern
9. Casting From A Wavewalk Fishing Kayak Compared To Casting From Sit-In and SOT Fishing Kayaks By Jeff McGovern
10. Whether paddling or fishing in your kayak, try to stay dry
11. Kayak Fishing From the Mounted (Riding) Position
12. The Yak Back – What Your Fishing Kayak Shouldn’t Do To You
13. Common Kayak Injuries

Design

1. Personal Catamaran
2. The secrets of the SOT kayak’s underside
3. About fishing kayak design, innovation, upgrades, accessories, etc.
4. The Hybrid Fishing Kayak – Facts, Hype and Plain Nonsense
5. THE BARGE – A NEW CLASS OF FISHING KAYAKS
6. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Aesthetics and Performance in Fishing Kayak Design
7. Paddle vs. Pedal Drive in Fishing Kayaks
8. Back Pain, Good Posture and Kayak Fishing
9. Kayak Side Flotation- How it Works and Why Use it
10. Kayak Hydrodynamics, Hydrostatics and Biomechanics As Speed Factors
11. The Evolution of the Kayak
12. Versatility: From Specialized Kayaks to Broad Range, High Performance Kayaks
13. Mobility: The New Dimension in Kayak Design

Outfitting

1. Full size spray shield for motorized Wavewalk S4
2. Watertight riveting in kayaks and boats
3. Aluminum rivets in fishing kayaks and boats
4. Whatever floats your boat – flotation for fishing kayaks
5. Dog on board
6. Some Practical Advice About Rigging Your Fishing Kayak
7. Rigging Your Wavewalk Kayak With a Milk Crate – Is it Necessary?
8. How to Avoid and Repair Scratches in Your Kayak
9. Wheels For Fishing Kayak Transportation
10. Detachable Flotation For Fishing Kayak

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