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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:10 am 
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I'd like to hear from the group regarding any experience you have towing the PA behind a power boat. Not thinking recovery, but quick deployment when having to cover large areas of open water like we have in coastal North Carolina.


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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 10:00 am 
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Water gets forced in through the mirage drive hole and will submerge most of it

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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 12:42 pm 
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Towing no... Taxi yes... If your boat is large enough to handle the size and weight. Good Luck


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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 7:33 pm 
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Even with the drive plug and scupper plugs water still makes it in and requires the primary boat to idle.

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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 6:09 pm 
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Must seal the front bin cover or risk losing the kayak. I flipped when being towed, enough water got in under the front bin cover to cause loss of control.

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PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2014 4:23 am 
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Heh, yesterday I did the opposite. I had to tow a power boat about 1 mile back to the ramp because they broke down.

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PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2014 12:49 pm 
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JollyOgre wrote:
Heh, yesterday I did the opposite. I had to tow a power boat about 1 mile back to the ramp because they broke down.

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