Native Watercraft Titan Propel 10.5
Posted: 02 Sep 2019, 18:54
So after nearly a year breaking my teeth in (ON A BCF GLIDE) and deciding if Yak fishin was for me i decided to take the plunge and on Friday became the proud owner of a brand spanking new NW Titan 10.5 in Lizard Lick...
To be honest it was between a new Titan or a second hand Hobie....and i like things to be shiny.....plus i had watched tons of reviews on You tube from Greg Blanchard & friends...who love the Titan albeit for Bass Fishin !!!
Reason for the 10.5 over the other sizes? Well, essentially it was down to weight and transportation as i drive a Ute and do not have a trailer ( more about that later).
Anyhow after getting it home (plus a couple of Railblaza mounts and a flag) as anyone will know the real work begins...you know, the usual “where should i put this?” , “Where should i put that?” Interspersed with increasingly frustrated and aggressive (lol) accusations of “being more in love with the new Canoe than the wife”. Finally, when i could no longer feel my nose due to the cold and not getting any smooches back from the Titan i decided to venture back into the dragons den. I immediately fired up the old Commodore 64, got straight onto intergoogle and Alibay and started spending more of the wife’s shoe fund....
The Shopping List
Must haves:
Berley Pro Steering Upgrade Kit ( If it is a known problem why don’t manufacturers fix em before they ship em)
Hobie Anchor Trolley Kit
Hobie 2 way and 3 way thru hull wiring kits
Stickers (so that i look like a seasoned pro)
Nice to haves (if i can sneak them past the minister of finance)
Yak Power electrics including bullseye blue LED deck lights.
Yak Attack BlackPak or an Esky Marine Pro Cooler (if its a stinking hot day a cold frothy or two are more important than an extra hook or two)
So ordering done and the wallet a tad lighter i got around to sorting out a mount for my Watersnake trolling motor...Now call me old fashioned but a motor goes on the back right ? Transome mounting it was then and with grinder in hand, a ton of enthusiasm and a bourbon it was cut from 6 mm aluminium plate, drilled, shaped and sprayed before the moon had even risen. On the subject of the motor, the 28lb watersnake has only 2 speeds and uses full ampage power even if you only want to go slow which is a waste of precious battery charge so i designed, manufactured and wired up a pulse width controller to give me variable speed. All controlled remotely from my new armchair like seat in its waterproof enclosure.
So now i wait for the goodies to arrive from the various suppliers and then the out fitting continues...
I did however manage to get a sneaky couple of hours on the water in storm conditions on Sunday...and I quickly realised I need a trailer.......Bugger !!!
To be continued....
To be honest it was between a new Titan or a second hand Hobie....and i like things to be shiny.....plus i had watched tons of reviews on You tube from Greg Blanchard & friends...who love the Titan albeit for Bass Fishin !!!
Reason for the 10.5 over the other sizes? Well, essentially it was down to weight and transportation as i drive a Ute and do not have a trailer ( more about that later).
Anyhow after getting it home (plus a couple of Railblaza mounts and a flag) as anyone will know the real work begins...you know, the usual “where should i put this?” , “Where should i put that?” Interspersed with increasingly frustrated and aggressive (lol) accusations of “being more in love with the new Canoe than the wife”. Finally, when i could no longer feel my nose due to the cold and not getting any smooches back from the Titan i decided to venture back into the dragons den. I immediately fired up the old Commodore 64, got straight onto intergoogle and Alibay and started spending more of the wife’s shoe fund....
The Shopping List
Must haves:
Berley Pro Steering Upgrade Kit ( If it is a known problem why don’t manufacturers fix em before they ship em)
Hobie Anchor Trolley Kit
Hobie 2 way and 3 way thru hull wiring kits
Stickers (so that i look like a seasoned pro)
Nice to haves (if i can sneak them past the minister of finance)
Yak Power electrics including bullseye blue LED deck lights.
Yak Attack BlackPak or an Esky Marine Pro Cooler (if its a stinking hot day a cold frothy or two are more important than an extra hook or two)
So ordering done and the wallet a tad lighter i got around to sorting out a mount for my Watersnake trolling motor...Now call me old fashioned but a motor goes on the back right ? Transome mounting it was then and with grinder in hand, a ton of enthusiasm and a bourbon it was cut from 6 mm aluminium plate, drilled, shaped and sprayed before the moon had even risen. On the subject of the motor, the 28lb watersnake has only 2 speeds and uses full ampage power even if you only want to go slow which is a waste of precious battery charge so i designed, manufactured and wired up a pulse width controller to give me variable speed. All controlled remotely from my new armchair like seat in its waterproof enclosure.
So now i wait for the goodies to arrive from the various suppliers and then the out fitting continues...
I did however manage to get a sneaky couple of hours on the water in storm conditions on Sunday...and I quickly realised I need a trailer.......Bugger !!!
To be continued....