Dingle.....pic of Sidekick.

[Yakity - Yak - u.k.]

Hi Dingle.

 

This picture may help you with a few rigging ideas ?

Hope it helps.

 

Three down.....three across

 

 

Bill.

 

 

 

 

 

http://kayakfishingstuff.com/gallery_kayak...enu=2&offset=32

Edited March 30, 2006 by Yakity - Yak - u.k.

[terry1956]

God Bill, where doe,s one fit the 5.5 pom pom gun with auto loaded . It just looks all so heavy with all that kit on board, maybe I am just getting old, but like things nice and light.

Good link thoe Bill.

terry

[Yakity - Yak - u.k.]

Hi Terry.

 

Not much room on there for a Pom-Pom.

Just thought Dingle might like to see the same yak as his rigged.

There may be something he sees that may help him out with his rigging.

.......and yes......your old

[richi]

you're all older than me I'm still a junior member!

[dingle]

Cheers Bill,

Thanks for the link.. There is precious little in the way of rigged sidekicks (maybe trying to tell me something!?!!) perhaps I'll be the first in the UK.....Though I doubt it somehow.

 

Looking at the rigged one though it seems as though the chap/chapess uses the scuppers to support the rod holders etc. Now aren't these potential weak spots? so I am a bit reluctant to start using these.

 

I figure if I remove the 6" hatch I should be able to reach past the cup holder to mount the ram rocket launcher style holder.

I have also been in touch with HOOK 1 regarding the holder and they advise me to use the rivets. The ones that when pulled up have three legs that grip. Any of you tried these and any good?

 

Thing is after a few outings with just a cooler bungeed to the back, I have finally decided to bite the bullet and drill some holes in her to rig it out properly so while I am at I may as well fit a decent fish finder. (Is this how it starts?) This will probably be fitted on the tunnel also.

 

One quickie though what batteries do the fish finders use?

 

As for the Kayak though as they are designed to take a little one up front it is an ideal "top of deck" storage space and they don't half feel stable when out 'n' about.

 

Dingle

[Starvinmarvin]

Hi Dingle,

 

Was toying with the Sidekick before I decided on the Malibu 2 XL, it's got a nice seating arrangement with the youngster sitting facing you. Was interested in the Cobra Fish'N'Dive a few years ago for the very same reason.

 

As for batteries for a fishfinder, will depend a little on whether you choose B/W or Colour display, for a B/W unit a 3.3ah battery will be fine for several days fishing, if you go down the colour route and want a similar sort of longevity then it would be worth looking at a 7.2ah, the 7.2ah is quite a bit heavier than the 3.3 ah.

 

Bought my battery from Maplin and bought a charger at the same time, the charger matches the battery which is a pain if you get a Colour display later on and decide on a bigger battery.

 

I have just received a Humminbird 141c unit for the Malibu 2 project and will let you know how the 3.3 ah battery lasts with the colour display.

 

More details and picture of the battery at :

 

http://www.anglersafloat.co.uk/Prowler_Fishfinder.htm

 

Sorry it not a very clear picture of the battery, but might give you an idea of size.

 

SM

[phooey]

Hi Dingle,

 

Was toying with the Sidekick before I decided on the Malibu 2 XL, it's got a nice seating arrangement with the youngster sitting facing you. Was interested in the Cobra Fish'N'Dive a few years ago for the very same reason.

 

As for batteries for a fishfinder, will depend a little on whether you choose B/W or Colour display, for a B/W unit a 3.3ah battery will be fine for several days fishing, if you go down the colour route and want a similar sort of longevity then it would be worth looking at a 7.2ah, the 7.2ah is quite a bit heavier than the 3.3 ah.

 

Bought my battery from Maplin and bought a charger at the same time, the charger matches the battery which is a pain if you get a Colour display later on and decide on a bigger battery.

 

I have just received a Humminbird 141c unit for the Malibu 2 project and will let you know how the 3.3 ah battery lasts with the colour display.

 

More details and picture of the battery at :

 

http://www.anglersafloat.co.uk/Prowler_Fishfinder.htm

 

Sorry it not a very clear picture of the battery, but might give you an idea of size.

 

SM

 

Hmmm.... just bought 10ah battery for the colour ff/gps - perhaps I'll fit a kettle and trolling motor to use up all that extra.

 

and start weight training.

[darnsarf]

I said 8!

 

Well it will atleast act as ballast

[dingle]

Hi SM,

One thing with the fish finders.... is the power lead seperate from the transducer cable. I don't mind fitting the transducer but would prefer to have the battery above deck for obvious reasons. The tuperware idea looks good though.

dingle

[darnsarf]

DIngle dont worry about the battery below deck its often drier there than up top. Like SM shows just put it in a container.

 

Usually the power lead is part of a wiring loom that links the tranducer -unit-battery.