Clearing out all my Freedive gear. 

  Sawed off Woodie Magnum ( W/slip tip )
 https://www.jblspearguns.com/product/woody-magnum-series/

     O Niel Wet suit,  Two sets of  Fins, weight belt, mask, two hoods, gloves etc...  good for someone getting into the sport.   
 Wet suit fits  ( appx )   5'7 -5'10  slim fit.  32 waist.    Note the quick release Remora knife/ sheath
 One set of Fins are Spora Sub travel fins.  They break down for easy luggage transport.

 Killer deal  !     Not parting out the dive gear...  Two Fifty takes it all.

  I'm in need of an extra transducer for my  Dragonfly 5.      Got one laying around taking up space that you'd like to sell ???       

  Well guys,  for those who only heard rumors,  I'm in the process of selling Santa Cruz Kayaks..  Divorce, etc was the final deciding factor.    Wife complained that I'm fishing all the time,, but I don't think I fished enough... 
    So,,, my loss is your opportunity.    Clearing out any and all inventory.   Shit load of stuff,  too much to list.   parts, rudders, Keel Ezy,  floatation bags... and of course,,,,,,,,, KAYAKS.    G'2s ,, G1's  and even a couple Sit In left over still ...  Getting rid of all of it.
   Will be at the shop all day this Saturday the 3rd.    Stop by with cash for a great deal ..
 Shop location is 381 Pine St.  Watsonville. 

   Just add plutonium !   

 http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/EB00/121G.oap?ck=Search_121g_-1_-1&keyword=121g

 

        I got a request to mount this beast to a customers G2. 
      It's a stripped down 503 Torqeedo motor with a high capacity lithium battery, rated  18 ah at 29 volts and 560 watts..   He wanted me to do the install so that it can be swapped out with a rudder for times he might not want the motor.

   This 503 is much heavier than my Torqeedo ultra light (about twice the size)   so I decided to fabricate a backing plate to distribute the load across the entire back section of the kayak.  I fashioned that out of wood and then glassed the entire part for added strength and to water-proof it against dry-rot. 
   Next I had to re-rigged the control cables using dyneema cord and Harken pulleys.     Custom fabricated each part so that it can be added or removed within seconds.

  A lot of unknowns still, we don't know what the speed is going to be.  I'm guessing close to 10 mph ! 

. Still waiting on a report from YAK YAK YAK... 
    C'mon man ,,, !!!    Have you put this in the water yet?  It's been a whole week already !!!!   

  Same as the 2016, except for a few changes.
 First off,  I raised the center hatch ring 1.5" above the deck height.  Found the heavier paddlers had water coming up through the scuppers ,washing across the deck hatch.   Those hatches have not been reliable, causing a sinking in two cases...  Good news is  we've just found a great new center hatch to replace it.     This one has a toggle style lever to lock / release it.  Made in USA!  was an important factor in the decision.

   Second big change is the rudder.   This new one is in the design / testing stage still.  This will have the ability to quickly remove with a release pin.   It allows for a better control cable connections.  Plus you can adapt an electric trolling motor to it in seconds without any tools.  Basically you can swap the rudder for a motor,, or vice versa.    Still trying out different rudder blades and shapes to decide which performs best. 
    Hoping to get out and fish,,,, uhh " Product Test"      this weekend.

   

   Was sailing down the coast from Pillar Pt on Saturday.  Weather sucked,,, but we encountered this whale breaching every 15 seconds! .    Check out the last one at the end.