For those of you who read my older thread a couple months ago, I just tested out my wooden kayak today at Centennial Park and it was great!
Loading and unloading is a pain the the butt because the yak weighs roughly 100lbs, maybe more. Got it on the car, tied it down with 550 cord and used an old bike rack strap to hook up the front and rear lines to the hood/trunk. Had some problems with the cart I made, only because it would slide out of place and the yak would tip over.... kinda embarrassing in front of the mass of people at Centennial park today, but that's okay! Figured out a couple more bungees would hold it in place. As far as I know, the yak tracks pretty straight and for that I am glad. I brought 2 rods on the trip, tried fishing for a bit, but was more focused my paddling and getting comfortable with the yak; therefore, I didn't catch anything. Not many people were catching though. Saw a couple guys with some crappie, but that's about it.
All in all, I'm excited. Going to sand down the epoxy some more and start accessorizing/painting soon.
487432_10152711757765495_909552719_n.jpg858451_10152711757065495_1352752568_o.jpg882639_10152711758560495_415778075_o.jpg
Loading and unloading is a pain the the butt because the yak weighs roughly 100lbs, maybe more. Got it on the car, tied it down with 550 cord and used an old bike rack strap to hook up the front and rear lines to the hood/trunk. Had some problems with the cart I made, only because it would slide out of place and the yak would tip over.... kinda embarrassing in front of the mass of people at Centennial park today, but that's okay! Figured out a couple more bungees would hold it in place. As far as I know, the yak tracks pretty straight and for that I am glad. I brought 2 rods on the trip, tried fishing for a bit, but was more focused my paddling and getting comfortable with the yak; therefore, I didn't catch anything. Not many people were catching though. Saw a couple guys with some crappie, but that's about it.
All in all, I'm excited. Going to sand down the epoxy some more and start accessorizing/painting soon.
487432_10152711757765495_909552719_n.jpg858451_10152711757065495_1352752568_o.jpg882639_10152711758560495_415778075_o.jpg
Comment