The cheapest way to install trolling motors on inflatable kayaks 

Thank you! Very glad this helped Yea I knew there were more people who would be in a similar situation so ur comment made this all worth it :) I will continue to make more videos around how we can modify and improve our kayak/boat experience, let me know if you have any questions or let me if u have some cool ideas I can use as well

Thank you! And yes bixpy solar panel combo looks pretty awesome so we don’t need to worry about battery dying in middle of trips :)

hi! sorry for the delayed response here, I totally understand the seat issue and I'm constantly thinking about improving as well. For now, I'm just using the kayak seat that I got from this link www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0953N1YBR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and i just put this seat on top of the seat that the kayak came with. I actually have elevated it by putting two of the blowup seats, hope this helps!

thank you! honestly, i thought the bixpy was very pricey at first.. the more i use it i feel it's worth the price, it's pretty great in terms of battery life/durability etc. but on the other hand, i haven't tried other trolling motors either so I'm pretty bias here haha. I do like the fact that it's rechargeable though

Thank you! and that sounds awesome, hope this setup will help you enjoy more! the length I cut was 4 feet. I purchased a 6ft board and cut it. also in case you want extra stability I drilled holes in the wood so you can tie it to the kayak if you want. I also made another video recently on installing fish finder on the same wood board if you're interested :) hope all works out and let me know if you have any questions

Where can I get the foot rest and bracket?

Yes! the rope was solely for additional stabilization, I noticed it wasn’t totally needed the second time I went out so I dont use it anymore and didn’t include in the video but think would be good to mention for sure, so I drilled in a couple holes on the top of woodboard to do

For the inflatable kayaks, the best and easiest way to just cruise with your family without much setup is to use the electric motor and attach it as fin motor. So instead of attaching the fin on the bottom of your inflatable kayak, it'd be the motor and a battery would be on top with you in the back somewhere, and you can steer with your paddle. Example: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FrppQme6L3s.html This is the same motor i have which i attached on top but with different setup you can convert that into a fin motor. this way you don't need to do all the modification and setup on top and just attach on the bottom and go. You can adjust speed on your wrist. If not, then you'd need some sorta modification like i did on the video which will take some time to build out depending on your kayak. There are some videos on youtube on setups like that with electric trolling motors here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KXx_x-AT9V8.html

Thank you!!!

Thank you! so for my trolling motor, it's called bixpy, you can go to bixpy.com/ to check out the product. It is more expensive than regular trolling motor so if you don't want to spend on it, you can totally use regular trolling motor with a lithium battery as well. But the benefit of bixpy is that it's waterproof, the battery can float, it's rechareable etc. there are pros and cons for sure

thanks for asking, yes been on the water with this setup for a while now and you can actually see some of my other videos where i'm going out to fishing with this setup. It works really great, i'm very comfortable just steering left and right with my hands and just have a completely relaxed cruising experience. I do bring my paddles just in case anything goes wrong with the motor or battery dies or anything like that and you can paddle if you just tilt the motor up and level it horizontally so your paddle wouldn't hit the motor when paddling. The motor is called bixpy, it's more meant for hard kayaks or paddleboards but works great since my kayak is actually lighter due to it being inflatable, so the motor provides more power and pushes faster. But if you don't have this motor, you can use the other regular trolling motors plus a lithium battery exactly the same way and the regular trolling motor would be a lot cheaper too.

@@Fishing_Fables, thank you for your detailed answer! I have seen those videos now - and more! Do you get good autonomy from the motor? Can you add a second battery to it? Also, how do you decide which boat to use (the Intex or the Saturn)?

@@hntrains2 the motor lasts surprisingly long, that also depends on which speed you use, the bixpy motor has 1-12 level and the higher you go, the less time you can use it, i think at 12 level, you can use for about 45mins but at mid level around 6, I used it for at least 3 hours. I normally put at 5 or 6 and just cruise, that will last you a long time. I can get another battery but don't think I ever need it if I just use mid level speed. So for inflatable kayak, intex should be fine but for actually inflatable boat (use with outboard motor), I'd go with saturn, saturns boats are more durable and meant for heavy usage as well.

@@Fishing_Fables, thank you! Have a great Sunday!

Thank you! and I totally agree, one of the many things I'd love to modify is the seat level so I'm not sitting close to the ground, and > 8-inch sounds perfect and the most optimal elevated height for kayak fishing as well, great insight!

Perhaps my next video topic can be around how to elevate the seat on an inflatable kayak! I'll shout out your name if I do so!

sure, the motor is made by bixpy and the model is J-2, i believe they came out with a new model called K-1 so looks like they don't sell on their website but i was able to find other sites that sells the model that i own. mobilityparadise.com/products/bixpy-j-2-outboard-kit-electric-trolling-motor?currency=USD&Google%20Shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwoqGnBhAcEiwAwK-OkbRRIxItkn1aG28KKAfxVrMBVJWI1z3M5XBHMJ6tFhb2Z2LOM4tebxoCjEkQAvD_BwE

but you can also just find trolling motor that's significantly cheaper by using lithium battery as well

the pros on bixpy is that the battery is waterproof and can float on water if fell in and also rechargeable too

Sure it's called bixpy and website here! bixpy.com/?aff=40&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw17qvBhBrEiwA1rU9w82Xtk-vzm7nSVO5OGSMnvbHASjKf-JZ3OFwGquY_H7Fo_pnzP5DRhoCBs4QAvD_BwE

Actually the weight of the motor did not pull the kayak down once it was in the water, I think once I’m in the kayak, my weight was heavy enough to bring the balance even tho one side is heavier with the motor

Unfortunately the footrest comes with that specific model, not sure where you can get it separate to fit to whichever kayak you have. I'd wonder if Amazon or other water sport retail might sell universal footrest that could fit, sorry hope that helps

I think this was the same question on the top so i'll just copy and paste here just in case, Unfortunately the footrest comes with that specific model, not sure where you can get it separate to fit to whichever kayak you have. I'd wonder if Amazon or other water sport retail might sell universal footrest that could fit, sorry hope that helps

The battery can last longer if you use lower speed. From 1-12 speed level, if you do 12 all the way, you would get 40-45 mins, if you do 6 in middle it can last over 6 hours so i usually just put on 5 or 6 and cruise which is about similar speed as you would pedal on kayak. if you just troll on 2-3 speed, than it can last all day

@@Fishing_Fables thank you!

Haha yes Tell me about it, it’s nuts how expensive motors can be even the cheapest regular trolling motor plus the lithium battery would be at least 2-3 times more. Hoping the price will come down significantly as more versions come out

​​@@Fishing_Fables enjoyed the video but you are wrong. I have that exact inflatable, i bought a trolling motor for $150 that has 50lb thrust, got a luthium 100ah battery for $120. Spent mayyybe, $75 in pipe and hard expandable foam to fill the pipe for added strength. Works great. I get a full day easily on the battery.

Exactly...1300!?? 😂😂😂😂😂

Hahahahah yes unfortunately lol :D

agreed, this will only work for those with similar accessories for sure and I should have emphasized or mentioned upfront the mounting bracket was needed for sure, Thanks for the comment, I will continue to improve on my content going forward :)

Atleast 2 batteries.