Mo's Battleship Viking Tempo II

[momunny]

Here is our first kayak Viking Tempo II

[GoneFishn]

Just 2 questions: Have you got it registered (elec motor on a yak requires it to be reged) and if so do you have to have a rego number on the yak?

Great looking yak looks well set up. I had a Tempo (single) and loved it, but it was just to slow and hard to paddle over long distances.

[cruiser]

A beast to be proud of Momunny,that first pic looks like a very fishy area, maybe Mallacouta

cheers cruiser

[momunny]

Gday Cruiser,

Dead right...Mallacoota..extremely fishy..I plan to head back there again on the Melbourne cup weekend

Hi GoneFishn,

I did check up with Vic roads to register the beast there...the guys at there shoke their head in wonder and said nope you dont need it
So I am going by their advise.

These days i dont use the motor much too damm heavy with all the battery and crap...

[GoneFishn]

Gday Cruiser,

Dead right...Mallacoota..extremely fishy..I plan to head back there again on the Melbourne cup weekend

Hi GoneFishn,

I did check up with Vic roads to register the beast there...the guys at there shoke their head in wonder and said nope you dont need it
So I am going by their advise.

These days i dont use the motor much too damm heavy with all the battery and crap...

Thanks mommunny, but now I am totally confused the regs state that if you have motorised propulsion it needs to be registered. Oh well to yak anyway

[momunny]

Gday Cruiser,

Dead right...Mallacoota..extremely fishy..I plan to head back there again on the Melbourne cup weekend

Hi GoneFishn,

I did check up with Vic roads to register the beast there...the guys at there shoke their head in wonder and said nope you dont need it
So I am going by their advise.

These days i dont use the motor much too damm heavy with all the battery and crap...

Thanks mommunny, but now I am totally confused the regs state that if you have motorised propulsion it needs to be registered. Oh well to yak anyway

I think the rules imply a stinky motor..."Engine"

"engine number, make and type (inboard or outboard)
engine fuel type and power units "

Exempted:"(ie. a boat that does not have an engine that is used or is capable of being used for propulsion)"

I think they might change the rules in the future once those torqeedo leecy becomes more financially viable.

[bilby]

A beast to be proud of Momunny,that first pic looks like a very fishy area, maybe Mallacouta

cheers cruiser

You beat me to it cruiser, i would say stingray point Mallacoota, i caught my PB flathead there 80cm, from my tinny, let her go.
Going back there in two weeks, wooooooooooohhhooooooooooooo.
Bilby.

[gummyshark]

Hi, Cruiser, looks great, fully loaded the beast shines.
how is the stability with the batt and motor fitted.
wow u could even fit a mermaid in the other seat good stuff
cheers, gummyshark/ norm

[Babylon]

Hi Gummyshark you got the wrong owner
its MO`S battleship and a mighty fine weapon
it looks to carnt wait to see her down the bay mate cheers Jim

[momunny]

Thanks Jim,

Gummyshark, to answer your question on behalf of Cruiser

Stability is still excellent even with the battery and motor loaded... We are now talking 60-70kg in total weight without the paddlers.
However I am now trying to reconfigure that motor leecy option. to make it more user friendly and lighter.
With the leecy it turns well if the load is balanced on the yak. if there is no weight at the front, then it is very hard to get directional control, especially when the wind is moderate.

The advantage is there is alot of deck space and a massive payload of 250kg+

As for inflatable mermaid ...not very talkative, dont fish and always have her leg/flipper hanging over the side of the kayak
As least she floats when the yak goes down