Kayak Upgrade Day

[Koz]

I’ve been sitting on some equipment for a while lately and finally took the time to install the upgrades today.

 

I’ve been running the Yak Power 5 port hub and that’s not enough connections for all of my needs including:

 

Humminbird Helix 7

Garmin UHD9

Garmin FFS black box

Bow navigation lights

Deck lights

GoPro

Heading sensor 

 

What this meant was that along with running my 100Ah trolling motor battery I was running 3 additional batteries: one for the Helix, one for the GoPro, and another for the Yak Power hub running everything else.

 

So today I swapped out the 5 port hub with an 8 port hub. I also added a dual port USB to power my phone and GoPro. So now I’m down to a 100Ah battery for my trolling motor and another 100Ah battery for everything else.

 

I also took the time to clean up and re-run all of my wiring and add some more through the hull wiring. Lastly, I had some decals left over from my registration so I added “Koz” to my kayak so you can all find me on the lake😀 Oh - and when I finished I gave my kayak a thorough cleaning. As you can see from one of the photos it was quite dirty.

 

Overall, I’m happy with the finished product. I was going to fish the Native Watercraft event on Chickamauga next weekend, but decided to fish the GA Bass Nation event on Clark’s Hill instead.

 

[casts_by_fly]

Nice.  That should make for a nicer, cleaner setup.   

[Susky River Rat]

Nice! Get at it buddy!

[Koz]

I forgot to upload a picture of the new hub. The inside of the hull is uneven, so first I used velcro to anchor a piece of 1x3 in front of the FFS black box.

 

Then I used velcro to affix the hub to the 1x3. The black box is also held down with velcro.

 

I prefer using velcro because it makes it easy to remove any components or move them around if needed.

 

I still have one available wiring connection on the new hub if zi find something else to add. Other than a Power Pole, I can’t think of many other additions. I have no use for a Power Pole.

 

Actually, I have been thinking of a 10 or 12 inch Garmin unit and networking my 9” unit. If I do that, I might mount my Humminbird bracket upside down under the Captain’s Bridge so I don’t lose my Humminbird Smart Strike maps.