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existentialsailor
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Initially Posted - 08/20/2006 :  07:44:27  Show Profile
Did a bit of trial and error for our upcoming trip. Towing the kayaks behind the boat and have had no luck getting it to work out with 2 yaks. Tried side by side, once over 4 kts, they try riding over each other eventually tipping one over. Tried doing it in tandem, but then they do the snake dance, result, closest one gets tipped eventually. I know there is a way to make this work, but once we get any chop or white caps all hell seems to break loose!

Any suggestions other than traveling at 2 kts?

Probably should mention that these are touring kayaks, 17' long and 45# each, on the deck of a Capri isn't an option.
Rick
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  08:02:56  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
hang them off the siderails.

paul.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  09:17:25  Show Profile
Here's a [url="http://www.catalina42.org/images/imkayak.jpg"]neat idea.[/url]
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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  10:37:35  Show Profile
Tie one off each aft cleat. They'll either stay apart or you'll have a mess of Biblical proportions.
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PZell
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  10:46:11  Show Profile
Don't know if this would work, but you might experiment. Tow one behind normally. Side tow the other (fore/aft spring lines). That should work ok motoring.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  11:49:42  Show Profile
You might try towing them one behind the other... in a line.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  12:03:13  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Make two brackets, (poles) and connect them side by side with a foot or two between them; catamaran.
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  12:34:51  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
I like the brackets TomPotter suggested. You can get them from Garhauer. They are expensive so you might use one set and tow the other kyak.
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djn
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  14:37:44  Show Profile
The brackets would work great but if you can't afford those, then like ilnadi suggested, tie them off, one at each aft cleat, and to add to that, hoist the tips up out of the water so just the ass is dragin' Cheers.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  18:26:21  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br />Make two brackets, (poles) and connect them side by side with a foot or two between them; catamaran.
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woulda been my suggestion
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 08/20/2006 :  20:45:32  Show Profile

You could do this to keep them from flipping or, as Frank suggested, install a couple of rigid poles between the two kayaks to keep them at the same distance from each other OR run rigid poles from your stanchions with down-turning elbows at the ends and hook up a kayak off each side of the hull as an outrigger. Instant trimaran.

Steve
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tinob
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Response Posted - 08/21/2006 :  09:27:19  Show Profile
I'm big on side towing and think you'd get away with one on either side, though I've never tried to tow two of anything. I've towed singly from dinghies to a Morgan fourty. It took considerably more effort to tow the Morgan though. Having said that I'd opt to tow off the stern rail, one on either side with the bows clear of the water.

Val on Calista, #3936, Patchogue, N.Y.

Visiting Niagra Falls this week...miss the flat water
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