Paddling the Revolution

This is kind of getting away from the topic but with one modification the center hatch storage is actually awesome. I took pool noodles and inserted them in the hull across the kayak both under the seat and just behind where the pedal drive is molded in. This created an area for me to store stuff inside the round hatch. I used an old yoga mat and glued pieces of mat to the bottoms of my Plano 3600 tackle boxes to dampen the sound of me moving them around and to keep them from sliding around. I can now fit as many as 5 of these tackle boxes inside the hatch without the hatch bucket of course. And they don't go anywhere. Love it!

My 2 rubber skegs that I glued on both sides of the stern keel on our R11 & 13 are going strong after 3-4 years. Lexel or Goop on one and 3M white marine adhesive on the other...

I paddle touring and rec boats quite decently and any winds over 8-10mph and these still haev trouble tracking straight, but do much better than without the skegs. I see there are removable skegs now- just adhere the track base to the hull and remove the fins as needed.

Thanks WAVERIDER. Makes sense. I did play around with it yesterday at home and learned what you're saying. I'll cleat the down cord in the future.

I bought the Revo 13 to replace a paddle kayak I had for fishing the marsh areas along the Texas coast chasing redfish. I really like how shallow this kayak floats. With me (at 210 lbs) and my gear including a fish bag with ice I was floating in 6" of water.

This is kind of getting away from the topic but with one modification the center hatch storage is actually awesome. I took pool noodles and inserted them in the hull across the kayak both under the seat and just behind where the pedal drive is molded in. This created an area for me to store stuff inside the round hatch. I used an old yoga mat and glued pieces of mat to the bottoms of my Plano 3600 tackle boxes to dampen the sound of me moving them around and to keep them from sliding around. I can now fit as many as 5 of these tackle boxes inside the hatch without the hatch bucket of course. And they don't go anywhere. Love it!