New Ocean Kayak Stuff for 2011

You're all welcome. Anybody else? I plan to return on October 7.

Well just received my new Rod Pod in the mail and thought I would give you all a quick review on what I thought. The first pic is what you will receive every thing you need; I did not use the strips the ones on the boat works just fine. The only problem I had witch was no big deal, was the seal was to big I had to trim it to fit. It seems the new Rod Pod fits deeper than the old one, which is nice. I have the first generation Trident 13 2009 and the Pod fits reel nice, can’t wait to get it in some rough water. I am very pleased with it, Its got a lot of potential, hope the pic helps.

PS. Thanks again Hook 1

Pat R

Thanks Pat! Just received mine too. I'm thinking of using a longer line for the attachments points and relocating the line to the top strap instead of bottom.     

You're all welcome. Anybody else? I plan to return on October 7.

Hojo...I will place my order this weekend. Will that give you time?

E

Yester I am not sure if I am folling you correctly, are you planning on drilling extra holes for the strips??. I was thinking of flopping my strips so they would pull from the bottom instead of the top.

Pat R

No!  I was talking about the small attachment string that holds the rod pod to the loop of the strap so you don't end up loosing the pod when it's open. 
Just thought that adding a longer line and attaching it to the top strap loop instead of the bottom will clear the leg room area and out of the way when it's open.  The longer line is added so you can cap your pod either way on the yak. 

No problem, Eric. I'm leaving today. Hope to stop by Sin Coast's campout on the coast.

Yester, This what I was thinking, pic #1 is the original and pic #2 is flipping the strip upside down, looks like it will give the Rod Pod a better chance to seal. I also used larger finder washer, bigger surface area for the strip to fold around.

Pat R

Looks good Pat.Thanks for sharing. Having the straps the way you did makes a lot
of sense of making sure the pod sits down lower.

Jedmo

No problem just trying to help out my fellow Trident brothers and sisters .

Pat R

Thanks for the visual clarification Pat. 

Nice Pat!  thanks



Allen

Pat, I wish you worked for the Research and Development for Ocean Kayaks! You have the gift of "Attention to Detail" 

Pat, I wish you worked for the Research and Development for Ocean Kayaks! You have the gift of "Attention to Detail" 

I will vouch for that. He did a terrific job on my yak.

Mooch that would be a great job, sitting and staring at kayaks with the thought how could I make it better  .

Pat R