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Official Kayaking/Canoeing Thread

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by mntbiker2008, Jun 26, 2011.

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  1. Jul 26, 2011 at 9:30 PM
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    Thanks man!!
    That picture was from 2007 when I worked as a white water raft guide in north carolina and tennessee. That river was the French Broad r. just north west of Asheville.

    IDK how far it is from you, but the youghiogheny river is supposed to be pretty sick for western PA




    And I guess I need to ask... Have you been to Ray's?
    Completely different "extreme sport" but youre from OH
     
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  2. Jul 27, 2011 at 7:37 AM
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    Any recommendations for an ocean kayak that won't break the bank?
     
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  3. Jul 27, 2011 at 10:25 AM
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    Depends what you want to do with it. My yak board ^ is like $300 but it's not something you want to try to paddle other than surfing waves or just playing around. If you want to fish or paddle any actual distance go for something bigger
     
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  4. Jul 27, 2011 at 10:33 AM
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    nice!! I know exactly where you are tlaking about outside of Asheville. It is about an 8 hr drive for me.
     
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  5. Jul 27, 2011 at 10:37 AM
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    What about rays indoor mountain bike park? Have you seen that place? I believe they have 2 locations in Ohio now
     
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  6. Jul 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM
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    Hey guys wanted to join in on this thread. Just got my rack set up and have found lots of time in my schedule for paddling. Here's a pic of the rig,
    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Jul 27, 2011 at 10:49 AM
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    I want to be able to paddle up and down the shoreline and do some fishing.
     
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  8. Jul 27, 2011 at 11:32 AM
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    Ouch... I feel bad for your hood where the bow line is going to rub off the paint..

    Yea I would definitely look at something bigger then. Maybe around 12' long.
     
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  9. Jul 27, 2011 at 12:58 PM
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    Enough years of using ropes with no visual rubs have me not stressing so much. Straps on the other hand are brutal. That being said 2 square bits of cardboard under the ropes for a bit of insurance :D Unless the Taco paint is total junk we'll be ok.

    Anyway, enough paint is coming off the sides from narrow trails, the front was feeling left out.
     
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  10. Jul 27, 2011 at 2:20 PM
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    I went to the one near Cleveland about 2 years ago. That place is SICK!!!!
     
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  11. Jul 27, 2011 at 6:38 PM
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    Good for you man!!!
     
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  12. Jul 27, 2011 at 8:03 PM
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    Haha nice. :thumbsup:

    Hell yea! next time I'm in OH I want to check it out
     
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  13. Jul 27, 2011 at 8:11 PM
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    do it man! They are only open during the winter time though which kind of sucks but they redesign the place completely over the summer.
     
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  14. Aug 2, 2011 at 6:10 AM
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    its terrible
     
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  15. Aug 2, 2011 at 3:29 PM
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    x2. paint these days absolutely sucks.
     
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    I use a bike cable lock and slide one through a scupper hole in the kayak and tie it down to the D-link in the bed. I then just use some ropes on the bed rails to keep it from moving around in the bed. Yak never touches the paint.
     
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  17. Aug 2, 2011 at 6:29 PM
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    that is when I wish I had a sit on top with the scupper holes. I hate leaving my yak unattended if I have to go in to the store for something and not locked down. people around here snatch that crap up instantly. My friend lost his yak off the top of his car one day on the highway, someone told him it was about 10 miles back in the median, he ended up driving 20 miles back, turned around, never found it. Someone got off the highway and scooped it up that fast.
     
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  18. Aug 2, 2011 at 8:13 PM
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    That sucks! Don't they make locks for kayaks with some type of industrial glue, or maybe bolting sime type of hinge to the kayak so you can lock it up might be doable, just use some water proof seal around where you drill.

    I like having the piece of mind of being able to kayak around some local spots where I can just lock up my kayak to a rail or post, go on a hike or to a local mart and come back to know that my kayak is still there waiting.
     
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  19. Aug 2, 2011 at 8:47 PM
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    Yeah I have been putting a lot of thought in to how I could secure mine but it seems like either way I go, it would be pretty easy to either rip the mount off with industrial glue, or I have though about bolting a U shaped hook to the top somewhere but you could easily reach in and undo the bolts and take the U hook off.
     
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  20. Aug 3, 2011 at 3:33 AM
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    at my part time job we sell kayaks and we put them outside when its nice out to try and stir up business. we lock them with a chain. if you look at the seat in most kayaks, there is space between the side of the seat and the side of the kayak. we slide the chain through there, that way if some one wants to steal the kayak, they either need to cut the chain or cut the seat out of the kayak.
     
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