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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    So, I love fishing.

    Covid has meant that going to some of the remote and far-off places that I like to fish has been impossible, So I have ordered a kayak, a Hobie Outback, so that I am not restricted to fishing from the shore.

    It is due here in a couple of weeks.  Covid has severely screwed up production, and Brexit has severely screwed up European distribution, so in the UK at the moment, finding a new one is like finding rocking-horse shit, and the secondhand market has gone ballistic.

    I wheedled my way into the UK importers' good-books,  and they managed to get what I wanted into a container from the US which is due here in a week or two.  It's not my first choice colour, but beggars can't be choosers.

    I have stuff to do before it arrives, and probably quite a lot between taking delivery and putting it on the water so I'll try and document it here.

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      Todays job is creating a waterproof battery box and connectors for the Navigation/Fish Finder.

      I bought a Lithium/Phosphate battery.  It's rated at 10Ah, is tiny, and only weighs about 700gms…It's going to be installed in a locknlock waterproof food container....And stopped from rattling around, by some cut-down gardeners knee-pad foam....

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        TinMan
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 22 Apr 2010

        Awesomeness!!  Can’t wait set when your done!

        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

        Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          So this is all I managed to get done today.  I'm waiting on a 22mm flat drill bit to put a hole in top of the locknlock, so I can mount the connector which I need to receive the cable from the fish finder…

          From this:

          To this:

          To this:

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            TinMan
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 22 Apr 2010

            Lookin good

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            Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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              Paul9221
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 19 Apr 2011

              I don't kayak or fish but this is entertaining 😃

              Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                louisbosco
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                hahaha gonna be some mad traffic off the gosport/ Portsmouth coast

                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                • Harvey Specter
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                  Appfaff
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                  now this is pretty cool!!! I always figured NOT catching fish was part of the experience (Always has been for me) but a fish finder will change the game for sure!

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                    organisys
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 24 Mar 2015

                    I have a Canadian Style Canoe, actually it is an Old Town from Maine, US.
                    I don’t fish but it’s a very pleasant way to spend a summers evening paddle somewhere peaceful with a picnic and a few beers.

                    Pride of Japan :-)

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                      goosehd
                      Mod Squad
                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                      In Canada, drinking beer or being past the .08 BAC limit while canoeing or kayaking will get you a DUI.

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        Paul9221
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                        @goosehd:

                        In Canada, drinking beer or being past the .08 BAC limit while canoeing or kayaking will get you a DUI.

                        Are they encouraging sober fishing or something?! [emoji14]

                        Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          The closest I ever get to drinking whilst I am fishing is on the way back to shore (yes, there are no jetties where I fish on the east coast 😃 ) in Madagascar.  It's become a tradition…

                          But steaming due west at the end of a long day (we do 11 hour fishing days in Mada) and watching the sun go down behind the highlands of Ankarna, without a beer to celebrate, would be just darn rude.....

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            Decided it would be prudent to check whether what I have done so far was OK.  Jury-rigged the finder to the battery thru a temp chocolate-box connector…..

                            And voila…..

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              TinMan
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 22 Apr 2010

                              @goosehd:

                              In Canada, drinking beer or being past the .08 BAC limit while canoeing or kayaking will get you a DUI.

                              and this is while I will never live in Canada

                              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                              Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                                TinMan
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 22 Apr 2010

                                @Giles:

                                Decided it would be prudent to check whether what I have done so far was OK.  Jury-rigged the finder to the battery thru a temp chocolate-box connector…..

                                And voila…..

                                You going to have a solar charger?

                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  No, which is why I have mounted the battery in a locknlock with a plug on the lid (yet to be fitted), that way I can easily take the locknlock out of the forward hatch compartment, which is likely where I will stow it, and take it home for a charge with this…

                                  The battery is 10Ah, so I should get 20 hours out of one charge no probs.  And being Lithium Phosphate, it should be good for 3,000 charges.

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    TinMan
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 22 Apr 2010

                                    I like that plan!

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                    Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      Good, because I am flying by the seat of my pants  ;). Plus, as much Googling as humanly possible  🙂

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        goosehd
                                        Mod Squad
                                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                        @Giles

                                        I don’t know what your experience is with kayaking, but you may want to take a few trips out and get use to it before you load it up.

                                        When I first started sea kayaking, I practiced a lot of exits and getting back in my boat in fairly shallow water.  It helped me learn tipping points and counter balancing techniques.  I also found getting back into the boat more challenging than I assumed it would be.  My first accidental flip over went reasonably well, because I had practiced beforehand.

                                        I know your boat is a sit on which is different, but stability exercises could be helpful (especially when fishing).

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                          Paul9221
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                                          ^ this guy Kayaks!

                                          I only kayaked once and absolutely tipped when getting out.

                                          Blanket-line all the things!!!

                                          last edited by 28 Apr 2021, 23:36 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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