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Fish Grylls
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Re: New girl in town

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mingle wrote:Nice one Tas - I thought you'd be hooked after you took mine for a spin!

Let me know when you want to head out for a shakedown cruise...

You''l have to pump some iron before you try and load it ontop of the XTrail!

Cheers,

Mike.
Looking forward to a sailing race or two.

Planning to car top it. I figure that like the revo loading the AI will be mostly technique versus strength.
cheaterparts wrote:hay Tas you need to fit those training wheels on the surf ski - just a thought !
The Pratt racing ski is happily hanging from the shed rafters. Might take it down in the warmer months, seeing I have been spending more time in the water than on top of it. If I cannot get the hang of it look out for a bargain ski!
shane wrote:Very very nice Tas. :clap: :up:

Let me know if you have any questions or want ideas on what to do with her. I've done a heap of pimping on mine but haven't gotten around to putting up a post about it all yet. But then there's still more i want to do.

Let me know anytime you want to head offshore for a fish, especially SBT.
Thanks Shane, Definitely will be looking at taking it offshore, but first to get a few good runs into it to familiarise myself. Will start a new thread with a few questions
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Fish Grylls wrote: You''l have to pump some iron before you try and load it ontop of the XTrail!
I car top mine on top of a Kia Sorento without too many issues. Key is to load the front onto the side rail first then lift and swing the rear up. Just try to pad or support the rear somehow so the rudder doesn't take to much pressure (or it could fall off sometime :shock: ). Once I have the yak strapped down on the racks (+ front rope) I place the amas on top of the cross bars with the sail in between and strap them separately to the cross bars. It travels very nicely like this.
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Hey Tas :wave1: congrats, knew it would be a matter of time, tuna bug has bitten you :evilgrin: ,hope you have lots of fun :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Welcome to the club. Word of warning though... those RAM tubes will get pulled straight over by any reasonable fish when trolling.
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shane wrote:
Fish Grylls wrote: You''l have to pump some iron before you try and load it ontop of the XTrail!
I car top mine on top of a Kia Sorento without too many issues. Key is to load the front onto the side rail first then lift and swing the rear up. Just try to pad or support the rear somehow so the rudder doesn't take to much pressure (or it could fall off sometime :shock: ). Once I have the yak strapped down on the racks (+ front rope) I place the amas on top of the cross bars with the sail in between and strap them separately to the cross bars. It travels very nicely like this.
Pivoting the AI on the rudder when lifting could be a long term problem. I pretty much wore out the back point of the revo over years of car topping. Bit of a concern with the AI as the pivot point is the rudder itself. Got to try to work out some sort of solution where the rudder is not taking the load.

Ive got the large beach wheels, I am guessing I might have to tweek my method of getting the trolley back in as lifting a fully rigged AI on its side may take a bit of doing.
Yakass wrote:Welcome to the club. Word of warning though... those RAM tubes will get pulled straight over by any reasonable fish when trolling.
The RAM tubes and mounts came with the yak and even though I am pretty quick on the draw they might be a concern especially in the case of a double header. Ive got railblaza' s on the revo which I am fan of and might put a couple of mounts on the AI up forward for anchor fishing.
Other than using the RAM extenders what are some of the tried and tested mount setups for trolling.
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Fish Grylls wrote:Pivoting the AI on the rudder when lifting could be a long term problem. I pretty much wore out the back point of the revo over years of car topping. Bit of a concern with the AI as the pivot point is the rudder itself. Got to try to work out some sort of solution where the rudder is not taking the load.
I pivot my revo on the rudder whilst lifting the front onto the racks. Just use an old stool top to rest it on. The foam gives a nice cushion for the rudder and doesn't move around that much. Could also use some of the camping foam flooring to do the same.
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Bull horns behind the seat are popular, I made one but haven't used it. My preferred rod holders for trolling are Railblaza mounts on each aka arm about a foot out. These have stood up very well to hard tuna strikes so far, are easy to reach and visible while trolling. For forward bait rod holders I have scotty mounts in the side pockets for scotty holders on arms but can also use extended Berkleys.
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Re: New girl in town

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Ive got the large beach wheels, I am guessing I might have to tweek my method of getting the trolley back in as lifting a fully rigged AI on its side may take a bit of doing.
You can just take one ama off, but leave the mast up. Helps balance it when you roll it on the hull. (if you are by yourself)

If you have help, then leave the ama's extended when you lift the stern as it keeps the weight forward.
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Re: New girl in town

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Tas,

Let me know and I'll show you the best way to get the cart into the A.I. - I have the Trax2-30 too - definitely the best carts for the A.I.

I used my own back-breaking technique for getting the cart into the scuppers, until an A.I. guru showed me an easier way.

No need to remove amas/akas/mast... :-)

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Yakass wrote:The RAM tubes and mounts came with the yak and even though I am pretty quick on the draw they might be a concern especially in the case of a double header. I've got railblaza' s on the revo which I am fan of and might put a couple of mounts on the AI up forward for anchor fishing. Other than using the RAM extenders what are some of the tried and tested mount setups for trolling.
I would argue that Bullhorn rod holder set up is the way to go, but then I would... because I invented it (nothing else would stand up to the sharks I kept hooking at Shark bay). Lots of ways to go about doing it from very cheap and nasty (but no less effective if you do it right) to frightfully expensive but damned nice. I could show you half a dozen ways to do it, but am too lazy to type them all out. Come visit SLH and I am happy to explain in person. I have a no expense spared set up on mine, but I am always hesitant to recommend it because there are less expensive ways to go about doing it. I'm sure some more thrifty VYakers can guide you there.

Railblaza rod holders on the AKAs aren't a bad option - lots of people use that and like it.

I am not a fan of rod holders up front on the AI. I prefer a clean deck (AI is busy enough as it is). Mind you, I don't ever bait fish and unless I'm trolling, I only fish with one rod and thats in my hands.
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