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New additions to my Revo and a question?
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Author:  Archae [ Fri May 16, 2008 6:10 pm ]
Post subject:  New additions to my Revo and a question?
So ive got the Cuda 250 in now. Loving it no end, great device.

I also added a 4 foot cast net, a bait bucket, a minnow trap (all of which fit nicely in the front hatch when not in use) and a 25 qt Igloo marine cooler.

About the cooler...It fits, if just barely. I know others use this, how do you tie it down best? so far ive just been brining the bungies over the corners. Also it makes me sit up a lot straighter, and when i lean back, the cooler sorta pops up on the front edge a little bit. I never feel that its unstable or going to fall out, and it pushes back down easily, just something I noted.

Is there a better cooler choice for storing drinks / fish I plan to eat? A stringer is not an option here as it makes you a human cork for shark or gators :)

Tomorrow Im picking up the sailing rudder, two life handles (SWEET) and the ST Turbo Fin set. Kinda leary about the fin lengths on the turbos, might mean I have to use that ugly black stick on the side of my kayak more often.

Still lovin the Revo life.
Author:  Archae [ Fri May 16, 2008 6:11 pm ]
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Side note, regarding weight capacity. Is 350# capacity with nothing attached to the kayak, ie, not even the drive? im losing weight with all this peddling, so every # lost is another # gained, hehe, but still curious.
Author:  Hobieuser [ Tue May 20, 2008 3:06 pm ]
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I'm looking for a cooler as well. I have the same as yours but mine don't even fit it (don't know how you put it in). I have upgrade the rudder to sailing rudder, I'm loving it.
Author:  Archae [ Tue May 20, 2008 5:11 pm ]
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Hmm, might is a super tight fit, but it fits in at the very front of the Revo aft well. The marine igloo 25 qt. It does "pop up" if i lean back on it with the seat but the bungies hold it down and an elbow forces it back down when needed.
Author:  seafarer7777 [ Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Body Board
I had an old boogie board that I cut and shaped to fit in the forward section of the tankwell and placed the 25qt Igloo cooler on top of that. Raising the cooler several inches provided for a perfect fit and I then secured the cooler to the kayak using the shackle/bungee setup that Apalach devised.

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see foam pad underneath the cooler

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see shackle. I have a bungee clip that I attach from the shackle to the kayak.
Author:  FunJax [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:39 am ]
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I went with the 36 size and turned it the other way. I use it like Apalach uses his. I put 3 or 4 frozen 16 oz water bottles in it along with a few unfrozen ones and a few other of the other things I like to carry. The cooler fills the back well and covers a few inches of the useless back hatch. I keep the water bottles in a plastic bag. If I catch a fish I want to take home i throw it in the cooler grab the plastic bag and put it on top of the fish. This works well because i only take home the occasional LARGE flounder that I accidentally catch while fishing for Reds. I will add a picture later.
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