That looks very similar to my Pelican branded drive. How long is your kayak?

You can loosen the drive cables a 1/4 turn or so and they will get easier to pedal, but won't necessarily make you go any faster unless you pedal faster.

I would hit it with some anti grease and a dry lubricant like hobie suggests.

Hit these moving parts Ive highlighted, I have an older v2 with similar fins I think you have turbos already. But you could check there is an amazon seller selling that model of fin in turbo (without the masts). You should be going faster then 1mph, I can push my outback 3mph pretty easily with mine.

Stampede sounds ideal compared to BB on the weekend at this point.  Thanks for the report Joe, I'd like to visit Stampede.

Quote from: srdave on March 31, 2024, 06:45:08 AM

Whats the reason for removal ?
Is it a danger to boaters who are going to fast and not looking where there going in the fog ?

Buoys aren't exactly cheap to maintain.  Mile Buoy is also the only USCG maintained buoy near Santa Cruz with a single buoy off Ano Nuevo and then Moss Landing to the south.  Fuel burn, crew time, etc. on a buoy tender capable of hoisting the sinker and maintaining the aid isn't cheap.  So, periodically, the USCG assesses the needs of these aids as technology, use, etc. evolve.  This was one of those cases.  It's actually a stellar example of how our system works.  The USCG can look at cost data and identify areas of saving and then put it to public comment and rely on the boating public to inform them if the need outweighs the cost.  Of course, Mile Buoy is one of those aids where the need/utility certainly outweigh the cost and that was made abundantly clear to the USCG.  You'll notice that they removed that aid from the proposal days before the public comment period even ended, highlighting how active the community was in making its needs known.