[QUOTE=GWC...]
Just curious, does your kayak
have this option?
Checking out the link brought back some memories. From 1974 to 1981, we lived in Bossier City Louisiana. Virtually all lakes are manmade and usually have some wooded areas that shelter the boater from the wind. In fact, most have natural "speed bumps) that eliminate the need for a speed limit (called tree stumps from the forests they flooded to make the lake.) A common fishing and hunting vessel down there is the "cajun" pirogue (peer-rouge). It basically means a dugout boat (bateaux), but evolved into both wooden and manmade materials. Good ones were about the same price as a kayak, and were extremely stable. I went out in a few, even brought my 80 lb Black Lab. She could stay in the pirogue and then jump out to retrieve a duck, and then get back in with no trouble. very little freeboard. And the point is: Even back in the 70's to 80's they had models with an electric "troll" motor built into the pirougue that was either foot controlled or hand (joystick - back=left turn- forward=right turn)controlled. Don't think I would want to use up here though on Winni---even a light wind would make the open cockpit design subject to wave wash and a subsequent wet ride.