Category Archives: kayak propulsion

Platform for standing higher on a kayak – for sight fishing, poling, etc.

Posted on May 4, 2013 by fishingkayakdesign

Here’s yet another example of what unrivaled stability can offer in terms of additional versatility: Creating such a platform is easy and inexpensive, and you can design its surface area to be bigger or smaller, according to your needs. Furthermore, … Continue reading →

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A barge fishing kayak is not a microskiff

Posted on March 13, 2013 by fishingkayakdesign

Anyone observing the evolution of the common fishing kayak in the past decade has noticed that the high-end tier (not better, just more expensive) of this class of watercraft has grown bigger, that is longer and excessively wider. Why is … Continue reading →

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Review of fishing kayak trends in 2012

Posted on January 2, 2013 by fishingkayakdesign

It seems like anglers have learned to put in the right perspective the unsubstantiated promises of ‘hands free kayak fishing’ , ‘stand up kayak fishing’, ‘ergonomic seat’, and other hype that’s typical to this market.  After all, you can’t fool … Continue reading →

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Motorized Fishing Kayak Or Personal Micro Skiff?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

From a kayak angler’s standpoint, the question is whether to motorize your kayak or, not, and if the answer is ‘yes’, the next question is related to what type of motor – an electric trolling motor, or an outboard gas … Continue reading →

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Berny Marsden’s Stitch and Glue W Kayak, UK

Posted on September 14, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

This is the latest DIY W kayak project – It’s the first DIY design allowing to take the boat apart. Says Berny: -”I have been busy building my W kayak.  I tested it today and did a dive off it … Continue reading →

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Fishing Kayak With 2hp Outboard Motor – Offshore

Posted on September 7, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

Here’s a recently produced movie showing a W fishing kayak outfitted with a 2hp 4-cycle Honda outboard motor, at the beach. In this configuration, this kayak is a car top motorboat, eliminating the need for a trailer. It can be … Continue reading →

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Fully Rigged and Motorized W Fishing Kayak From Alabama

Posted on August 19, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

The battery for the motor is located in the front, between the hull tips, in special wooden box I made. Randy.

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Fishing Kayak Outfitted For Oceanographic Research

Posted on August 19, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

Here are some more pics of my Wavewalk kayak, and a blog from the project http://blog.iod.ucsd.edu/RIVET/ We keep talking about turning the wave walker into a robot..autonomous surface vehicle..so I don’t have to drive!…haven’t done it yet but will let … Continue reading →

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DIY Outriggers For Motorized Offshore Tandem Fishing Kayak

Posted on May 26, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

Sungjin Kim, Wavewalk fishing kayaks distributor in South Korea developed his DIY version of a set of adjustable outriggers for the W fishing kayak. This lightweight set of outriggers is made from foam boards and aluminum rods. This video shows … Continue reading →

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Motorized Fishing Kayak Towing Another Fishing Kayak

Posted on May 26, 2012 by fishingkayakdesign

A small outboard gas engine such as the 2 hp 4-cycle Honda is powerful enough to propel a fishing kayak at a good speed, and allow it to tow a second fishing kayak behind. This setup offers to extend the … Continue reading →

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