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allll that shore, on a skiff, and you tried to make it to the boat ramp.

Sit on top kayak always not stable when windy or wavey

This is exactly how my boy flipped his in Galveston bay. 3’ waves and he was trying to ride them parallel. Worse thing you can do. I couldn’t even help him or I would have flipped my SS too. Gotta stay perpendicular to those waves. Glad you made it out safe.

What did you use to cap your rod tubes?

Great video, thank you

Lots to learn from this, thanks for posting. My opinion, #1 never leave your partner behind

I've been working on designing a 14 foot skiff of my own and through researching different hull designs in this size I've noticed a key design flaw at low speed in this particular boat and in the Hobie Pro angler kayaks. The flaw is only noticeable when the waves are following the vessel. At low hull speeds the bow sits in the water a lot deeper. The bow on this hull has a steep entry and this allows the bow to cut through chop and clear the splash off to the sides when you are at speed but when at low speed it acts like a rudder being grabbed and pushed by the following seas. This can lead to the hull pitching and then capsizing if the speed isn't corrected quickly. On this boat , if the motor has enough torque and decent throttle control you can speed up and slow down to follow the sea but this boat isn't really meant for this kind of conditions so most people who drive this boat won't have that kind of experience. As for the Hobie pro angler kayak design, Hobie actually addressed this issue with their newer kayaks and they aren't as prone to this happening as the older 2017 - 2020 versions. It's interesting to learn about the varying design aspects of these smaller hulls because you start to see how the hull can often dictate the limitations of the vessel unless the user of the vessel has a lot of experience. I like the solo skiffs design of their hull because it offers a sleek fast hull shape with a very shallow draft and versatility in backwater areas and its lightweight materials make it easy to launch anywhere. The trade off with it is that is limited to backwater or calmer water areas.

This is a great video; thank you for posting. I've been planning on adding a motor onto my Hobie so everything you have here is perfect. One question; Noticed you're using a 60 amp hour battery. Do you have any experience on how long a full charge will run the kayak. I know it depends on speed, etc, so just an approximate idea would be great. Thanks again.

I was nervous watching this lol super sketchy, excellent video though. You have a new subscriber! Lol

What year is your Hobie? How long have you had it? Will you consider a new outback again? Did you buy it new? I'm on the fence between an old town or hobie. Thanks and great videos.

Glad you are okay 👍

Nice work , I used the POD that came with Haswing , Wanting back up POD , I used a 10 ohm with 1 K resistors sold in surplus electronic shop . Purchased a number , worked but never reached top speed , , Maybe pods purchased are not for my unit , I am wondering what mfg POD you used , and did it come with resistors or you had too solder ? Amazon or other , thanks

Can you turn alright having the trolling and the kayak rudder working together?

great job, how deep is the motor in the water?

Cool set up, did you shorted the shaft of the trolling motor?

I’m wondering if I can just remove the head of my trolling motor and extend it to one of my rails?

very good set up! Can i ask if the Haswing tor can hooked up to a PWM?

Glad you made it, did all the electric things and motor survive?

Great video! Will that motor head fit through the mirage drive slot? If you had a 2 blade prop?

Experience is your best guide to a safe future 🌊

If you fill the tank to the brim it primes the carb with fuel. This makes starting it much easier.

very nice setup .. what was that v-shaped wing on the motor shaft used for?

How do you keep the motor in the straight position?

Great video, very informative. I plan on doing a similar project on my Outback and this video provided an excellent tutorial.

Glad you made it back safe and sound. Good thing you were so close to shore when it happened. Thank you for sharing.

Bro... you did some really good work! You're humble about it and say things like it was no big deal. I am wrapping up my own custom fabrication of the same 65 lb haswing motor on my lifetime Yukon angler. And It took a lot of work. I've been dying to get it on the water. This video gave me the much needed insight on keeping the motor unlocked for forward motion. Having it break from an impact after all that work would be horrible so thank you for that! I hope mine can go as fast as yours! Haha great video and great work 👍 enjoy it and stay safe out there.

One teaching point for anyone contemplating a solo skiff is to be sure to tie a line on one side to help you flip it over. Thanks for posting and great training video. Thank God you made it out of a situation that could have ended very badly. Be well.

Thanks for posting, and the advice. Good learning experience for all.

No maintenance or gas for a pedal kayak.. plus you got to registered that bad boy and the trailer.. equals more money

Are you still using this setup?

Great video. Appreciate the detailed walkthrough. Wondering why you can't just use the controller that is in the head unit? More of a general question, not necessarily directed towards your build.

If anyone is seriously using this video and doesn't have experience, let me add some extremely important info: First, weight, cost, and what bodies of water you fish/distance to cover are your most important variables. The one best thing about a kayak is weight. And no I'm talking about an outback or PA. Many very stable extremely nice kayaks are under 80 pounds. If you are fishing inshore and the tide goes down, you do NOT want to drag a 200+ lb skiff around with a motor on it, its basically impossible. Dragging a 80 lb kayak over a 50 ft sandbar is a breeze. Also if you don't have a truck, a solo skiff just isn't an option. you can do so much with a 80 lb kayak for about 1,000 for a really quality product that will last 10-20 years if you take care of it, if not more. If you have a lot of money, a truck, and don't benefit from a lightweight non motor setup, buy the skiff. I find that since I'm fishing mostly rivers and small sections of inshore areas, one of which is a loop where the tide pushes me around all day with excellent fishing spots along the way, I just don't really need the skiff. It would be cool for going from spot to spot, but I imagine a kayak is better for artificial in terms of getting into skinny areas quietly and fishing artificial as you move. A kayak is way more care free too. I don't want to have to worry about running out of gas, battery, electronics, etc. on a peaceful solo fishing outing. Anyway, just my take. Really depends on many factors. In a perfect world, I'd have my light Coosa, an outback, and a solo skiff. But I aint rich.

Wild trip for sure. Thanks for sharing and glad you’re OK. Equipment can be replaced. Had a couple storms come up on me that the weather people didn’t previously advise of in my years on the water. I always try to head into waves if possible but anytime you have decent waves and kayaks/skiffs the Ol pucker factor is always in play.

Those trolling motor plugs suck.. they rott out and corrode even with di electric grease. Use the water tight twist locks instead. They also allow for larger guage wire.

You need to add 1k resistors to pins 1 and 3 on your pot and it won't shut off by itself.

drum never know when too quit awesome catch

Thank you for sharing such bad experience. It helps to be careful of course.

smart man, nice r35 btw

How’s the trolling motor treating you ?

Thanks for this video. Worked perfectly. Would be awesome to see a video of the ramp trick. Thanks

You need bigger set up, you are working those fish to its death.

How hard is it to load and unload?

Haswing still running good?

Was showing my buddy this vid. He just set up his solo skiff, with his 6hp Suzuki outboard. I now have my Oldtown Autopilot 120, and run the Suzuki 2.5 hp on mine. It's my dream setup. I just had to wait two years, to find one in stock. Three of us usually fish at least a week day and. Definitely nice weekends. In the summer we meet up with our trucks, and do three night camp and fish trips, but by our boats. We have 4 islands we'll camp out on. But one thing we always do. Summer storms or no storms we always stick together. The blue water, can be dangerous alone. Even with everything I need, and carry on board. You just never know. Always some kind of adventure. 🙏 🌊 🎣

Thanks for sharing. I just trashed my Mirage Drive 180 on some shoals and may go this route instead of $1000 for a new drive.

Nice rig! Is that a GTR in the background?

Man! Glad you made it ok and you were able to flip the solo back! Were you able to recover all of your belongings?

Have trolling motor mounted, using the bromount. I had the same issue with the holes not lining up very well. Looks like the Hobie mounting holes are actually "off". Not a big deal, wallowed out a couple of the holes. solid mount. I'm decided to use the whole trolling motor head as the speed controller, extending wiring and mounting the head just behind me on the aft rails (using a hobie h-rail universal clamp). I may end up going with a smaller stand alone controller later on, we will see. Last question hopefully: What size battery are you using? You happy with it? I will primarily be using the trolling motor for traveling between points A and B, maybe 5-6 miles combined. Once I get to the spots I will be using the peddle drive. Thanks again for the help!

Great fish, love those kind of fights on light tackle! Suprised that big thing still had some stripes on it