I have been looking for a light weight fishing boat capable of carrying my weight plus gear that would be comfortable for all day use. I had just seen a Hobie 16 for sale on my local CL and went Hmm. I don't like canoes lost a lot of gear when the wind flipped us over, the lake I go to are non gasoline motors. So I searched Hobie cat as a fishing boat and your video popped up in first . I haven't checked the rest of your channel yet , But how has this stood up over the years anything you would do different, is the third pontoon really necessary?
Awesome innovation especially having the kayak hull raised slightly, preventing the kayaks transom from being submerged too much preventing unnecessary drag, very efficient ...!!
I bought mine from "Online Outboards" but it just so happens that I am planning to sell my boat soon. A new 20hp is about $3,600, then you need the battery, throttle control cables, control wire harness and more and more, Trust me it adds up quick, I'm planning to sell my entire boat for around $3,500.
Sorry I just realized that you were talking about the electric trolling motors, If you look up Minkota's web site you should find them, they are also pretty pricey.
That’s a great question because if the transom of the kayak being submerged would cause drag, probably not too much because it’s narrow, but non the less unnecessary drag ..!
Looks like an awesome boat. On thing of note, now that you have all that power, you might consider replacing the kayak pontoon as they are a really inefficient shape for high speed. You'll notice all of your wake is coming from the center hull.
Yes sir. “Reel” nice 👍🏻 don’t get me wrong I love it. Shows what a little elbow grease and idea can do cheap boat build. As good as any fishing boat in ten thousand. Awesome job.
Your work inspired me too. Lucked into an older Hobiecat 18' with pristine pontoons and an excellent trailer. Looking to add a Pelican fishing Kayak as my center pontoon. The Pelican's modified V configuration just looks like the perfect fit. Picked the Hobie up yesterday and had her stripped before darkness came. Have an older 25 HP Evinrude that should be a perfect fit for this configuration. Truly excited about getting it legal and wet ASAP. I like your idea about those galvanized studs for the frame but giving serious consideration to using Aluminum ext ladders as my box support for the deck. Dry storage, Live wells and coolers could then be located above the Pontoons but below deck. I'll do a video as well because this one I'm building to fish the bays and Ocean.
Great job mate, just getting my hobie 16 delivered tomorrow. I’m doing the exact same as you!!. Where did you get the mount for the engine? That looks like the place to start. Thanks mate...
sorry took so long to reply, did not see your question until now, the hobie hulls are curved and at the deepest point sit 5 to 6 inches deeper than the kayak.
I thought that the reason you changed over. However all you had to do to fix the issue was add on solar panels and charge controller and have the power you need in addition to a small wind turbine for night and cloudy days. And it would of cost less from set up you had.
