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Author:
PECo
Date:
Oct 25, 2010
Subject:
Hurricane Santee 116 Sport
Message:
I saw an iridescent orange Hurricane Santee 116 Sport kayak at the EMS store in Avon, CT, the other day. Beside the fact that it's a sweet looking boat, I think that it looks like it would be great for fishing. Does anyone have or has anyone used one of these?

Author:
PECo
Date:
Nov 05, 2010
Message:
Well, after ogling this boat at EMS for the past week and a half, I had to buy it when EMS started its weekend sale today. Everything in the store is at least 20 percent off from 11-05 to 11-07. And if you spend $100, they'll give you a coupon for $25 off of a purchase of $75 or more from 11-08 to 11-16. I got the kayak for $719.20. Whoo hoo! If you see a hot iridescent mango and white kayak out on the water, give me a wave! :D

Author:
PECo
Date:
Nov 12, 2010
Subject:
Mods
Message:
I couldn't bring myself to start drilling holes El Haba�ero's deck, so I decided to build a fishing console for her. I just finished it, well, pending future modification, at least. I was inspired by some of the Wilderness Systems kayaks at EMS, which include a "Kayak Konsole" from Harmony: [url]http://www.harmonygear.com/product/0/KAYAK_CONSOLE/_/Kayak_Konsole_with_Dry_Hatch[/url] I tried to fit a Kayak Konsole on El Haba�ero, but her front coaming is the wrong size and shape to accept it, so I built my own: [img:d6278dbdbb]http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/5185/elhabaerodashboard001co.jpg[/img:d6278dbdbb] [img:d6278dbdbb]http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9748/elhabaerodashboard004co.jpg[/img:d6278dbdbb] [img:d6278dbdbb]http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6803/elhabaerodashboard005co.jpg[/img:d6278dbdbb] I used an $11 polyethylene cutting board from Walmart, two $12 Scotty flush mounts (I borrowed the rod holders from The Other Woman), a $20 Pelican 1020 Micro Case dry box and some old cabinet knobs. I heated the polyethylene in the oven at 250 degrees so that it would hold a curve on its front edge to better match the curve of the coaming. I left room in front of the dry box for a finder mount and room behind the dry box for a Scotty deck mount on which I could mount a camera. The knobs slip over the coaming and cinch the console down as you pull it back. I still need to install some bungee cord that I'll loop around the back of the coaming to keep the console from sliding forward and slipping off, although it stays on pretty snugly without it. And I'll probably trim the sides of the console to match the curve of the coaming, but I'm going to test it out first. After all, it's a beautiful day for a test run.

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