Articles

Updated January 29, 2025

LIST OF ARTICLES GROUPED BY SUBJECT

1. Boating
2. Motorizing
3. Stability
4. Choosing a Kayak
5. Fishing
6. Paddling
7. Ergonomics
8. Design
9. Outfitting

1. Boating

1. S4 Portable Boat vs Amphibious Boat
2. Recommendations For Making a DIY Wheel Cart For Carrying The S4 Microskiff
3. Best Boat For Under $5,000 in 2025
4. Carrying a Motorized W720 Kayak Skiff (Video)
   
5. Driving Your S4 Microskiff
6. Keeping Your Microskiff’s Cockpit Dry
7. Maintenance-Free Boat
8. Is Microskiff The Smallest of Skiffs?
9. Microskiff Dictionary  (on microskiff.us)
10. Trailer-Free Boat
11. Portable Microskiff
12. Fishing Kayak vs Small Boat and Microskiff
13. You can’t get seasick in an S4 microskiff
14. Personal Watercraft (PWC) Fishing VS Wavewalk S4 Fishing
15. Canoe, Kayak, Boat or Multihull?
16. Microskiffs
17. Seaworthy portable microskiff
18. The perfect boat tender: Wavewalk S4 By Captain Larry Jarboe
19. Boat for waterfront property
20. Portable boats
21. The smallest and greatest skiff
22. Developments in Motorized Kayaks
23. Wakes are fun!
24. Stability: Jon Boat vs. S4 Microskiff
25. Flats boat or bass boat, or something else?
26. A better two-person fishing boat

2. Motorizing

1. S4 Microskiff Powered By A 9.8 HP Tohatsu Outboard Motor
2. Overpowering the W720 Kayak Skiff
3. Motor Power Rating For Canoes, Kayaks, and Small Boats
4. Transom Design For Powerful Outboard Motors (on micronautical.com)
5. How To Trim Your Microskiff For Optimal Speed
6. 3.5 HP or 6 HP outboard motor for my S4 microskiff?
7. What is the best outboard motor for my microskiff?
8. Testing 15″ short (S) shaft outboard motors on Wavewalk’s S4  By Captain Larry Jarboe
9. Motorized Kayaks
10. Why motorize a kayak?
11. How to measure an outboard motor’s propeller shaft length?
12. Choosing an outboard motor for your W700 and W720 catamaran kayak skiff

3. Stability

1. Fishing Kayak Stability
2. Balance is Key for Kayak Stability
3. Kayak Fishing Standing – And What If? (Stuff Happens)
4. SOT kayak stability, or lack thereof
5. A stable kayak for photography
6. How effective are outriggers for your fishing kayak’s stability?

4. Choosing a Kayak

1. W720 Owners Reviews
2. Why motorize a kayak?
3. SOT kayak stability, or lack thereof
4. What’s the best fishing kayak? Why I became a Wavewalk kayak owner
5. Are SOT Kayaks Safe For Offshore Fishing?
6. Kayak Touring
7. The secrets of the SOT kayak’s underside
8. Paddle kayak vs Pedal Kayak
9. The Barge – a new class of fishing kayak

5. Fishing

1. NEW ARTICLE: The Microkiff That Paddles Very Well In Shallow Water
2. How Hard Is Kayak Fishing?
3. In the fish – Filling an electric W720 kayak with Blue Catfish  By Captain Larry Jarboe
4. Ocean Kayak Fishing
5. Kayak fishing with disabilities
6. Plenty of Onboard Storage
7. Stand Up Kayak Fishing and Paddling – For Real
8. Kayak Fishing With Children
9. Fishing Standing in a Kayak
10. Fishing in Shallow Water

6. Paddling

1. Paddling The S4 Microskiff And W720 Kayak Skiff
2. Just a nice, easy, hassle free paddling trip in the W720 kayak
3. The Microkiff That Paddles Very Well In Shallow Water
4. Crossing lake Tahoe in my Wavewalk 720  By Edwin Warner, California
5. Paddling in Strong Wind
6. Kayak Touring
7. Paddling 340 Miles in a W500 Kayak By Clint Harlan
8. Wavewalk kayak tracking a plus in strong tidal current By Art Myjak
9. Paddling Over Submerged Obstacles in Shallow Water
10. Are Sea Kayaks Seaworthy?

7. Ergonomics

1. Ergonomics and Biomechanics in Kayaks
2. What Is kayak Back Pain, And What Does It Mean For You?
3. Lumbar Spine and Kayak Back Pain: Facts
4. Range of Motion and Protection From the Fish – Kayak Comparison By Jeff McGovern
5. Casting From A W500 vs Casting From other Fishing Kayaks By Jeff McGovern

8. Design

1. Microskiff – A complete review of this type of small fishing watercraft.
2. Transom Design For Powerful Outboard Motors (on micronautical.com)
3. Design: Looks Matter
4. Personal Catamaran
5. The secrets of the SOT kayak’s underside
6. THE BARGE – A NEW CLASS OF FISHING KAYAKS
7. Paddle vs. Pedal Drive in Fishing Kayaks

9. Outfitting

1. NEW: Wheel cart for portable boat, kayak-skiff, and cartop microskiff
2. Toggle Bolts for attaching items to your small boat and kayak
3. Swivel seat for my S4 motorized fishing kayak By Terry Wilkison
4. A higher saddle seat for Wavewalk kayaks and boats
5. Watertight riveting in kayaks and boats
6. Aluminum rivets in fishing kayaks and boats
7. Dog on board
8. How to Avoid and Repair Scratches in Your Kayak

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