Video · Rigging & Gear
Cheap Pelican Kayak Rigging Mods: Tracks, Rod Holder and Anchor
My wife Katie shows how she rigged her Pelican Trailblazer 100 sit inside kayak with tracks, holders and a cheap anchor pole system.
What’s in this video
My wife Katie wanted to try making a tutorial on how she’d rig her sit inside kayak, a Pelican Trailblazer 100 that was $179 at the time. She loves this lightweight 10 ft kayak and used it a year with no mods. She made a list of what she wanted and found the parts, some name brand pieces from a local consignment store and the rest online.
She installs Scotty low profile tracks with rivets, a Scotty flush mount, rigs the anchor line and goes over the anchor pole system. She’s usually shy on camera, so this one was brave of her.
Key moments
- 0:00 Project introduction
- 2:20 Installing track mounts
- 5:40 Flush mount installation
- 8:39 Rigging anchor line
- 10:54 Anchor system review
Quick takeaways
- Scotty low profile tracks go on with YakGear rivets and a rivet gun.
- A 3/4 in PVC pipe with a tee fitting from the hardware store is part of the cheap anchor setup.
- A step drill bit helps for the larger holes like the flush mount.
Gear from this video
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- Scotty Low Profile Tracks
- YakGear Rivets
- Padeyes
- YakAttack Cup Holder
- Scotty Anchor Lock with Flush Mount
- Scotty Camera Mount
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