I think this is your most intense build, one with the most ingenuity and the most useful/needed. I have to be honest with myself, as much as I'd love to have that add on, I'll probably never spend the effort. Nice job Marty.
you're one of if not the most creative people I've ever come across. it amazes me just how much DIY projects that you can do. you've really got to know what you're doing and obviously you do
I echo the comments about your craftsmanship, but it is your creative ideas for the modifications that are most impressive. Many thanks for the inspiration!
Wow!!!! No doubt it is not for the average person. I actually understood completely what you were doing and have the tools. There is no way I would attempt that one. You did a fantastic job. Great attention to detail. Your ingenuity is amazing. Its one of those things that a company cannot make it cost effectively because so few people would spend the money for what you made. That is why I find myself making things for my boats. Extremely well done video and very nice job. I'm impressed!!!
Marty, thanks for making such good videos that are clean so I can watch them with my family. You may cuss like a sailor (kayaker?) off camera but you always are considerate here. So rare. Thanks.
that's slick man! you definitely think outside the box. I like how you pay attention to the small details. I think that's what makes your builds so interesting. some things I would never think to do untill I see you do it and it such an obvious/functional detail. lol. like the metal trim. makes total sense but I would have never thought to do it myself.
Marty, this was great. Your sense of style and creativity showed through on the project, it was a few steps away from becoming a piece of art like a TIKI, LOL . Also, you made it without a lot of big shop tools. thumbs up!!
Love it, always drilling holes in your boats like the mad scientist you are. Plus it doesn't seem like any extra noticeable weight . Thumbs up from me.
why did it take half a dozen times of watching this to realize you were humming the Pinky and the Brain theme song while bending the aluminum? LOVE IT!
Truly a labor of love. No wonder you don't work for the mfgr. (your good ideas are too expensive for them) I bet your labor rate for this one modification outpaced the total cost of the entire kyak. Good job, GREAT VIDEO Especially loved to see you hired Alvin for the narration.
Marty.....you REALLY like the tiki gods....so much so that you either purposely or subconsciously add them to everything! Around the minute mark and your cut out board with the PVC pipes already has a tiki god appearance! FYI...Love the channel and inspiration .....just bought 2 (wife & I) Ascend 128T kayaks and I'm dying to start modding them out and get on the waters. In short time our home waters will be Charleston SC....but hopefully we can load em up and check out your waters soon!
I do not know about the other plastic you mentioned, but Ram X has been around for decades on other boats, especially Coleman Canoes, Yaks etc. Very good construction, BTW! I have Roto-Molded yaks...4 of them, and doubt highly if they would be as flexible while heating as the Ram X looks! Great Vid, thanks!
I wish i had a sponsor from pelican like you. Im 13 and love kayak fishing i have a pelican soul 120. I live right on the water so I could launch from my backyard and fish it would be nice to have more than 1 kayak so I could fish with my friends and have a good time.
There's a bunch of no screw hole anchor trolley designs on YT. But to be honest, it's two pad eyes either end of the yak. Nothing to worry about. Just make sure you use Stainless nuts and bolts with a silicone bead. You'll be fine.
Lol the closest thing I did to this is I made my own topwater popper lure in my latest video, you really do some amazing work nice job with that whole setup!!
You need to start signing some nondisclosure agreements with Pelican. Then have them patent some of your builds like this one. They can build one that will fit on the kayak as a extra addition.
I myself wouldn't have attempted that but I must say you are either crazy or very talented I say both by the way keep up with all classically cool videos , Awesome channel 👍
hey marty everything came out great. My only issue was with the sped up parts. It's a little to fast & im sure everyone else who wears contacts/glasses probably got a headache from the speed. Just something to think about next time.
Thank man! Really appreciate it!!! So well made! I wonder if this is a piece you can hand over to Pelican and they can laser measure it so it can be mass produced :)
Marty, how is the water tight integrity of the yak now? Is there any leakage? If so, how often do you have to drain it? Thank you in advance if you are able to answer these questions and thank you for another great video. Please be well and keep them coming.
That pic of Einstein with a Think Different comment could have easily had your image. I can't believe you even thought of that much less craft it to perfection. Congrats on your creativity and ingenuity...should you ever want to sell that kayak and upgrade to something else...let me know.
Very cool, I have the Pelican 100 Angler as well as the Pelican 8ft bass boat. It is similar to the Bass Raider you have. Will you be doing any mods to the Bass Raider?
I just found this channel and it's awesome. I decided this morning that I am going to build myself a small boat for father's day. I have a question for you. Do you with that a pair of wheels could be used as a skeg? it will just be a small, flat bottomed, boat. paddle driven. could it work or would I be better off doing something like this to make them removable?
Yo Zo! Love this style of video. The fast forward with breaks giving little explanations. Keep up the good stuff. You are my kayak go to mod master. I have a question. What material did you use to cover the hole you put back together? @15:10 you are everything the piece back on. What is the black stuff the original plastic piece you cut out is sitting on?
Can you do a video on how to make something that you can attach your dog to on the kyack so it wont fall off? I have a little westy dog and i dont think she can swimm very long but i want to bring her with me on my kyack rides.
Looks like the bow spirit on my Irwin 37CC. Couldn’t you make that from composite starboard, weight vs cost ? Seal it with butyl tape instead of Silicone. Great ingenuity and fab job though 👍🏻 you should patent the design.
I think this is your most intense build, one with the most ingenuity and the most useful/needed. I have to be honest with myself, as much as I'd love to have that add on, I'll probably never spend the effort. Nice job Marty.
Marty, you are a true craftsman and an artist! Great work!
you're one of if not the most creative people I've ever come across. it amazes me just how much DIY projects that you can do. you've really got to know what you're doing and obviously you do
I echo the comments about your craftsmanship, but it is your creative ideas for the modifications that are most impressive. Many thanks for the inspiration!
Marty you are half genius and half crazy I love it. Nothing is impossible in your mind. Truly talented
Wow!!!! No doubt it is not for the average person. I actually understood completely what you were doing and have the tools. There is no way I would attempt that one. You did a fantastic job. Great attention to detail. Your ingenuity is amazing. Its one of those things that a company cannot make it cost effectively because so few people would spend the money for what you made. That is why I find myself making things for my boats. Extremely well done video and very nice job. I'm impressed!!!
Marty, thanks for making such good videos that are clean so I can watch them with my family. You may cuss like a sailor (kayaker?) off camera but you always are considerate here. So rare. Thanks.
Marty, you do some amazing work!
that's slick man! you definitely think outside the box. I like how you pay attention to the small details. I think that's what makes your builds so interesting. some things I would never think to do untill I see you do it and it such an obvious/functional detail. lol. like the metal trim. makes total sense but I would have never thought to do it myself.
love the speedy cartoon voices in the video!
Masterpiece! The creativity! I need to learn your craftsmanship! Indeed you are a perfectionist! It came out perfect my friend.
wow you sure put a lot into that project!!! Insane woodworking skills bro...
Man you really know your stuff when it comes to these Boats and kayaks.excellent.job.
That was extremely well done! A day in the shop is second only to a day on the water. Cheers!
*Marty your fabrication-skills are outstanding :) your previous background in the building-industry is a big plus, too.*
wow that is a pretty cool project. Great work.
That was such an awesome build. Takes a lot of guts to cut into a brand new kayak.
Marty, this was great. Your sense of style and creativity showed through on the project, it was a few steps away from becoming a piece of art like a TIKI, LOL . Also, you made it without a lot of big shop tools. thumbs up!!
Love it, always drilling holes in your boats like the mad scientist you are. Plus it doesn't seem like any extra noticeable weight . Thumbs up from me.
Dude I remember when you barely had 2000 subscribers and now you're at 100k. Glad to see your doing so well, keep up the great work !!!!!!
Marty, you are one bad ass craftsman.
why did it take half a dozen times of watching this to realize you were humming the Pinky and the Brain theme song while bending the aluminum? LOVE IT!
that's awesome workmanship, as usual! It's also a reason I got the Kaku Wahoo.... built in micro power pole mount!
Such amazing eye for detail and craftsmanship. You sir, are quite incredible!
What you do with simple tools puts me to shame. Very inspiring--thanks!
Just subscribed. You my friend are on another level when it comes to "rigging a kayak" lol
Awesome video! Very creative with mad skills!
Truly a labor of love.
No wonder you don't work for the mfgr. (your good ideas are too expensive for them)
I bet your labor rate for this one modification outpaced the total cost of the entire kyak.
Good job, GREAT VIDEO
Especially loved to see you hired Alvin for the narration.
Nice work Marty! I definitely enjoy watching the clip.
Hey Marty, using a heat works better for manipulating plastics than a torch.
Great video. It's nice to see the work you put into customizing your boats. I appreciate your work and it's not even my kayak!
Marty.....you REALLY like the tiki gods....so much so that you either purposely or subconsciously add them to everything! Around the minute mark and your cut out board with the PVC pipes already has a tiki god appearance! FYI...Love the channel and inspiration .....just bought 2 (wife & I) Ascend 128T kayaks and I'm dying to start modding them out and get on the waters. In short time our home waters will be Charleston SC....but hopefully we can load em up and check out your waters soon!
Your ideas and execution are excellent. Thank you.
The sped up humming really made this video. Thanks for the vid.
Awesome job my friend , your woodworking skills are top notch 💯
why you melt the kayak if you can cut the wood ?
That humming tho. Nice work mate.
so far ...every video that i have watched of your .... you have impressed me ... great job....
Again you amaze us with your amazing talent......TOTALLY BRILLIANT. !
I couldn't stop watching. Great job.
I do not know about the other plastic you mentioned, but Ram X has been around for decades on other boats, especially Coleman Canoes, Yaks etc. Very good construction, BTW! I have Roto-Molded yaks...4 of them, and doubt highly if they would be as flexible while heating as the Ram X looks! Great Vid, thanks!
why you gotta post this now, Marty? now I cant go to bed until i watch it!
Outstanding, that was straight up engineer work there Zoffinger.. Like all your videos. Keep up the great work.👍
A lot of tidy work you have done!
I wish i had a sponsor from pelican like you. Im 13 and love kayak fishing i have a pelican soul 120. I live right on the water so I could launch from my backyard and fish it would be nice to have more than 1 kayak so I could fish with my friends and have a good time.
If a kayak company took you on as a kayak accessory engineer, both you and company would make a lot of money.
Another great idea! You should find someone with a CnC machine and have him turn them out for you and sell them!
I love it bro! But in the future I recommend using Tightbond III to glue up the wood, it's exterior grade and it's an amazing product.
You are getting close to 100,000 subs can't wait
why didn't you scribe the top of it to the kayak instead of melting it?
meanwhile, I'm over here, too afraid to put even an anchor trolley on my kayak.
I need a stake out pole, but I'm constantly like, "...nah, it'll never work"
There's a bunch of no screw hole anchor trolley designs on YT. But to be honest, it's two pad eyes either end of the yak. Nothing to worry about. Just make sure you use Stainless nuts and bolts with a silicone bead. You'll be fine.
Marty you are sooo close to having 100k subs. its been cool watching your channel grow!
brilliant guy. i'm surprised one of these kayak companies hasn't hired u to do some consulting or design work.
I wish I was half as creative as you haha! That was fun to watch, another great video man.
I really like you DIY videos. Please make more
You certainly have a lot of patience, Marty! And from the sound of your voice, a lot of helium! Lol
VERY well thought out and built
awesome video, you are a craftsmen!
another great Zoff vid!
always informative
and entertaining!
ty Zoff!
Great video! I will have to make one for myself when I get a kayak.
almost to 100k! Congrats Man!
Lol the closest thing I did to this is I made my own topwater popper lure in my latest video, you really do some amazing work nice job with that whole setup!!
Can you build one amazingly awesome fast boat
Another great vid keep them coming!!!!
Great idea, work and final product. Good for you sir great job.
Nicely done sir, I wish I had the patience to build something like that ☺
You need to start signing some nondisclosure agreements with Pelican. Then have them patent some of your builds like
this one. They can build one that will fit on the kayak as a extra addition.
there is something therapeutic about watching you build lol
I myself wouldn't have attempted that but I must say you are either crazy or very talented I say both by the way keep up with all classically cool videos , Awesome channel 👍
hey marty everything came out great. My only issue was with the sped up parts. It's a little to fast & im sure everyone else who wears contacts/glasses probably got a headache from the speed. Just something to think about next time.
Love it marty !
Almost 100k subscribers! Let's go Marty!
Excellent craftsmanship
Thank man! Really appreciate it!!! So well made! I wonder if this is a piece you can hand over to Pelican and they can laser measure it so it can be mass produced :)
Marty, how is the water tight integrity of the yak now? Is there any leakage? If so, how often do you have to drain it? Thank you in advance if you are able to answer these questions and thank you for another great video. Please be well and keep them coming.
wow..! what an awesome project! just perfect and very nice details! 😎👌👍👏👏👏👏👏
That pic of Einstein with a Think Different comment could have easily had your image. I can't believe you even thought of that much less craft it to perfection. Congrats on your creativity and ingenuity...should you ever want to sell that kayak and upgrade to something else...let me know.
incredible craftsmanship!!! wow!
great video when is pelican going to allow you to design your own signature kayak I think you have a very creative mind for something like this
Have you considered a flat back canoe? Much roomier, you can stand, paddle, row or motor...ect ect.
Very cool, I have the Pelican 100 Angler as well as the Pelican 8ft bass boat. It is similar to the Bass Raider you have. Will you be doing any mods to the Bass Raider?
Hey zoffinger big fan of your videos! I would love to see a couple of videos that has to do with that yellow pelican!!
great workmanship
your a talented guy! 2 thumbs up
I just found this channel and it's awesome. I decided this morning that I am going to build myself a small boat for father's day. I have a question for you. Do you with that a pair of wheels could be used as a skeg? it will just be a small, flat bottomed, boat. paddle driven. could it work or would I be better off doing something like this to make them removable?
God I need something like this for my bass raider
You work fast Marty.
Yo Zo! Love this style of video. The fast forward with breaks giving little explanations. Keep up the good stuff. You are my kayak go to mod master. I have a question. What material did you use to cover the hole you put back together? @15:10 you are everything the piece back on. What is the black stuff the original plastic piece you cut out is sitting on?
Great job Dude. Now howabout a carved figurehead on the bow ?
King of the DIYers
Crazy engineering
Can you do a video on how to make something that you can attach your dog to on the kyack so it wont fall off? I have a little westy dog and i dont think she can swimm very long but i want to bring her with me on my kyack rides.
Is there anything you can't do Marty? Awesome job!
are you going to give this one away? this is a nice yak
A clever man, would like his talent
Absolutely Amazing
I'm in the process of purchasing a kayak. Is the strike 120x Angler worth it. Its definitely on my top 2 kayaks that i'm thinking about purchasing.
Looks like the bow spirit on my Irwin 37CC. Couldn’t you make that from composite starboard, weight vs cost ? Seal it with butyl tape instead of Silicone. Great ingenuity and fab job though 👍🏻 you should patent the design.
what do you plan on doing with your work shop and tools when you move on to the boat completely?
Nice! Going to have to give this a shot