Powering A Kayak With A Motor

Wonder what will pass by us next?

If I ever decide to travel the length of the Natchez Trace for the adventure of it, I think I’ll do so on a Segway.

And if I ever want to see the entire Mississippi River from Minnesota down, well, I’ll try a Jet Ski.

Both trips would be alongside a fully equipped, air conditioned, RV or steamboat, respectively, since I’m frankly not much of an adventurer.

I certainly wouldn’t undertake either trip without a motor of some kind powering my way and a hot shower nearby.

Why not just ride in the RV or the steamboat, you ask? Well, that wouldn’t attract the attention of the local residents or newspaper.

These days, cross-country travel had better be either unique or physically draining to matter.

Just take a peek into the archives of The Democrat and you’ll see what I mean.

The last 10 years in Natchez have seen visitors come down the Trace or down the river by everything from Tom Sawyer’s raft to recumbent bicycle.

Just last week, our community welcomed four more short-term visitors.

Jackie Kelley, 72, arrived via the Natchez Trace on foot.

Bowman Hitchens, Max Zoghbi and Rob Treppendahl paddled into town in a trio of kayaks.

Kelley sought only to prove she could do it and promote a healthy lifestyle among older women.

The young men in kayaks were fundraising for non-profit organizations in Oxford and New Orleans.

Each cause was equally worthy, but neither would have convinced me to join them.

It’s common for someone from somewhere else to be passing by Natchez at almost anytime of year on almost any means of transportation.

Horses, a bicycle built for four, Harleys, a U-Haul, homemade boats and more have led dozens of adventurers right by our door.

Their causes run the gamut from silly to sublime.

Natchez is ideally placed for the thrill-seeker. We sit on the country’s biggest river and at the terminus of a scenic highway that crosses three states.

powering ff/gps - Kayakfishingstuff.com Community Forums

I have been powering it from the main battery on my torque. You should run a fuse between the two. (Should...I don't though ) I just ran my wires directly to the terminals of the battery. I never did a permanent install of wiring for this, so my wires simply ran from under the front hatch to the battery compartment. I just closed the lids on the wires. Power off a different battery, the FF/GPS will require more voltage to run than your trolling motor. The FF will shut off at a certian voltage where your motor will still be running , if this happens you'll lose your tracking/trail on the GPS, now if the weather turns and the fog comes in your screwed. If your going where you may loose sight of the shore line use a separate battery.

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