my budget poverty product ai
Started when i bought a sail off one of the other forumites on yakfishwest - i wasnt really ready to get into sailing as i was just learning the ropes - but was offered a good deal - both ways it worked out so i thought why not.
Revos are tippy - ive gone arse over tit a few times already and i didnt see that getting any better with a sail - quite the opposite .....
So i ummed and ahhhed for a few weeks over small outriggers or polynesian style - seeing the vid another forumite had on the swan sold - esp when he said you can just fish with one. I like the idea that if we want to go on a 3-4 day trip - with the outrigger i can carry the gear i want with me. Then in a weeks time strip it to the bare minimum and fish the greenough or chapman river. (pretty small rivers with lots of shallows)
So i ordered the finns outriggers.
Great outriggers but the akas are pissweak - as was the fittings to secure them to the hull. Toy stuff.
Got decent clips for them that wont work loose or wear easily
But that left the akas - id read and been told by a few people that the akas crumple under any decent pressure - so i sourced some 3mm ally tube that sits snug inside the finns ones - strong enough i hope
Also ive been warned that heavy winds or gusts will damage the mast mount internally so i fabbed up a bit to assist against that
Then i used teflon plastic to make a support/ bearing so the mast has additional support taking stress off the base
Bit more plasic on the inside to help strengthen the assembly
And dealt with the furling kit slippage by putting some 20mm comms conduit - flange end to the mast - over the rope pulling it tighter at the neck - doesnt slip at all now
The ram holders have been disappointing to say the least - i love the idea of the rocket launchers but the lack of grip is terrible - you cant troll with them unless your reel is 100% waterproof.
Sanded the insides - coated with the flash superglue i use - sprinkled sand then recoated with glue and voila
Now it works exactly how i want - you can move it to the trolling position and to the righing position without undoing it at all
Once in the trolling position it wont dip towards the water - its just locked hard.
Then i saw this thing on wetsuits that are being made less visible / repellant to noahs.
Cant hurt i figured..... The old marker pen.....
