It gets up on the plane, just. As for the speed, not sure. I had a GPS unit onboard once but it got soaked during a 'speed run' and never worked again!
I am afraid I don't. It was a rather 'thrown together' project which is going to soon undergo an overhaul with a Yamaha engine. We basically bought the kayak ant cut a hole through the deck and hull. Then with some plywood and copious quantities of fibreglass we made the hull waterproof (ish) again. The video is of it's first outing. Also my and my brother's first outings in a kayak so we were rather nervous!
interesting! i'm thinking of getting a kayak etc and was thinking of power if i started to drift further out to sea than intended..:obviously this goes against the kayak purist mentality;but i was thinking of mounting a propeller on the end of a hedge strimmer like the council use,mounted on a swivel arm/rod rest improvisation for power and steering...
The steering can be done by using the paddle as drag but it gets really tiring, so a rudder or steerable propeller as you suggest is good. I am not sure if a strimmer would have enough power and the other issue will be to find a propeller which will operate at strimmer engine speeds. The outboard we have used is slower revving than a strimmer and has a gearbox too. Still Good Luck and I look forward to seeing the video!
You are right in that it takes two people to launch, it is possible to start the engine whilst on the water. You need to pull the cord from behind your back. Still, when you have a brother, launching is no problem. We are still looking to put a rudder on it to help with the steering but have no great solution yet.....
Speed, well I have never clocked it but it is a lot faster than paddle power! We cut holes in the deck and hull and bridged the gap with fibreglass covered plywood. this also gave a sturdy mount for the engine. Speaking of the engine it is an old Ailsa Graig air cooled 4hp long shaft. We are currently trying to short shaft it. Throttle is by the brake lever on the paddle. Steering needs to be done by rudder rather than paddles as the arms ache rather a lot after a long turn.
Would love to know what engine you used and what sort of speed you get out of it - am planning doing a similar thing myself and embedding the engine through the kayak, rather than just attaching it to side/back. Any tips?
It gets up on the plane, just. As for the speed, not sure. I had a GPS unit onboard once but it got soaked during a 'speed run' and never worked again!
darrylstrong 1 year ago
how fast can u go?
nightr4 1 year ago
do you have photo's from the building proces?
Bram97310 2 years ago
I am afraid I don't. It was a rather 'thrown together' project which is going to soon undergo an overhaul with a Yamaha engine. We basically bought the kayak ant cut a hole through the deck and hull. Then with some plywood and copious quantities of fibreglass we made the hull waterproof (ish) again. The video is of it's first outing. Also my and my brother's first outings in a kayak so we were rather nervous!
dazstrong 2 years ago
is that a tomos outboard?
Bram97310 2 years ago
It is indeed a Tomos. It is rebadged to Ailsa Craig. 4hp (allegedly).
dazstrong 2 years ago
Is this a electrolux penta engine made by tomos ? - I have exactly same looking outboard engine. How many hp ?
robinhooodvsyou 2 years ago
interesting! i'm thinking of getting a kayak etc and was thinking of power if i started to drift further out to sea than intended..:obviously this goes against the kayak purist mentality;but i was thinking of mounting a propeller on the end of a hedge strimmer like the council use,mounted on a swivel arm/rod rest improvisation for power and steering...
pleutman 2 years ago
The steering can be done by using the paddle as drag but it gets really tiring, so a rudder or steerable propeller as you suggest is good. I am not sure if a strimmer would have enough power and the other issue will be to find a propeller which will operate at strimmer engine speeds. The outboard we have used is slower revving than a strimmer and has a gearbox too. Still Good Luck and I look forward to seeing the video!
dazstrong 2 years ago
You are right in that it takes two people to launch, it is possible to start the engine whilst on the water. You need to pull the cord from behind your back. Still, when you have a brother, launching is no problem. We are still looking to put a rudder on it to help with the steering but have no great solution yet.....
dazstrong 3 years ago
Speed, well I have never clocked it but it is a lot faster than paddle power! We cut holes in the deck and hull and bridged the gap with fibreglass covered plywood. this also gave a sturdy mount for the engine. Speaking of the engine it is an old Ailsa Graig air cooled 4hp long shaft. We are currently trying to short shaft it. Throttle is by the brake lever on the paddle. Steering needs to be done by rudder rather than paddles as the arms ache rather a lot after a long turn.
Daz
dazstrong 3 years ago
Hi,
Would love to know what engine you used and what sort of speed you get out of it - am planning doing a similar thing myself and embedding the engine through the kayak, rather than just attaching it to side/back. Any tips?
Cheers,
James
jma55 3 years ago