Quote from: SpeedyStein on February 16, 2023, 05:55:00 PM

Thanks for the tips! Had a little snafu with the plan - my boss said Santa Barbara, but the email definitely said San Bernardino. Not much fishing for me on this trip, haha. But it's only for a day or two, and my wife and I are turning this into a night away from the kids, so it's all good!

  that's bulljunk, sounds like ur boss was wishing he was fishing 2

Yeah, I got the ole bait n switch on this one. Trip was cool though, my wife came with me, I did my meeting, and we went to Disneyland the next day, and went to Pismo the next day.

Was crazy, driving hwy 1 through Santa Barbara,  nav pointed us up the mountain road vice the coast. So we head out of town, and within 10 minutes there was 2" of snow on the ground (road too) and cars sliding all over. Nope, haha. Turned around and took 1 the rest of the way to Pismo. Later heard that CalTrans shut down that road that day.

I did post in the comments section of one of his videos where he announced the "merch drop". In the video he mentioned he had hired a graphic designer who was just starting out.

Hey Joe, sorry to hear about this whole situation, definitely a bummer.

I didn't see the video you mention, but is it possible Adam's "graphic designer" ripped off your image without him knowing about it?
Agree with many others here - he should have at least reached out to you by now.

I recently discovered that I've been getting some wear in a few places of my hull, so I looked into protection methods.

I decided to go with kydex, a very durable yet flexible thermoplastic, often used for making small plastic sheet items like knife sheathes and holsters. I had some on hand from a different project, so seemed like a win win.

I started by cleaning the surface of the hull, and lining up the pieces of kydex I had to best fit the spots that were showing wear the most.  Then I gave it a quick light sanding to knock the high spots down.

I cut the kydex pieces to shape, and then positioned them over the intended areas. A heat gun made pretty quick and easy work to soften the kydex, and I pressed firmly with a towel to shape the kydex to the hull. I feel like I got a pretty tight fit.

I used JB Weld Clear Weld to epoxy the kydex pieces in place, and then ran a bead of silicon caulk around the edges to fully seal it.

Looking forward to trying it out, and hope that it holds on and helps protect the hull from boat ramps and rocks.

I've thought of building some sort of outrigger, to help make more storage and maybe make my kayak more stand-able.  I'm curious how much it will impact maneuverability and speed.  My little 10.5' kayak isn't very fast, but it is pretty nimble.

That one looks like it is in pretty rough shape - I'd find a better one. Check local kayak shops, they often have used rentals/demos at a discount.  I bet you can even rent one, see how you like it, then negotiate the rental price from the purchase price.

First kayak I bought was a used one from HMB kayaks.  Paid something like $400.  It was a the Brusurf tandem (https://brusurf.com/collections/kayaks/products/tandem-kayak), which worked equally well as a tandem and as a single (actually has 3 seat positions).  I only used it for one season, as I pretty quickly started to have pedal-kayak envy, but it was super useful to take one boy out at a time and as a single.

I think HMB kayak still has some of them and you could check if they are selling any.

Very similar to my story too.  I fished the Perception Tribe tandem solo for about 18 months before finally buying a pedal kayak. 

Bringing this one back from the dead.  Great read on a rainy day. 

There are always a bunch of tandems around - they are such a pain to store and transport, haha. 

I wouldn't take my Lifetime in the ocean - I don't think that is the right boat for that environment.  It is super stable in calm water.  The only kayak I've ever been able to stand and cast from, and it is super roomy for the paddlers, but doesn't have much storage.  But it is wide and slow, doesn't track very well, and I've never tested the secondary stability, so it might capsize easily once tipped a little ways.  Plus, the center hatch doesn't seem super watertight; the lid is more of a splashguard, and it opens right into the hull. 

The Perception is a great compromise in size and capability.  It is pretty roomy for a kayak with regular foamy strap seats, tracks straight, paddles easily, and it is pretty fast.  Solo, I can paddle the Tribe faster than I can pedal my fishing kayak.  With my and my oldest son (14, about 120lbs) we can really move in that thing. 

I forgot to mention earlier, my fishing kayak is only 10.5ft.  I go in the ocean occasionally, and usually feel a little under gunned.  Sometimes the currents in the bay give me a good run for my money - it pays to stay fit, haha.  I've learned to work my plan around the tide.  It is PERFECT for striper trolling upriver, as well as any lake fishing.  When I don't want to carry a bunch of stuff, and won't be fighting a significant current or headwind, it works very well.  My normal pedal cadence is about 2kts, which is just right for a rattle trap or umbrella rig for stripers or Rapala J5 for trout.