aikidojohn

Not on the wife then AJ

With so many boats being stolen how do you keep yours safe. Or is there no such thing as safe. My boat is delivered on Thursday so I have got a ball lock two different makes of wheel clamps and I will be putting a chain on the trailer. That's four locks, It will be on my drive do I get CCTV or just sit up all night with a shot gun in my lap? At least the outboard will be safe as I have not got one yet (I am looking for a used Mariner from 40 to 60 HP long shaft 4 stroke) I know you don't leave the outboard on the boat so I thought in the front room on the wall,(never liked the painting any way) Insurance what one they all sound good till you get the boat stolen. So what insurance do you have and with who? AJ

That's a bit cheaper than I thought. But did I see a discount card for Force 4 on here some where? AJ

But what one to go for? I don't have that much money but on the other hand, I want some thing that is not going to let me down. If I was to say £200 but there was one that was so much better for £240. I would have to think is your life worth £40. Do you go for new or second hand?. AJ

I have an icom hand held but I would like to get a fixed one for the boat. The rang is better I am told, as I will be going out a mile or two more. This is just the start I have lots more silly things to ask. AJ

Each time you press the start you would need to drill another oil well, or I would have fitted it to my kayak. AJ

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I thought I would need to know the maker to get it insured. I mean would I not need to get a valuation on it? If it was old for new I would wont it to a Sunseeker lol. I cannot go on what I paid for her.as I got her for silly money, just in the right place at the right time.Who is the best insurance to go with? AJ

Just had an email from Sunseeker and they say NO so back to is it a Norman, I don't think it is.

Mariner 40-50-60Hp long shaft 4 stroke out board or a mercuary as the boat is all cabled up for it. Don't mind what I pay for it if it is around a year or so old I have put £40 to £50 aside for it.lol No, but the price must be in the land of the liveing. Or swap I will fit your new boiler/Bathroom labour free AJ

No,no, Martin many thanks AJ

Thaks for that,it does look dam close, I have sent the photo to Sun Seeker to see what they can tell me.

Sorry I cannot get the photo up She is 17 Long and 6' Beam I am looking for an out board from 40 Hp to 70 Hp Mariner or Mercury long shaft

It's getting worse now I am getting a stutter

It seems to be the chat room I cannot get to?

It seems to be the chat room I cannot get to?

Hi I am a returning member AJ I went to the PBSBAC page seen the Paypal button so prest it paid me £30 but it did not ask who I was? I don't know were I am now it is the first bit I can write in. I have tried to find the addmin but I could not find it. So HELP!!! Well at least you will know it is AJ always in it, lol AJ

....it was 9/. Why do some of the most experienced kayakers believe that it is the responsibility of boats to see them and not for the kayaker to be seen? Sorry John. Dont know where you got that from.All the kayakers I know go out of there way to be seen by boats. We sit so low in the water its hard enough for boats to see us anyway.I have a flag attached to the back of my crate on a telescopic pole,Bright paddles which I can wave around to attract attention,Bright orange Beannie hat,A high vis. Plus for night fishing I have my all round Nav light which can be seen from a few miles away.Headlamp and solas tape on my kayak and paddles and pfd. Its our duty to make sure we can be seen. Sorry Zzippy but it is. When I fitted this http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh205/a...hn/P7200454.jpg some of the main kayak leaders, came on site and thought I was a nutter. One thought that the flag would interfear with handleing of the yak. Another said it would only be seen from one angle. One of my very earley posts was that I had been talking to a charter fisherman that came close to running down a yak as he only seen it at the last min. and the responce was that the boats should keep a better look out. It was not up to him it was up to the boatman, and this was a "team leader" that always speaks his mind! I could look up some for you, but then again you could do that. I am not going to let this get into a row, so I will not say any more. What I wanted to know, I have found out. You cannot fit an electric start to a yam 2.5 AJ

....it was For the record I have only come off my kayak one time and the out board had nothing at all to do with the flip. There is not a member on that kayak site that has not come off there kayak, at least one time and surprise surprise none of them had an out board! It is not coming off that matters. It is what you do after about it, is what matters. I put over 20 hours testing (I am still testing today) to see what went wrong. 1/. How did my kayak take on 1/2 a kayak full of water? 2/. Could the out board have paid a part in the flip? 3/. Why did I find it almost impossible to right it? 4/. Was there a better way of righting her? 5/. Why did the anchor line snap? 6/. Why was it almost impossible to paddle or steer? 7/. How did any one know I had flipped over, as I was some distance away? 8/. Why did 5 kayaks (2 being new kayaks if not the first time out) take on water in the same year. With 2 needing to call out rescue services? 9/. Why do some of the most experienced kayakers believe that it is the responsibility of boats to see them and not for the kayaker to be seen? I could go on but I am getting Bord. This thread was about weather an electric start could be fitted to a 2.5 Yam out board. The answer seems to be no. end of. AJ

I will give it a go. http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh205/a...AKING_VIDEO.mp4 The back is not as far down in the water as look in this but the floats do not give the lift I wonted. They swing around and act as a sea anchor. The swinging was easy to stop mind. AJ

An electric motor has it's own problems. One being it is designed to do no more than 5 knots. The size of the battery and it's siteing on a yak. I would never had got a yak in the first place if I had some were to keep a 16' to18' boat. But I can keep two yak with no problem, other than her that must be obayed. The outriggers are not there just for stabbiaty that is secondary. They alow me to put a 15Kg outboard on the back and let me go back to start her. They also give some lift to the back end when I am under way. Around 5 knots she wonts to come up on the plane for a boat this might be good but not so good for a yak. There are many problems with the outriggers the floats being one of them. The floats that come with the Side Kickers are a little small and not designed for the perpus I am putting them to. So I am making new floats that will come up on plane at around 3 to 4 knots, this should give me lift at the back end and stop the yak comeing up on the plane. Still thease are only problems and if you dont give up, problems can be solved. Unlike me abilaty to spell AJ

Well 48 times read! So it don't look like there is away of fitting an electric start. Dam, I know you cant bump start them, well not at sea anyway. AJ

Now this may or not be possible, but it might. Can you fit an electric start to a Yam 2.5hp 4 stroke outboard? AJ