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And... we just found the same problem on our other Epic 18X, so that's gonna be our next project as well!

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As I recall the tide was coming in. The wave wasn't that big. Sometimes the smaller waves give the best rides. Wind was not a factor, but I remember it being a cool day. Thanks for watching!

@seakayaklife thanks for the reply. I'm driving up this weekend for memorial day and it will be my second time. First time i had wind and waves and allot of craziness.

Yes the wind can really complicate. Admittedly, surfing is not my strength, but I enjoy smaller waves. We also like surfing on a sandbar or the mouth of a river. That way the waves don't dump us on the beach.

Thanks for spreading the news about the channel! Mark has an old Dagger Atlantis and I have a Necky Elaho and we really keep them around for the same reason, they're indestructible. Thanks for the kind response. It's good to hear from people who enjoy our films

Just guessing based on what you've described; the bottom "fixed" pegs on ours have a little play in them, so maybe that's the clicking noise you're hearing? We haven't really noticed any clicking on ours. The only other thing could be a loose adjustment slider, but ours seem really snug.

I was thinking that we had to tighten up the side rail screws supporting the foot pegs on my boat. But I don't remember any noise.

Thanks for the replies. Maybe mine are just not good. You can buy new footrest kits so maybe I will do that. Also there is a small grey screw pointing out the front of the footrest bar. You can turn it a little to adjust something. I was guessing it was fine adjustment for the rudder (what else could it be?) but it seems to make no difference whether it is all the way in or all the way out. Any ideas on that? I really liked your video on lowering the thigh pads too. I hope to try that one day. Regards Martin.

That gray screw is for adjusting the "angle" of the toe steering pedal (smaller top one). It can make quite a bit of difference towards how much you have to bend your ankle to steer.

@@seakayaklife Aha! I will try that then, many thanks for the replies guys and keep up the good work.

Glad to help out! We used 6mm Pneumatic Nylon Tubing made by TAILONZ PNEUMATIC 【Model】Nylon Tube - Air Line 【Size】6mm OD, 4mm ID tailonz.com/product/tailonz-pneumatic-blue-pu-air-tubing-pipe-hose-pu-air-hose-for-air-line-tubing-or-fluid-transfer-tubingcopy1671674695906copy167167499copy1671688589712

Awesome! Outfitting the kayak to fit you is so important. Glad we could provide you encouragement. You made my day with this comment. Thanks for subscribing.

If you're making a joke, we probably do deserve a laugh for how dramatic we seemed. I mean, cutting plastic is easy, right? What makes it hard is when you realize you have to make a perfect cut cuz there's no real way to recover if you mess up, cut too big, cut in the wrong place, etc. We've done tons of plastic boat mods over the years, mostly drilling holes here and there. If you mess up, you can just plastic weld it and start over. But cutting a 6" circle within 1/16" in a $3000 new boat? It was a little stressful! 😃

Good idea with the wire. We might try it for the next time. The vacuum sounds interesting. Thanks for watching!

Thanks! This is one of my favorite trips, and I think it might be my favorite video. Thanks for watching! Please share with your friends and help us grow the channel!

It's an offshoot of the Tennessee River. I guess technology it's Wolftever Creek. It is a beautiful area

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Well certainly the traffic was better.

It was a very good day

Absolutely! I like your word "fitting". It's the truth.

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Good point indeed! Well... all the more reason to take matters in your own hands... that was an unintentional good pun 😃

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That is a good tip. We actually tried that for a bit but it generated so much heat that it started to melt the plastic. It might have been ok on the actual boat since it's a much harder version of polyethylene, but we didn't like the "all in" one shot you get with a hole saw. That dremel attachment was so easy to control and I'm a big believer in cutting slowly and leave yourself a way out!

Ya we know, but excavator is hard to say. Backhoe is inaccurate but it rolls off the tongue. LOL

We love that ratchet system. We had a similar system back in the day but this version seems better. The main thing for us was having your knees more vertical, which is typical for racing or a "fast sea kayak". Glad we figured it out cuz we love these boats. So where do paddle? You seem to know P&H.

@@seakayaklife I live near Aberdeen, Scotland and paddle all over the UK really. I just sold my P&H Virgo which was a great boat, but I wanted something faster, with more storage. I’ve had a Scorpio in the past and had a shot of the Delphin, which has the ratchet system. I’m familiar with it as they have them in Pyranha white water boats.

Our happy place

Yes! It's almost amazing that there are islands with no people.

My landing was all sideways, LOL

Well, you can hear them.

What don’t you wear your buoyancy aids ?

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Oh Tybee Island? We have two videos about Tybee and Little Tybee

Hobie Tandem Island. (sailing kayak) www.youtube.com/@seewind

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Thanks for watching Patrick. We need to get together and talk shop.

Hey Dan, it's Dan. Thanks for watching. I'll check out your channel and send some thumbs and subs.

We've heard the training many times. Always fun to listen to it. Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching and subscribing . We love Wassaw! I can't imagine living there. Wow!

Thanks! We had a blast on this one. Wild ride going back.

Thanks so much!

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Hey Joey, we've been talking about doing an east coast trip in the summer. Your shop and paddling your boats could make a great episode. Additionally I have an epic 18x which needs a little work. Mark and I have been talking about doing the work ourselves, but maybe we could have you show us how to fix it as an additional show. We could do a little cross promotion? Just some quick thoughts. I'll talk to Mark to see what he thinks. Thanks for watching and reaching out.

@@seakayaklife, sounds great! Maybe you could teach me some video editing tricks as well. Would love to have you guys and have a really cool place I can recommend for accommodations while you are around.

ya, this is a long one. It's a little more cinematic in style with the long shots. I'm always learning and experimenting with what works best with YT. But I'm really happy with this one personally. I have a backlog of videos right now of adventures. We are planning to film a few videos that are gear specific, but no reviews unless companies send us stuff :). Thanks for watching. I appreciate you and the feed back

Glad you liked it! I hope it was long enough for you :)

Spot on. Great story line.@@seakayaklife

Thanks for watching! That sounds like a great paddle. We do paddle up that way from time to time, so we'll keep your offer in mind. We actually did a 16-mile open water across the Chesapeake Bay a while back, due west of where you're talking about.

We are also fans of front (and rear) tie downs. We have used them in many situations, especially when hauling multiple boats in rough weather. Great advice. One of the advantages of hauling certain sea kayaks upside down is they become so aerodynamic that they actually have a slight downward push on the front bar. But we realize that's considered strange by many car toppers!

Glad you are also a fan of front and rear tiedowns. Interesting point you make about the downward pressure when boats are conveyed upside down. Sounds pretty reasonable to me. Take care out there.....Peter@@seakayaklife

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Nick, hi this is Dan. I just went to your site and started looking at your videos. Very nice! Can't wait to watch more. As I subscribed, I notice how many subscribers you have. WOW! We launched our first videos in February of this year, and growth his been slow, but steady. We have 257. I'm a little disappointed because we work very hard to have high production values and quality stories. I would be very interested in some feedback on how to grow our channel. You're an example that it can be done with this niche topic. Thanks

Hi Dan, my suggestion is to keep going as you are. You will be discovered sooner than later and viewers will appreciate your natural style of filming kayaking. I’m lucky because I have quite a big Twitter following (@LifeAfloat) and whenever I put a film up, I let them know. Do you have social media outlets for your channel? This might help. From what I’ve experienced, it’s a game of patience. All of a sudden you’ll make a film which captures everyone’s imagination. Very best wishes, Nick

Thanks for the encouragement. We use Facebook for additional social media. I post on other kayak sites, but I feel a little awkward doing it. About two months ago I started posting "shorts" and that seemed to give us some momentum. I'm in it for the long game, but it's a slow process. Great hearing from you. Dan.

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I love hearing that ! We work really hard putting together a well crafted show. Share with your friends please, we're really hoping to grow the channel. I'm working on some new content from our latest trip.

Except for the alligators

Yes! We got about 4 in the que. Awesome footage! Thanks for watching. Share with your friends!

Will do!

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It's super helpful to have that roll available. Practice using the front of someone's at first, then move to the paddle blade. And when you're really get good , move to the hand roll. I'm very inconsistent. We use paddle leashes, too. Practice just rolling over without your paddle in hand, pull on the leash, find a blade, and roll up.

Right or we use paddle leashes

Safety is the number one key!

Let's compare notes sometime!

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Those are Ritchie Kayaker, model S-59W. They don't make that model anymore (too bad because they were great). The newer model is S-99W.

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@@seakayaklife do you recommend that compass? Or is there another one that you think is better?

If you can find the older one I'd get it!. There are still a few around at random outfitters, maybe Ebay. The newer ones are pretty good too if that's all you can find.

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Welcome