Yakity Tips

[SeaDooDavid]

Hi YY

 

Here is a pic of my tackle box that fits the tank well perfectly (gets all my gear and me flask)!. I tried tipping and righting it in the waves and no problem Just thought I would post the tip you gave me because I hadn't thought about righting the yak with a large crate!. I tried it with the one you saw on the pic and it was a right pig to get back over in shoulder depth water!. It had filled with water and was a dead weight and I had to really give it some to get it back. Like you say, add some big swell and could be a problem

 

None of us are too old to learn and I don't mind admitting I hadn't thought of this. Maybe posting this will get others checking

 

Cheers again YY for the advice and help oh yakking guru

 

All the best

SDD~~~~~~~

 

p.s. tried side saddle and NO PROBLEM

 

 

 

Hi YY

 

Here is a pic of my tackle box that fits the tank well perfectly (gets all my gear and me flask)!. I tried tipping and righting it in the waves and no problem Just thought I would post the tip you gave me because I hadn't thought about righting the yak with a large crate!. I tried it with the one you saw on the pic and it was a right pig to get back over in shoulder depth water!. It had filled with water and was a dead weight and I had to really give it some to get it back. Like you say, add some big swell and could be a problem

 

None of us are too old to learn and I don't mind admitting I hadn't thought of this. Maybe posting this will get others checking

 

Cheers again YY for the advice and help oh yakking guru

 

All the best

SDD~~~~~~~

 

p.s. tried side saddle and NO PROBLEM

 

oops forgot pic

[richi]

Got a similar set up with straps for my marinecooler---I'll take a few pics tomorrow when I go for a fish

[SpeciMan]

On my Scupper they didn't have any straps or bungee cord over the tankwell (only bungee cord right at the back in the rounded space behind the main tankwell area). I fitted some straps too to hold my crate.

 

Good point about the crate making rentrys harder. I haven't tried it myself but having made calm water rentrys, even without gear, reentrys in rough water could be tricky.

[SeaDooDavid]

Got a similar set up with straps for my marinecooler---I'll take a few pics tomorrow when I go for a fish

 

Nice one Richi, interested to see, always interested in new ideas, think I may be a trainee tackle tart

 

SDD~~~~~

[SeaDooDavid]

Hi speciman, I learnt a good tip, believe it or not, off a sticker on my jetski!!! They are a bugger to right and it suggests yo lean right accross grab handles, anchor trolly lines or the like and use the weight of your body and the next wave to get it over. It works great but you have to remember to faal backwards so the boat doesn't hit you (and hold your breath ha ha). This is only for serious problems though!. I tried it today with the tackle box (with mock gear inside about the same weight) and it righted with a simple flip (sea was only a slight swell though).

 

Worth practicing I think

Cheers

 

SDD~~~~

[richi]

here's the pics I promised SDDnotice the shock cord in red that keeps the lid closed in case of flip

 

not my idea I'm afraid I saw something similar on a U.S. site

Edited May 13, 2006 by richi

[SeaDooDavid]

here's the pics I promised SDDnotice the shock cord in red that keeps the lid closed in case of flip

 

Excellent Richi

 

Gucci piece of kit you have got there, nice one

 

SDD~~~~