Rigged Hobie Revolution

[INSAYN]

I still need to install a base for a flag pole, and maybe a camera mount behind my seat (would want to shoot the fishing, and not the fisher). I now stick my flag pole (going to replace it with a better one with a light on top) in a pvc tube that is zip-tied to my milk crate. But I'm thinking that sometimes I'll want to ditch the crate (so i can fit a large fish bag in the rear well). Might even get rid of the crate altogether.

Take a look at this flag mount and see if this is something that will work for you.
It's really low profile.

http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,6232.0.html

[INSAYN]

To add to Rawkfish and Pelagic Paddler's advice on using the rubber plug, you can make drilling the hole in rubber a bit easier if you put the rubber plug in the deep freezer over night and drill it promptly while it's it's frozen.

[Noah]

Very slick Jeff! How many ram mounts do you have in total? Do you buy them in bulk

[rawkfish]

Very slick Jeff! How many ram mounts do you have in total? Do you buy them in bulk

The count is currently at 8 RAM balls and 3 Scotty mounts.   

[Noah]

Very slick Jeff! How many ram mounts do you have in total? Do you buy them in bulk

The count is currently at 8 RAM balls and 3 Scotty mounts.   

Nice! It must be the secret to your AOTY win!

[Lee]

What the deciding factor was for mounting your FF to the side instead of using the sailing mast hole?

[rawkfish]

What the deciding factor was for mounting your FF to the side instead of using the sailing mast hole?

To be honest when I was first getting everything rigged up, I had a 1" ball round base and didn't have a sail-post mount - so that's what I went with.  Since I wanted it out of the way, I mounted it up forward and using that space on the side looked nice.  Since I've done it that way, I've noticed a few benefits.  It doesn't get in my way when I'm accessing the hatch while on the water.  Also, I have noticed I will sometimes rest my kill bag on the hatch and the pedals while I'm stuffing a fish in it so it isn't in the way while I'm doing this either.  I have decided I am going to install a nice big section of bungee across the hatch (not affixed to the hatch but permanently affixed next to the hatch on one side and a hook on the other side so it completely crosses the hatch) so I can shove the fins of my mirage drive under this bungee strap when the drive is out.  This will give me an easy spot to store my drive while coming in for a surf landing.  The FF is out of the way for this too.

[demonick]

http://www.demonick.com/kayak/HMR/Bar.Mount/Aluminum.Bar.Installed.1024.jpg

Not a great photo, but it shows the side mounting of my FF on a RAM extender arm and a ball mount top and bottom.  When I am out I push the arm a bit more to the left over the side.  This gets the unit close enough for an easy reach to the controls, yet out of the way for fishing. 

I tried a temporary center mount and found it often got in my way.  The mast hole was too far forward for easy viewing and control. 

[demonick]

http://www.demonick.com/kayak/HMR/Bar.Mount/Aluminum.Bar.Installed.1024.jpg

I too like a side mount.  Not a great photo, but it shows the side mounting of my FF on a RAM extender arm and a ball mount top and bottom.  When I am out I push the arm a bit more to the left over the side.  This gets the unit close enough for an easy reach to the controls, yet out of the way for fishing. 

I tried a temporary center mount and found it often got in my way.  The mast hole was too far forward for easy viewing and control. 

[rawkfish]

Welcome back to Pimp My Revo.    I moved around a couple of things on my boat recently and wanted to share.

For starters, I realized I wanted to sit side-saddle on both sides of my kayak and also thought it would obviously be best for re-entry purposes to have both sides fee and clear(Why I decided this just recently is beyond me).  First, I moved the RAM rod holder up next to the cockpit forward(it's original location can be seen in the first post of this thread).  Next, I needed to move the hand-held GPS mount out of the way.  I'll let Xzibit of the show Pimp My Ride explain what I did:









This freed up a lot of space and it works perfectly!

I also changed where I put the D.I.Y. camera extender arm for an over-the-shoulder camcorder view.  I realized after a couple of trips out with using the Scotty Power Lock rod holder setup that it wasn't going to work.  It made accessing the rear gear well from that side of the boat impossible.  So I drilled a little bit of the bottom out of my RAM Revolution tubes behind the seat so the brass nipple could poke out the bottom of the tubes on either side.  The camera extender arm fits perfectly in these rod holders now without any additional modification to the extender arm. 





A little bonus is that the brass nipple rests against the side of the kayak when it is sticking out the bottom of the RAM tube.  This provides extra stability for the Playsport.

Since this will tie up one of the RAM tubes, I needed another one for quick rod storage on whatever side I have the camcorder on.  Who ever said* the Revo doesn't have enough space for mounting rod holders?     Can I get a La Jolla Peacock?



(I never actually take that many rods out with me  )


*I probably did at some point