Would be interesting to know if his yak was found flipped or upright

What kind of speed do you get out of it, and mileage?

10 seems like a happy spot but for me it needs to be able to outrun big swell or keep ahead of break e.g. in a place like the mouth at bolinas. Moss Landing is another spot that can get tricky depending on tide runs and swell

Wouldn’t want to try it in something slow

Having watched Stealth’s video of a boat equipped with rails they should put them in on all the boats IMO. I had custom rails built for my zodiac and it was expensive but a lot safer in rough water + a lot more useful

Looks like a fun boat

I looked at the site and price tag wasn’t obvious

The video shows a custom boat with rails which seems like a really good option for such a low boat. For practical purposes and something to hang on to in rough water but especially if/when it was flipped

Bret talks about the horsepower range and nudges away from the 15 hp upper end but I’m wondering what you have and what you think; also what’s your top speed

I ran a zodiac a lot of years with good power in case I’d need to outrun waves which happens. I would probably lean toward 15hp

The Stealth site directs to SA or Australia for sales and price info so I’m wondering where you got yours?

Sea Eagle sells out of Florida I believe so also no way to lay eyes on one other than pics. I had stealth ship the first 575 that came to the US just from pics and phone conversations with Bret’s dad but that’s a simpler boat

Sorry lot of questions there but I’ll probably have more

That’s an interesting boat and will be nice to see how it performs

You taking it on the salt?

You should take what jp52 says about center of gravity seriously if you fish the ocean, and especially in a supremely sharky spot like pigeon pt

I know people love the hobies but years ago I test drove one and felt like I was sitting too high, maybe they’ve changed that

But then Im used to sitting at water level on all my kayaks

Irrelevant if it’s staying in the kitchen but if youre taking the knife on the water the first dexter that sailfish recommends looks like you could attach a lanyard

My cheap old rapala doubled as self defense against a mammal that wanted the salmon between my legs that it took from me and then by a miracle I got back He was probably 3x my weight class and had big scary teeth

I’m a big fan of having a pointy knife handy in a sheath if youre going to use this on the water

This one is cheap and does good enough job fileting or gutting



And yeah I need to get to see my friend but don’t want to give him a nasty cold I’m nursing

Close up of knife info

It’s a great knife given to me by a pro who worked galley for decades cutting up the fish they caught off the side of the ship Which reminds me I need to go see him he’s approaching 100 years old

Gone fishing.

What I need to do