Portable Kayak Fishing Stabilizer

this is my project that I want to share since these are very expensive to buy. My goal was to build a cheap and very portable pontoon system that will work with most kayaks with these style of fishing rod holders.

-make the mold using foam board.

cut the pieces and assemble as seen in the images*

*note size is not shown because these are more of a guide to help make them and the size varies from factors such as weight of person.

-use a heavy garbage bag to line the mold to make the extraction easy.

to build the pole you will need a labout a 2-3ft piece of 3/4 inch pipe and a thick dowel.

-drill a hole the size of the dowel in the pvc and insert the dowel like the image shows.

Each pontoon uses two cans of foam.

-place the pole in the center and use a foam board to hold the pole center while you fill the mold with foam aswell as while it cures.

Now while the foam dries take two pipes with a coupler end on one of them.

-drill a hole through the joint for the pin.

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To make the mount you will need two small pieces of 3/4 inch pvc and cut a hole into the large pipe lining up with the rod holders of the kayak.

-Insert the pvc tubes inside the pipe and line it up with there final placement and use a screw to secure the pvc to the large pipe.

-mark the bottom of the pvc and drill a hole for the pin that will hold the rig onto the kayak.

note-sorry about the lack of pictures for this step my phone messed up and corrupted the images from when I did these a few days ago.

-once the pontoons have dried drill a hole for the pvc pipe of the pontoons

-insert the pontoons into the pipe and drill a hole throught the tubes using a drill bit that is suited the the size of bolt you choose to use.

- in the pvc pipe use the drill bit to add a few holes in other hieghts so you can adjust the placement of the pontoon in the water.

-insert the the bolt into the hole and secure it with a nut to secure the pontoon.

-As you can see it works good even my usually skeptical dad even gave it a try.

-The unit very easy to set up and can easily be taken down and stored.

If you like my project please let me know and help me out in the water contest .

-also sorry about my lack of exact sizes since this was meant to be a how to / basic guide and inspiration for anyone who has been wanting to make something like this for your kayak.