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https://www.amazon.com/Schumacher-1229-12V-Coffee-Maker/dp/B0066CPGKK I would cut the plug off and use ring terminals and connect right to the battery.

I use an old folding hiking pole.

I have used one of those harbor freight trailers from when I first bought my kayak. There was no way I was going to attempt to put a 80lb kayak on the roof of anything. I have not problem getting my kayak to even the most remote places. Here are some mods I made to the trailer for kayak hauling. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/117449-kayak-trailer-modifications/ One of these helps be move it around the yard. http://www.harborfreight.com/600-lb-heavy-duty-trailer-dolly-69898.html

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I am very familiar with how depth finder works. I have two on my boat. They are great on the deep lake I fish on in Canada. I have actually watched a fish come up and grab my drop shot on the screen of my depth finder. I only use my kayak in the shallow rivers, less than 3' in most places, near my house. No need for a depth finder there. I can see, with my eyes and polarized sun glasses, the whole width of the river and the water is clear enough I can see any structure. Even where it is deep enough for me to use my boat the average depth is 4 to 5'. There are occasional deep holes of 15 - 20'. I know where they are and usually only fish them in the winter or the dog days of summer. I just stated that my kayak fishing is limited to very shallow water and have no need for a depth finder on it. I never said no one needed a depth finder on their kayak. 12-14' is not "shallow" if I am in 14' of water I much rather fish out of my comfortable boat than a kayak. The Kayak is only for places I cannot get the boat. Unfortunately the river I fish a lot has changed. So I had to buy a kayak to get where the fish are.

I am using one on my 55LB minn-kota. It works much better than the stock one. It gets to top speed much faster. If you are not careful on speed 5 it will throw you out of the boat if it is turned hard.

I am rarely in water deep enough for a fish finder to work. Plus, it is even more rare for me to fish directly under the kayak.

I had a long shaft motor on a short shaft boat for years with no issue. As said above you need to get a tach on that motor to see what it is doing. My guess is you need a smaller pitch prop to get the motor in the correct RPM range.

I usually have my Rod, a couple of plano boxes, something to cut braid with, life jacket, occasional 3 yeard old, and a cooler. I carry the minimum when I kayak fish.

An outboard will usually burn 10% of its rated horse power in fuel Per hour at WOT. For Example. a 150 HP outboard will burn 15 GPH at WOT.

I have a Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game. The only thing I added is the center hatch

Lowes and Home Depot sell wire by the foot. It wil be the thicker stranded wire. A littler harder to bend but ti will work. Try and Auto parts store or a stero install place. They will have the finer standed wire. Or Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-GAUGE-AWG-WIRE-CABLE-20-FT-10-BLACK-10-RED-POWER-GROUND-STRANDED-PRIMARY-/280916816675 Saw you mentioned lowes and others. Copper is not cheap.

vessels under 16' in FL do not need to be titled. http://www.flhsmv.gov/dmv/FFFVO.pdf

Just an FYI. You will now have to register your Kayak and put numbers on it. You will need a certificate of origin from the manuafacture to do that.

Make sure the polarity is correct on on the plug it is plugged into.