Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
This Unit comes with 3 paddles, 4 Coolers, Dry storage in the floats, and loads of fun.
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Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
Never seen this setup before.
Curious, is it intended for rowing or paddle power. I see the paddles are included but is it easy to switch to the oars?
Is there a commercial name I can google or is this a custom setup.
Looks like a very neat rig from the photo.
Curious, is it intended for rowing or paddle power. I see the paddles are included but is it easy to switch to the oars?
Is there a commercial name I can google or is this a custom setup.
Looks like a very neat rig from the photo.
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Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
What a neat boat! I've never seen one of these but I saw some guys with a similar but smaller rig at West Fork one day. It had two pontoons that looked something like sit-on-tops with frame bars between them. It didn't have the center floor, coolers, or raised seating. Looked like crazy fun though! I think it was made by Perception but I can't remember for sure.
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After some googling, I found this boat's manufacturer in Carbondale CO.
However, none of the URL's given work
a bunch of fly fishing magazines did write ups on this boat, but none of them had a workable URL to get the complete articles. Just a bit of verbiage and nothing else.
Evidently it was a big deal with a novel concept, but for what ever reason did not make it commercially. My bet is it was a bit ahead of it's time. With all the attention now to kayak fishing, this set up would have to garner a lot of interest.
I did find several photos of the boat and all were set up for rowing with what looked like the nice Down River Equipment seat in the middle. I did see on photo with a fly fishing platform and one of the hip hi curved supports for the standing fisherman to brace against.
Very interesting design, has the potential to be a great one person white water tripper on medium runs (did mention it was for "light WW" and should be a hard to tear up craft.
Seems like way back when maybe in the 80's or 90's the river ranger who I saw several time in Royal Gorge had one of these types of craft. It did not have the coolers etc but looked pretty bomber. I know he seemed perfectly comfortable in it running the Gorge.
That is all I have been able to find out.
However, none of the URL's given work
a bunch of fly fishing magazines did write ups on this boat, but none of them had a workable URL to get the complete articles. Just a bit of verbiage and nothing else.
Evidently it was a big deal with a novel concept, but for what ever reason did not make it commercially. My bet is it was a bit ahead of it's time. With all the attention now to kayak fishing, this set up would have to garner a lot of interest.
I did find several photos of the boat and all were set up for rowing with what looked like the nice Down River Equipment seat in the middle. I did see on photo with a fly fishing platform and one of the hip hi curved supports for the standing fisherman to brace against.
Very interesting design, has the potential to be a great one person white water tripper on medium runs (did mention it was for "light WW" and should be a hard to tear up craft.
Seems like way back when maybe in the 80's or 90's the river ranger who I saw several time in Royal Gorge had one of these types of craft. It did not have the coolers etc but looked pretty bomber. I know he seemed perfectly comfortable in it running the Gorge.
That is all I have been able to find out.
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Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
So how much is it?
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Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
I always thought it would be cool to fix a frame for two Blue Hole Canoes, and with a sail, like a catamaran, for use on the lakes, when not using them separately as single canoes on the river. Be careful not to use sail or trolling motor or they will be viewed as a vessel needing registration &taxation. :shock:
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Best Regards
Jim
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Jim,
SOAR has just what you need
http://www.soar1.com/accessories.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and scroll down to the lashing bars section
since the bars just lash down to the SOAR grommet holes, I bet adapting them to blue hole crossbars would be easy to work out
The more I see of these SOAR boats, the more I like them
SOAR has just what you need
http://www.soar1.com/accessories.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and scroll down to the lashing bars section
since the bars just lash down to the SOAR grommet holes, I bet adapting them to blue hole crossbars would be easy to work out
The more I see of these SOAR boats, the more I like them
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Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
Jim Krueger wrote:I always thought it would be cool to fix a frame for two Blue Hole Canoes, and with a sail, like a catamaran, for use on the lakes, when not using them separately as single canoes on the river. Be careful not to use sail or trolling motor or they will be viewed as a vessel needing registration &taxation. :shock:
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You might be able to buy this one real cheap. And its in your neck of the wood. It has numbers that don't run out for 2 more years. You should jump on it while you can.
I have seen it in action on 3 different Buffalo trips. Those pilots/paddlers were having a ball let me tell ya. You need a drift shute to slow you down when the water is up and 2 strong Pilot/Paddlers when the water is low.
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Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
Greetings:
The boat looks a bit like a Perception Revolution, although some of the hardware looks to be add-ons.
See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJFSGlZt8KE
Hard to say: I've never seen one of these in the flesh (plastic?).
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al
The boat looks a bit like a Perception Revolution, although some of the hardware looks to be add-ons.
See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJFSGlZt8KE
Hard to say: I've never seen one of these in the flesh (plastic?).
Regards,
al
Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
I'm asking $3500 or the Bi-Yak and Trailer. and yes it cane be set up for a small motor on the back i has a mounting plate and it is also removable. you are correct about it being from CO in fact i have found a couple places that even rent them for you floats. and serious buyers feel free to cal 870-405-7110
Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
Is The ki-yak still for sale
Re: Very Nice and Unique Bi-Yak for SALE!!!!!
wow been looking for another BI-Yak like mine. I have one here in Panama City Florida and its set up with a trolling motor but how do you paste a picture to this site
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