03-29-2013, 05:41 AM
[quote TheScout]... as you can see I love talking about boats! Hmm, I never even mentioned anything about outboard vs inboard/outboard...[/quote]
I've been on and off thinking about getting a different boat.
My current boat is a quality pontoon fly fishing boat. I've used it with oars for an upper body workout, but it takes time away from fishing when it's windy.
Last two times I brought it with me, it stayed strapped inflated and ready on the top of my vehicle while I shore fished. With wind that would have wasted time rowing, I instead was able to fish 100% of the time and covered a lot of shore and caught more fish.
I'm going to try bicycle fishing next. That's still inexpensive shore fishing, but I'll be able to get around fast and cover more shore and easily pack a lot more lures and rods, etc. It will be a good match for me because I'm a bicycle racer.
Still, I love boats and they will be in my future. My childhood was enjoying the family boat with deep sea fishing. A big twin diesel made sense then, but I'll buy or build a sailboat for my future ocean boat.
With that in mind, sometimes I look at a pedal powered sailing kayak with outriggers as a possibly for my next reservoir fishing boat. I also like the idea of putting on a electric trolling motor of the type that uses GPS for courses, depth contour following and even holding a position. The ones that do that are also more powerful. It intrigues me to think about putting one on that has 100 pounds of thrust. If I did that, I would also use the lighter weight lithium batteries that have a much greater energy density. Putting a large solar panel on would mean it's charging most of the time and recharging from short bursts of power. Actually, power isn't needed because I'm fit, but I just like the idea of all those GPS features and the ability to focus on fishing while it follows programs automatically. It also increases my practical range while taking less time away from fishing compared to pedaling. I also like that it's a sailboat because I need that experience since almost all of my boating experience has been large powerboats which are a bad choice for future harsh times to come when our preparedness is necessary.
I can get innovative with boat designs. When I build my future sailboat, it will have many preparedness advantages.
But, getting back to BSF's questions, I enjoy rough seas in any boat of any size, but that's just me. I've seen it get quite rough and windy for my friend's ski boat on Utah Lake. It's a big and powerful boat and most wouldn't feel comfortable even on that in the wind and waves on the day I was enjoying flying the Air Chair and the way it's hydrofoil cuts through the waves for a smooth ride until I crash which I do frequently and then get back up to do it again and again and into the night.
I hear some people concerned about swamping favor the unsinkable designs with built-in flotation.
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I've been on and off thinking about getting a different boat.
My current boat is a quality pontoon fly fishing boat. I've used it with oars for an upper body workout, but it takes time away from fishing when it's windy.
Last two times I brought it with me, it stayed strapped inflated and ready on the top of my vehicle while I shore fished. With wind that would have wasted time rowing, I instead was able to fish 100% of the time and covered a lot of shore and caught more fish.
I'm going to try bicycle fishing next. That's still inexpensive shore fishing, but I'll be able to get around fast and cover more shore and easily pack a lot more lures and rods, etc. It will be a good match for me because I'm a bicycle racer.
Still, I love boats and they will be in my future. My childhood was enjoying the family boat with deep sea fishing. A big twin diesel made sense then, but I'll buy or build a sailboat for my future ocean boat.
With that in mind, sometimes I look at a pedal powered sailing kayak with outriggers as a possibly for my next reservoir fishing boat. I also like the idea of putting on a electric trolling motor of the type that uses GPS for courses, depth contour following and even holding a position. The ones that do that are also more powerful. It intrigues me to think about putting one on that has 100 pounds of thrust. If I did that, I would also use the lighter weight lithium batteries that have a much greater energy density. Putting a large solar panel on would mean it's charging most of the time and recharging from short bursts of power. Actually, power isn't needed because I'm fit, but I just like the idea of all those GPS features and the ability to focus on fishing while it follows programs automatically. It also increases my practical range while taking less time away from fishing compared to pedaling. I also like that it's a sailboat because I need that experience since almost all of my boating experience has been large powerboats which are a bad choice for future harsh times to come when our preparedness is necessary.
I can get innovative with boat designs. When I build my future sailboat, it will have many preparedness advantages.
But, getting back to BSF's questions, I enjoy rough seas in any boat of any size, but that's just me. I've seen it get quite rough and windy for my friend's ski boat on Utah Lake. It's a big and powerful boat and most wouldn't feel comfortable even on that in the wind and waves on the day I was enjoying flying the Air Chair and the way it's hydrofoil cuts through the waves for a smooth ride until I crash which I do frequently and then get back up to do it again and again and into the night.
I hear some people concerned about swamping favor the unsinkable designs with built-in flotation.
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