Key Largo, Florida
The Line Dancer is now equipped w/ three W700 tandem Wavewalks providing shade, rain protection, life boat potential, shallow water exploration, and a source of weekend rental income.
My neighbor, Fred, thinks this is a fabulous idea.
He believes I might make enough money to be able to afford fishing.
Hopefully…
I have been working on outfitting my 700 for fishing and other activities.
Here’s a few pictures I thought you may enjoy.
Note Railblaza base mounts on transom. Console set up for rod holder, GPS/phone holder, and GoPro mount.
The noodle sections attached to the cockpit edges in front of the seat are notched on top so I can lay the paddle crosswise when fishing and want it close at hand.
The two noodles outside at rear they are just overkill and used as bumpers on docks and helped protect the boat when in the bed of my truck. They’re not in the way attached to pad eyes, and thought I could feed them to a gator 😀 if needed.
Art and I accompanied Jai Rhee on his first ever kayak fishing trip today, in his brand new W700. Outside of the fact that we didn’t get any fish, we had a great day with Art showing steady progress in his recovery from last year’s stroke, and Jai appreciating the fishability of his new W700. He’s still learning the art of paddling and yak fishing, but he’s more than a willing learner. His only complaint was his sore arms after after 5 hours of paddling / casting. I’m glad he decided to buy a pickup truck to facilitate loading and hauling his 700 around.
We topped the day off with a cold one and a great grouper lunch at the nearby seafood place in Ozello.
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I received the new boats a few days ago, and sold the first Wavewalk 700 today. Our first customers are Valeri and Milana, a couple from Sarpsborg, Norway. They drove 900 km one way [550 miles] to come here and try the 700. After they took it for a test ride on the river, they bought it instantly. They are very happy!
Valeri and Milana are nature lovers who want to live close to nature, and they chose the W700 because this is the feeling it conveys.
The seat swivels. You can do this with any el cheapo, plastic boat seat.
This is still a prototype but it works pretty well. The objective should be tho have the bottom of the seat flush against the saddle while still being able to swivel. This way you don’t raise your center of gravity much and it eliminates the need for drilling holes in the boat and metal or plastic swivel bases.
1 Rubber Stopper – Amazon
4 1/2 inches of PVC pipe
1 Carriage Bolt – 1 Nut – 2 Washers
The cushion is optional.
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