How would you build this on a Revolution?

Ok, we have taken our dogs out twice now, and one is really good at it but the other is a complete klutz and since only a year old doesnt really want to sit down or lay down, so she keeps slipping off the back of the kayak.

Any thoughts on how to build side walls for the back well? Ie like a little red wagon has? Figure it would make it harder for her to fall out. Would want something eas to put on and take off...

What do you think? Anyoen ever build up their back to hold things?

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I don't know what the dog would think but I have a young niece that likes to ride in the forward hatch. Just leave the lid open. Maybe put a tarp in first so it won't be slippery. Then he/she can be point dog!
Bruce

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Thought about that, but she is 60 lb so its a close fit, not bad but close, and more worried about her nails ripping the seal

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Fit some padeyes behind the rear well and clip in a paddle seat. Thats how I carry my kids around in the Outback and AI

Cheers

Scott

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Ringa Ding Ding...Scotty's the King!!!

Hobie Dealer, Mornington Australia

Hi Archae,

I have a 95# labrador that loves to go boating and has decided the kayak is no exception. Alas a 95# dog in the back of a kayak and one that will not just passively sit for the duration. My concerns were capsizing and of course traction on the deck. I tour on my lake often and there are homes with dogs that send her into an excited state. Labs are like playful little kids that never grow up.

I have the Hobie Sail Kit and purchased the Sidekick Amas.

Now to include my dog on an excursion I use the Sidekick Amas for stability and I take off the bungy cord over the rear deck of the Revolution. I place a rubber backed carpeted floor mat into the well for traction which my dog sits, lays and jumps around on. She does not slip on the smooth surface and I fear not of a rollover. I think once she is used to the kayak she will settle down and the training wheels (sidekick) can come off.

The Sidekick too will aid in stability while retrieving a dog back onto the yak if it decides to take an unexpected swim. Of course a little dog is no problem.

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A Thrill Ride is being dragged around in your kayak for 40 minutes by an extremely large fish.

Archae,

I have put a little sketch of a possible way to build a corral for your dogs on trhe back of the Revolution. 1-1/2" pvc posts into the rod holders supporting a 1" pvc fencing. the ends of fencing supported by 1" pvc posts sitting in the well. Simple screw or bolt the verticals to the horizontals.

Might be enough to keep the pets in corraled.

I hope it is helpful here is the sketch:
http://s538.photobucket.com/albums/ff34 ... corral.jpg

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I would rather be kayaking and think about work than to be at work thinking about kayaking.
A Thrill Ride is being dragged around in your kayak for 40 minutes by an extremely large fish.

sorry one added thought,

The sketch shows rails inside rod holder tubes but could just as easily be built to the outside for more inside clearance.

Revo_1756

I plan to take my little Toy Yorky along one day. That's a small dog but I plan to do it with a milk crate looking thing that used to hold plants at a nursery. It's bottom is almost trice as large as a regulary milk crate and the sides are only half as tall, so it could hold a larger dog without much problem. bungy it to the rear deck (you'll have to thread the rear seat bungy to pass through the crate's handles), add a cushy none slip pad of some sort, then stick a doggy PFD on yer' doggy, and you should be ready to go.

The only thing I don't like about this proposed arrangement is that the dog will be behind me where I cannot see him.

thomas

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Dogs adapt easily (they are not human). If you feel comfortable about them being in the kayak so will they (eventually). Try adding a different surface to see if the dog feels more comfortable standing or laying. Sticky back foam?

Recently I was fishing on the Caney Fork in TN and noticed more than one kayak with dogs. One dog was probably 50# standing on the bow of the kayak staring into the water. The pedaler said he stares at or searches for fish every minute he is in the kayak. This was before I knew what a Hobie Mirage was. I think we saw three (probably) Outbacks during out drift. All the Outbacks were pedaling upstream.

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Tim
'09 Adventure, Golden Papaya, Turbo Fins, Large Sailing Rudder, Turquoise Sail, Grey Haired Kayaker, ...

Rather than bungees I would try using turnbuckles to make sure it stayed secure.

Turnbuckles might be the thing to use for a large dog, but my dog is a Toy Yorky. This dog is so small and light weight that had he jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and landed directly in my kayak, I might not notice! So a bungie would work strong and well here.

thomas

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We have a teacup pomeranian (about 3 pounds full grown) who absolutely loves being out on the ski boat and now the kayak. Especially with the sail kit. When I take him on the Outback, I don't put anything behind the seat so he has the entire area to himself. What I do, is put down some of that no slip rubber type padding that you can get at (at least our local) dollar store, so that he has a good grip. It's billed as a drawer liner.

He is absolutely hilarious to ride with. He runs to whichever side the wind is blowing on, puts his front paws up on the side and just soaks in all the smells. What a life..

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Isaac