@@user-ri8fn6sz7z because I have money to blow on fun projects and allows me to have more energy for I can fish longer and get to my fishing spots faster
No good. I have the exact same mount I tried. I was out in Bitter Lake SD in white caps and my unit fell off in the front.. luckily the power adapter and ducer cable held the unit. The design isn’t made to withstand impact of big waves. Do not try this if you fish windy conditions.
I’ve had enough for a year has given me any problems. I don’t let it stay up I lay it down working perfectly fine for me sad to hear that happen to you maybe you had the monitor mounted too high and didn’t lower it went flying through the water
@@christoffchefful I had it stowed in the front. The mount just isnt made to handle multiple rough waves. I’ll probably try and mcguyver something up soon here now that i got another trip to ND.
It has been on my boat for over a year. There’s a little bit of surface rust on two pins for the pivot arm but nowhere else for me that nothing to be worried about it’s I don’t even cover my boat.when it rains I only have a cover on my center consul and a cover just just big enough for the monitor This gets wet all the time.
I don’t know the brand name but if you go to Academy, they have them there in the Boating section the blue ones are 36 inch long the front two red and green LED light strips. You can buy them on Amazon just type in kayak light strips.
@@christoffchefful yeah it’s like it needs more weight but I think it would take like 30 lbs just to pull it back down. I may try to find one that supports less weight.
The trolling motors on the back of the kayak that’s just the head of the trolling motor mounted on the side in a separate location so I can operate the speed so it does go straight
It’s called foot pedal steering dummy lol. Look at my trolling motor. You’ll see the wires coming off it they run through the body of my kayak to my foot pedals, allowing me to steer the trolling motor left or right. You can also check out an older video of a previous trolling motor I had it mounted before.
@@christoffchefful and what about the other end to the propellor? My 30 lb endura has no extra wire whatsoever, where do you buy the trailer connections from?
You can go to any auto store and get the male and female trailer wire the trolling motor I remove the head, and now you have wires that go from the and you will be left with the trolling motor propeller shaft, and the wires coming out of the shaft from there. I tied onto it with the trailer wires there’s only four and I used it as a quick, connect harness and from the remote I wired the opposite end of the trailer wire harness.
So did the Trailer hitch Wire connection melt yet? I used mine out two trips lucky I didn’t fry everything. Those type of “quick connections” are not reliable.
The mounting brackets, the same one that comes with a trolling motor. All I did was cut off the side that has the bolts that tighten down to the transom made it straight and mounted it to a steel plate and drilled holes in a steel plate to mount up with the mounting holes on the back of my kayak I’ll make a short video. You can check my stream later to see it.
I got angle from Lowes a scrap 2x4 to make a small frame.. and a couple bolts and 2 yak-attack rails... the head I did the exact same thing.. (first time seeing someone else do it too... ) makes a good arm rest. I dont have foot pegs for steering... instead a dowel tiller arm runs up the right side... (simular to sailboat haulout rudder arm)
I think you solved a $1000 problem with a smarter $200 solution. This is a great idea. Stuff like this is what makes RU-vid great. Keep up the good content.
This is a crazy setup! Love how you did it. I'm trying to figure out a way to do this on my kayak. You should make a full video of how you did everything
I don’t understand your question it’s not attached to the body and the motor the head is separated, but I have a harness wire that I wire together. That way I can remove the head and place it in a more convenient location
great video. I just ordered a monitor mount for mine also. how has the arm held up being in the weather and all? i am concerned the gas will leak out and wont hold.
So the bottom plate can actually put four anchor screws into it. The single screw that screws in the middle can hold it down, but I didn’t trust it but there is four holes that you can secure the mount down.
Sorry, this comment is late never got the notification. The Boneafide kayaks foot pedal rest are already built with push steering for the kayak that could be added on with a kit. I did not want to buy the kit so I did para cord and mounted 2 eyebolts with a 1 inch clamp on my trolling motor and ran the lines through the kayak to the feet pedal
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