It was just floating inside the hull, definitely something worth checking as there's a lot of expanding and contracting with these hulls. Unfortunately, the silicone just let go
Just noticed... nasty scar on your left hand (burn?). And not to be creepy at all, but your partner is adorable. She's definitely good for the channel. Seems you guys have a great relationship. Props! (Also love your self-effacing humor!)
Kind of a long story but basically I was building a rod rack for our trailer and ended up slicing through my hand and artery. Not my finest moment! 😂 and yes Crystal is definitely a catch! Thanks for watching!
Oh, and let me add... I'll be ordering a PDL 120 soon. Will be my first 'yak. Let me just say that the more I watch and learn (and read from other Commenters) the more I realize: "Ohh, man... there is SO much more that can/should be done to your 'yak!" :-}
@livenhfree you're going to love the PDL 120, it's an amazing kayak! One of the best things about owning an Old Town kayak is the never-ending after market parts that keep coming out for them! We've added some more goodies to ours this year, 2025 Kayak setup video coming soon! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for making these awesome, informative videos!! I just got the aluminum rudder from Navarre and a few other goodies for my Old Town, so this video is going to be really helpful for installing. Looking forward to seeing your adventures this season and maybe even see you out there sometime! All the best, guys!
Thanks so much for watching! And glad you like the non-fishing videos! It's hard to keep them exciting like our fishing videos but hope it helps some people, you'll love the Aluminum Rudder! Best upgrade we've done hands down! Appreciate the support! 🫶
I installed my Navarre rudder today! Went great thanks to Nick’s instructional video. Also did those other mods…handle, rudder bolt, and adjustment knobs.
OK, sorry for the comment bombs. 15:20. I'm confused. It shows you running the right-hand paracord to the LEFT side of the rudder, which is where the left-hand paracord was originally wrapped. I must be missing something?
@livenhfree no problem at all! But I'm not sure I'm picking up what you're putting down. Here's a link to another rudder install video that might explain it better, but let us know of you're still having issues! Thanks for watching! th-cam.com/video/h1CXcgDQtNI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7eWlCbQfJBQ3Dn5C
@ Thank you. I'll check it out. BTW, if that wasn't a burn on your hand, your plastic surgeon is a butcher. (JK.) I am jealous of where you guys live. No salmon up here in NH, but the Striped Bass and Bluefish are great.
@livenhfree lol I got the "in training" doctor to stitch it up. Trust me, you aren't the only person to comment on how brutal it looks for how clean of a cut it was! 😂😂😂
I think it will work 🤞 we got some half inch because we like the position of the seat already and didn't want to raise it to much, it's a ton of weight focused in one small area so hopefully the starboard helps distribute the weight! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video bro. Appreciate the step-by-step. I have the big water 132 pdl version. I wished it was the epdl lol. I have the same parts that you put on. I did invest in the right-hand control steering system. Works great. Also I would invest in the pdl rod holder/track mount. Great great product. Also another product from Navarre is the rod tube caps. They do keep the water out. But anyways awesome video. Looking forward to the 2nd part. I just got the yak power 8 channel distribution power. I forgot the exact name. In march or so I will make a video for that.
Thanks for watching much appreciated! Crystal really wants the EPDL, but for myself I think the next kayak will be an Autopilot 136, need the extra weight capacity as I'm not getting any lighter! 😂😂😂 do you have the new style PDL rod holder? We've been pretty interested in those, looking for a spot to mount our phones for the gram!
Thank you! Let me just say... OMG, I'm 100% sure I won't get this right. Anyway, a couple of questions: 1.) early in the vid, when you were checking the travel of the rudder handle, you said it wasn't even close and would need adjusting. Can you explain what you mean by this and what adjustment you had to make, and where/how? 2.) at the end, you talk about replacing the other (?) rudder handle because you said you don't need the tension any more because it's set at the back. What do you mean by this also, and if you don't need it, why are you replacing it? Thanks again, very nice tutorial.
@livenhfree the rudder deployment handle sometimes needs to be adjusted after installing a new rudder just to make sure it has full range of motion when raising and lowering the rudder. Unfortunately, we don't have a video yet up yet on how to make the adjustments but here's a link to a video explaining how to do it, Nick always does a fantastic job with his how to videos: th-cam.com/video/VyLkeA6yOso/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zhxVAI2igmn4spC6 We replaced the rudder steering handle to the Navarre Handle, since we replaced the stock rudder pin with a bolt that we can tighten, we didn't need then factory handle with the adjustable tension knob, the original handle only tightens the steering from the handle and not the actual rudder itself, so replacing seemed like a great idea, the new handles feel much more solid and come in a couple different height sizes. Probably not a necessity to upgrade, but we've become sort of addicted to upgrading and customizing our kayaks! Thanks for watching!
Yes, we lined the bottom of the kayak with Gorilla Tape, which was a complete waste of time 😂 it didn't last long, and we didn't do it on the new hull. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! No, we only had to cut out the serial number in a 12"x12" square and bring in the piece when we picked up the new hull. We ended up stripping every usable part off of the old hull for backup parts. After that, the hull ended up going to the dump. Seems like such a waste, but that's what Old Town wanted for the new hull to be sent. Thanks for watching!
Double sided gorilla tape, and then some marine silicone around the perimeter of the keel guard. Worked great, that was two years old and I still needed a heat gun to pull it off 😂😂😂
Good question, I'll get in touch with Old Town and see what they have to say, honestly I doubt it would void it, we were just going to attach a piece with double sided tape, hopefully they'll see it as we're trying to save them sending us a second new hull 😂 thanks for watching!
It could definitely do some damage over time slamming into the hull of the kayak, luckily for us we keep our carts on the back of our crates and the rudder stops at the crossbar of the cart so it never touches the hull. But possibly some marine mat or seadek in the area where the rudder makes contact would help prevent any damage. Thanks for watching! 🙌
@therealfreekshow appreciate it! 🙏 we were planning on doing some seadek or marine mat in the back anyways, maybe we'll add some to the rudder area and see if it helps
Great recommendation on checking the foam block inside the hull. 👍👍
It was just floating inside the hull, definitely something worth checking as there's a lot of expanding and contracting with these hulls. Unfortunately, the silicone just let go
Just noticed... nasty scar on your left hand (burn?). And not to be creepy at all, but your partner is adorable. She's definitely good for the channel. Seems you guys have a great relationship. Props! (Also love your self-effacing humor!)
Kind of a long story but basically I was building a rod rack for our trailer and ended up slicing through my hand and artery. Not my finest moment! 😂 and yes Crystal is definitely a catch!
Thanks for watching!
Oh, and let me add... I'll be ordering a PDL 120 soon. Will be my first 'yak. Let me just say that the more I watch and learn (and read from other Commenters) the more I realize: "Ohh, man... there is SO much more that can/should be done to your 'yak!" :-}
@livenhfree you're going to love the PDL 120, it's an amazing kayak! One of the best things about owning an Old Town kayak is the never-ending after market parts that keep coming out for them! We've added some more goodies to ours this year, 2025 Kayak setup video coming soon!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for making these awesome, informative videos!! I just got the aluminum rudder from Navarre and a few other goodies for my Old Town, so this video is going to be really helpful for installing. Looking forward to seeing your adventures this season and maybe even see you out there sometime! All the best, guys!
Thanks so much for watching! And glad you like the non-fishing videos! It's hard to keep them exciting like our fishing videos but hope it helps some people, you'll love the Aluminum Rudder! Best upgrade we've done hands down! Appreciate the support! 🫶
Thank you,very informative!
@@roberturen1772 thanks for watching! 🫶
I installed my Navarre rudder today! Went great thanks to Nick’s instructional video. Also did those other mods…handle, rudder bolt, and adjustment knobs.
He doesn't make a single bad product! Everything we've bought from him has been amazing! Thanks for watching! 🙌
Timely video for me, as I purchased the Navarre aluminum rudder a month or so ago, and will be doing a bunch of similar work soon. Thanks for sharing!
Hope it helps! The aluminum rudder is one of our favorite upgrades. You'll love it! 🙌
OK, sorry for the comment bombs. 15:20. I'm confused. It shows you running the right-hand paracord to the LEFT side of the rudder, which is where the left-hand paracord was originally wrapped. I must be missing something?
@livenhfree no problem at all! But I'm not sure I'm picking up what you're putting down. Here's a link to another rudder install video that might explain it better, but let us know of you're still having issues!
Thanks for watching!
th-cam.com/video/h1CXcgDQtNI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7eWlCbQfJBQ3Dn5C
@ Thank you. I'll check it out. BTW, if that wasn't a burn on your hand, your plastic surgeon is a butcher. (JK.) I am jealous of where you guys live. No salmon up here in NH, but the Striped Bass and Bluefish are great.
@livenhfree lol I got the "in training" doctor to stitch it up. Trust me, you aren't the only person to comment on how brutal it looks for how clean of a cut it was! 😂😂😂
Good to know! Just picked up a pdl120.
Awesome! Congrats on the 120 and thanks for watching!
Thinking I’ll just get some star board and do the same before my maiden voyage makes perfect sense! Thx
I think it will work 🤞 we got some half inch because we like the position of the seat already and didn't want to raise it to much, it's a ton of weight focused in one small area so hopefully the starboard helps distribute the weight! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video bro. Appreciate the step-by-step. I have the big water 132 pdl version. I wished it was the epdl lol. I have the same parts that you put on. I did invest in the right-hand control steering system. Works great. Also I would invest in the pdl rod holder/track mount. Great great product. Also another product from Navarre is the rod tube caps. They do keep the water out. But anyways awesome video. Looking forward to the 2nd part. I just got the yak power 8 channel distribution power. I forgot the exact name. In march or so I will make a video for that.
Thanks for watching much appreciated! Crystal really wants the EPDL, but for myself I think the next kayak will be an Autopilot 136, need the extra weight capacity as I'm not getting any lighter! 😂😂😂 do you have the new style PDL rod holder? We've been pretty interested in those, looking for a spot to mount our phones for the gram!
Thank you! Let me just say... OMG, I'm 100% sure I won't get this right. Anyway, a couple of questions: 1.) early in the vid, when you were checking the travel of the rudder handle, you said it wasn't even close and would need adjusting. Can you explain what you mean by this and what adjustment you had to make, and where/how? 2.) at the end, you talk about replacing the other (?) rudder handle because you said you don't need the tension any more because it's set at the back. What do you mean by this also, and if you don't need it, why are you replacing it? Thanks again, very nice tutorial.
@livenhfree the rudder deployment handle sometimes needs to be adjusted after installing a new rudder just to make sure it has full range of motion when raising and lowering the rudder. Unfortunately, we don't have a video yet up yet on how to make the adjustments but here's a link to a video explaining how to do it, Nick always does a fantastic job with his how to videos:
th-cam.com/video/VyLkeA6yOso/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zhxVAI2igmn4spC6
We replaced the rudder steering handle to the Navarre Handle, since we replaced the stock rudder pin with a bolt that we can tighten, we didn't need then factory handle with the adjustable tension knob, the original handle only tightens the steering from the handle and not the actual rudder itself, so replacing seemed like a great idea, the new handles feel much more solid and come in a couple different height sizes. Probably not a necessity to upgrade, but we've become sort of addicted to upgrading and customizing our kayaks!
Thanks for watching!
@@kckayakfishing Ohh, right. Deployment handle. Steering handle. Two different things. Duh! :-} Thanks again!
@@livenhfree no problem at all! Cheers!
Is that some kind of tape you used to cover the bottom of the kayak?
Yes, we lined the bottom of the kayak with Gorilla Tape, which was a complete waste of time 😂 it didn't last long, and we didn't do it on the new hull.
Thanks for watching!
Great video. Did you have to send the broken hull back
Thanks! No, we only had to cut out the serial number in a 12"x12" square and bring in the piece when we picked up the new hull. We ended up stripping every usable part off of the old hull for backup parts. After that, the hull ended up going to the dump. Seems like such a waste, but that's what Old Town wanted for the new hull to be sent.
Thanks for watching!
What adhesive did you use to attached your keel guard ?
Double sided gorilla tape, and then some marine silicone around the perimeter of the keel guard. Worked great, that was two years old and I still needed a heat gun to pull it off 😂😂😂
@@kckayakfishing thank you! I have been trying to decide between double sided tape and marine adhesive
Can you be voiding the guarantee by altering the kayak with starboard?
Good question, I'll get in touch with Old Town and see what they have to say, honestly I doubt it would void it, we were just going to attach a piece with double sided tape, hopefully they'll see it as we're trying to save them sending us a second new hull 😂 thanks for watching!
i want the metal rudder but man i would bet worried about it wearing down the plastic when your retract the rudder back up
It could definitely do some damage over time slamming into the hull of the kayak, luckily for us we keep our carts on the back of our crates and the rudder stops at the crossbar of the cart so it never touches the hull. But possibly some marine mat or seadek in the area where the rudder makes contact would help prevent any damage. Thanks for watching! 🙌
@kckayakfishing no problem your guys are great and yea I was thinking the same thing about the mat
@therealfreekshow appreciate it! 🙏 we were planning on doing some seadek or marine mat in the back anyways, maybe we'll add some to the rudder area and see if it helps