Rigging my outback with an outrigger and tramp

A few years back I made an outrigger out of XPS foam but never rigged up a frame to attach it to my outback.

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=86177.msg991761#msg991761

I finally got around to building something using PVC and ABS. The frame I built can drop into the two rear flush mount rod holders, and one up front requiring no drilling to get it hooked up. It’s pretty quick to assembly and attach, and is held in place with the rear bungee.

It’s glued and screwed at every joint, and can be broken into a few sections thanks to 2 removable pins. The pontoon is attached using a few bungee cord loops.

I took it out today to give it a test run crabbing Tamales Bay. Loaded up with 5 weighed hoops, it floated nicely and tracked straight as well. Overall, I’m pretty pleased with the way it performed and am already dreaming of adding a mount for an electric trolling motor. 

The crabbing was fair despite a big outgoing  tide that started fairly early. I went home at 1 with 7 Dungeness and 4 rock crab for the pot.

A few shots of the build

Nice job!  I have something similar using Hobie Adventure Island parts on a Pro Angler.

Pro job Evan!  Your creativity always blows me away!

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That's very nice. I could imagine the next step would be an outboard motor

Very nice!

Just curious as to what you used to glue the XPS pieces together.

I've been planning to try to make a couple of carbon fiber amas for my AI, and the first step is to make a plug out of rigid foam insulation. I tried to use XPS, but had a lot of trouble getting it glued. I ended up going with polyiso instead, which is easy to stick together with polyurethane glue, such as Gorilla glue.

Really digging the crossovers between AI's and other Hobie kayaks.  That tramp is gold when crabbing for sure!

Very nice!

Just curious as to what you used to glue the XPS pieces together.

I've been planning to try to make a couple of carbon fiber amas for my AI, and the first step is to make a plug out of rigid foam insulation. I tried to use XPS, but had a lot of trouble getting it glued. I ended up going with polyiso instead, which is easy to stick together with polyurethane glue, such as Gorilla glue.

I used extruded polystyrene cut into strips, then put together like a layer cake with gorilla glue frosting.

Pro job Evan!  Your creativity always blows me away!

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Your suggestion to use grommets for the tramp construction and rope to attach it to the frame was a great one. Love the way it looks.

What is the best diameter PVC to fit in a Hobie rod holder?  Seems like someone here knows it 

What is the best diameter PVC to fit in a Hobie rod holder?  Seems like someone here knows it 

1 1/2”

Very nice!

Just curious as to what you used to glue the XPS pieces together.

I've been planning to try to make a couple of carbon fiber amas for my AI, and the first step is to make a plug out of rigid foam insulation. I tried to use XPS, but had a lot of trouble getting it glued. I ended up going with polyiso instead, which is easy to stick together with polyurethane glue, such as Gorilla glue.

I used extruded polystyrene cut into strips, then put together like a layer cake with gorilla glue frosting.

Interesting. PU glue dissolves XPS, so I wonder if there might be some voids between the cake layers…

Very nice!

Just curious as to what you used to glue the XPS pieces together.

I've been planning to try to make a couple of carbon fiber amas for my AI, and the first step is to make a plug out of rigid foam insulation. I tried to use XPS, but had a lot of trouble getting it glued. I ended up going with polyiso instead, which is easy to stick together with polyurethane glue, such as Gorilla glue.

I used extruded polystyrene cut into strips, then put together like a layer cake with gorilla glue frosting.

Interesting. PU glue dissolves XPS, so I wonder if there might be some voids between the cake layers…

I didn’t notice any voids or melted material as I was shaping it after the glue dried, but I did see some melting when I glued in sections of ABS to act as footings for the outrigger frame. I figured it was due to the fact that I used a two part epoxy this time as it was all I had lying around in the garage. The gorilla glue didn’t seem to cause a problem.

I didn’t notice any voids or melted material as I was shaping it after the glue dried, but I did see some melting when I glued in sections of ABS to act as footings for the outrigger frame. I figured it was due to the fact that I used a two part epoxy this time as it was all I had lying around in the garage. The gorilla glue didn’t seem to cause a problem.

On second thought, you're correct that Gorilla glue works well--I was thinking of another glue I tried. Not sure about ABS, but epoxy resin should not be a problem for XPS, although polyester resin will melt it. There is a lot of info on this type of stuff on surfboard builder websites, like this one:

https://www.thesurfboardwarehouse.com.au/blogs/board-advice-blog/board-construction

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I haven’t used any PVC pipe mod on my Revo and I feel left out