Just about ready to hit the water again!

[MetroMan]

[Mark]

Excellent diagnostic work.

[Fish]

Very good work indeed.
The new wheels look amazing too. I may need to buy myself one for sand.

[Goody]

Excellent job there. See you on the water soon.

[MetroMan]

Thanks. One thing of note:

For my fish finder, I use a 7aH AGM battery. I've never felt the need to put it in a waterproof enclosure, or secure it inside of my hull in any fashion as most people do. Knowing how the battery is constructed (sealed), it didn't seem necessary to take these extra measures. I connect the leads to the battery, sit the battery inside the hull and just go.

When the hull was full of water, the battery and fish finder still worked as normal. Throughout the whole ordeal (including the kayak rolling a few times while in tow), the fish finder never lost power. The battery sat at the bottom of the hull, fully submerged...doing its job.

[J.A. Veil]

Good work on trouble shooting. I'm glad the damage was relatively minor.

Going back to the water influx question, I noticed that you have several flush mount rod holders. Are those open-ended on the bottom, such that any water splashing over top of the opening will drop into the hull space? If so, that is a potential source of water under rough conditions.

[Yak Fish]

Dude, I didn't know you fell off. I'll have to look up the post to see what happened. Sorry man glad you made it back to shore.

[MetroMan]

Good work on trouble shooting. I'm glad the damage was relatively minor.

Going back to the water influx question, I noticed that you have several flush mount rod holders. Are those open-ended on the bottom, such that any water splashing over top of the opening will drop into the hull space? If so, that is a potential source of water under rough conditions.

They are all closed off at the bottom. My scotty bases were installed with silicone sealant all around the mating surfaces. My early installs were with screws, my later additions used pop rivets.

My water issues came from the wire caps, used for my transducer wires to enter/exit the hull. I sealed them up with silicone, and will be flood testing them tomorrow.

[Shady]

so... riding bare back this weekend?

[sparky1423]

Great job troubleshooting...basic process of elimination does the trick

[MetroMan]

so... riding bare back this weekend?

Yep...I might just use my emergency propulsion device (paddle) though

[AbuMasgouf]

Glad to see it's going to be a simple fix. SAMwich time!

[FishingGeek]

Does anyone make a buzzer or other alert system you can put in the hull in case it starts to fill with water?

Boats have bilge pumps for such issues, but I would think that a bit extreme for a kayak. I keep my ff battery in the hull and run a wire through the hatch, so I could see that happening to me in the right conditions.

[archeryrob]

Thanks. One thing of note:

For my fish finder, I use a 7aH AGM battery. I've never felt the need to put it in a waterproof enclosure, or secure it inside of my hull in any fashion as most people do. Knowing how the battery is constructed (sealed), it didn't seem necessary to take these extra measures. I connect the leads to the battery, sit the battery inside the hull and just go.

When the hull was full of water, the battery and fish finder still worked as normal. Throughout the whole ordeal (including the kayak rolling a few times while in tow), the fish finder never lost power. The battery sat at the bottom of the hull, fully submerged...doing its job.

Funny thing, people always think batteries short out in water, but they do not. Electronics get ruined in water, but not batteries. Note cars submerged and the lights are still one. Duck hunters make these duck butt decoys with a car blinker relay and a bilge pump to make it look like a live feeding duck and use the battery as the anchor and they run all morning for several days. Water can cause corrosion, but will not short it out.

[monocacykayak]

Hi , I was one of the guys who sat behind you at the tournament raffle,I am glad you are back in business. I see you have an electric motor on your kayak . I was wondering who makes it and could it be mounted on any boat and what do they cost ? Thanks in advance .Rich