When you are board....Update! Finished!!!

[Kola16]

.......and you just dropped your mother off at the doctors with an Ace Hardware starring you down on the other side of the street, you go buy pvc pipe  Yes, after writing a 10 page DRAFT for my English class I needed to get real work done 

The first is just a simple clam cannon, but mine is better than all of yours because it has a hockey stick for the handle

The second is an idea that I got from another forum, which got it from someone else. I still need one more elbow, 2' more of 2" pvc, and to bring some paddle screws off of the job site, but here is what I have so far. It is supposed to be a couple rod holders and a mount for a fishfinder. I will probably throw a drink holder on or something else too. I will post a pic of the finished product.

[rtspring]

English class??? Board or Bored??   You flunked!

Pretty cool project

Rtspring

[hrd2fnd]

well he did say it was a draft 

[Kola16]

  Can I blame this one on autocorrect also I still have around a 96-98 in the class with a couple weeks to go 

[2labs]

Love me some hockey! Dude wear a helmet!

[Smossy]

And sharpen the bottom of that clam gun! Nothing like horrible resistance from a flat piece of PVC

[Holg3107]

The rod holder is looking good. Thinking about building something like that for my kayak as well. You headed out on the sound this weekend? Weather/tides look iffy? I'll most likely be doing some bass fishing from my yak if you are interested (seattle area).

[Ripper]

I have a little manual down rigger that clamps on to the side of a boat. It came on a boat I had about 10 years ago. The guy that owned the boat before me used it for Kokanee fishing. You can have it if you want it, it may work good on your kayak. Count it as a pay it forward.

[Smossy]

Just think how great a 10lb cannonball would help for your balance on your kayak Kola!

[Ripper]

No no no smossy, a 3 pounder is all you'd want to use. That's what the guy used for kokanee. That would be very doable out of a kayak.

[Kola16]

First off, Ripper...my gratitude is unexplainably high! Thank you!!!!!

The rod holder is looking good. Thinking about building something like that for my kayak as well. You headed out on the sound this weekend? Weather/tides look iffy? I'll most likely be doing some bass fishing from my yak if you are interested (seattle area).

I will be out in the north sound trying to pull up a ling. I have been in 6 ft. swells pulling up and carrying crab pots soooooo.......the sound is nothing

And sharpen the bottom of that clam gun! Nothing like horrible resistance from a flat piece of PVC

Don't worry, I did 

Just think how great a 10lb cannonball would help for your balance on your kayak Kola!

I have done it with a redneck downrigger and it actually works fine 

[Kola16]

I finished it tonight. A couple rod holders, 4 other miscellaneous holders (knife, pliers etc.), and a place to mount a fishfinder transducer. I will still add a cup holder, but the Ace I went to today didn't have any 4" pvc I will try it on the water Saturday  Total costs about $20-$25

[Smossy]

Dang Kola that turned out awesome! Im going to have to keep you in mind if me and my lady decide to pick up some kayaks. Would be fun lightweight things for fishing.

[Kola16]

Thanks! You (or anyone for that matter) are more than welcome to join me on a yak excursion. They are a blast! I need to spray paint it to match the rest of the boat, then it would work great to drape some fake cattails/dead grass over it for a better duck blind

And yes they are very lightweight. I put mine on top of my civic

[Ripper]

Nice job! Looks great.   

[lokidog]

Looks like you can put an umbrella in one of those tubes as well.   

[Holg3107]

Kola, turned out awesome!!! I'm going to have to take a look at something like that for my Yak.

Shoot me a PM, I am planning on an excursion this weekend (Saturday is a no go, but sunday or Monday are good) and would be nice to go out on the water with someone. I'm still learning the ropes of kayaking the sound.

[Ripper]

If you want the rigger just give me a call. I think you still have my number.

[Smossy]

Looks like you can put an umbrella in one of those tubes as well.   

He'd fly away if there was a good gust of wind like Mary Poppins, Could be a good alternative over paddling around though

[NRA4LIFE]

Ahh, yes, boredom and PVC knows no limits.

[magnanimous_j]

I think "Clam Cannon" would be a great name for a all-girl indie rock band.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Good craftmansship right there! Good work!

[Woodchuck]

I think "Clam Cannon" would be a great name for a all-girl indie rock band.

Now that's funny right there. 

[KFhunter]

whats the down pipe for, the PVC section heading down into the water?

[Kola16]

whats the down pipe for, the PVC section heading down into the water?

Thats the transducer mount I was asked that on another forum

[RoyBoy]

thats pretty cool  i need to get me another kyak

[KFhunter]

oh I figured you'd have one of them through hull glue in transducers.

[Kola16]

I don't want to loser any power, but the main reason for it is that I can take it off my yak and put it on another boat very easily. I have to get the fishfinder first though

[KFhunter]

you could buy multiple transducers, your not stuck to the one that came in the box.  You can even upgrade them or some "fish finders" you can plug in multiple transducers or even have a switch to go from one transducer to another....like if you had one on the bottom of an electric trolling motor on a bass boat and one thru hull transducer you could switch to the one on the electric trolling motor.


Prolly more than you need really, but you could glue one in and leave it; would save you from routing the cord all the time.

[Kola16]

All I have to do is take out the pvc pipe and stick it in another tube on another boat. It takes 5 seconds