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Re: Thanks everyone for your help. *Pic*
By:John Monroe
Date: 10/17/2007, 4:42 am
In Response To: Re: Thanks everyone for your help. (Tom Armstrong)

Hi Tom,

The picture quality isn't that great. This particular kayak sits much higher in the water then most, and you can see I run the aluminum pipe aka (not aluminum tubing) through the kayak itself to keep it lower. It kisses against the lower vertical pipe of the two part mast and a pin goes through both the aluminum pipe aka and the aluminum tubing lower mast piece to hold it centered in place. Drain plugs close the aka holes when the pipe isn't in place. The original pontoons ama's I made are too small to be safe when sailing in high winds, as I have driven them completely underwater at time. The large foam ones I am making are of good size and being flat on one side would eliminate the need for a center board, but as you can see they are huge and would take up way too much room stored away on an extended trip where I just wanted to paddle now and then. The blow up Hobie pontoons are just what I am looking for but I would rather have bigger ones if I can get a couple of companies to sell theirs without having to buy their whole sailing rigs. The poly tarp sail were only about $6 and they work. Nylon or Daycon sails would most likely be $300 to $500. The great thing is, all of the sailing equipment breaks down and fits inside the yak. I've had a lot of help and ideas from the board on this project.

John

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/15/2007, 5:42 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *LINK* *Pic*
Chris Ostlind -- 10/15/2007, 9:11 am
Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/16/2007, 5:15 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Tom Armstrong -- 10/16/2007, 9:02 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/17/2007, 4:42 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Bill Hamm -- 10/17/2007, 3:44 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/18/2007, 2:57 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2007, 5:32 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/19/2007, 3:56 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Tom Armstrong -- 10/17/2007, 12:00 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
TOM RAYMOND -- 10/18/2007, 6:32 pm
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/19/2007, 3:49 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2007, 11:46 am
Will Buy Folbot Pontoons Today. Compass Mount. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/22/2007, 2:37 am
Re: Will Buy Folbot Pontoons Today. Compass Mount.
Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2007, 1:56 am
Ordered Pontoons and Mounted Compass *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/23/2007, 4:50 am
Re: Ordered Pontoons and Mounted Compass
Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2007, 12:44 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
TOM RAYMOND -- 10/20/2007, 11:20 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help.
John Monroe -- 10/18/2007, 3:01 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help. *LINK* *Pic*
Chris Ostlind -- 10/18/2007, 8:30 am
Re: Thanks everyone for your help. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/19/2007, 4:17 am
Do you really want to inflate these things? *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/19/2007, 10:34 am
Re: Do you really want to inflate these things? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 10/20/2007, 5:03 am
The idea is based on this kayak plan *LINK*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/19/2007, 4:58 pm
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *LINK*
Tony Olsen -- 10/15/2007, 9:04 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Charlie -- 10/15/2007, 7:25 pm
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Bill Hamm -- 10/16/2007, 4:58 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Charlie -- 10/16/2007, 11:31 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Bill Hamm -- 10/17/2007, 1:15 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Mike Savage -- 10/15/2007, 7:11 am
Re: Logo - It is a Hobie Logo *NM*
DrPepper -- 10/15/2007, 7:58 am
Re: Logo - It is a Hobie Logo
Bill Hamm -- 10/16/2007, 4:56 am
concur nm *NM*
David S. -- 10/15/2007, 5:08 pm
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Scott Shurlow -- 10/15/2007, 7:04 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Paul Montgomery -- 10/15/2007, 10:14 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon. *LINK*
Scott Shurlow -- 10/17/2007, 6:49 am
Re: Seeking: Can Anyone Identify This Pontoon.
Chris Ostlind -- 10/15/2007, 1:18 pm