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PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:25 pm 
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Location: Florida's Treasure Coast.
My JL Marine Power-Pole Micro Anchor was getting pretty bored sitting on the garage shelf, so I finally ordered the YakAttack Micro Mount for the new Outback.

After a quick consultation with fellow HFT member Hanover_Yakker up in Virginia, I started the install.
I'll skip over most of the instruction, as Chuck covers it quite well on his blog- http://froggin4bass.blogspot.com/2015/0 ... hobie.html

I'll just comment about the two addition steps that I added;

1- I used a West Marine (modified) thru-deck fitting to run the power cable to the 12v9ah battery located in the rear hatch. With a quick shot of marine silicon, the fitting is water-tight.

2- I installed a RAM 1" ball to act as a rudder blade stop and the connection point for the rudder storage bungee.


Hole drilled for Micro's power cord, tight tolerances require less silicon to seal.
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Thru-deck fitting which is covered by the mounting board.
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Hobie Battery Mount holding a 12v9ah unit.
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Bungee mount relocated from the starboard to port side.
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Ram ball keeps the oversized sailing blade from impacting the Micro and helps secure the bungee which in-turn secures the rudder for transport. Having the bungee on top of & under the blade keeps it from chaffing on mount while traveling.

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Ready to hit the waters of the Indian River (shown with quick-release cord installed).
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These may not be for everybody, but I love the ease of using the Micro........

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:14 am 
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Looks great, thanks for the pics and tips, getting ready to install on my 2008 OB.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:58 pm 
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Clean! I am installing one on my PA soon I am going to go with the Railblaza mount. Figured if I am going to spend 5k on a yak it's not that crazy to spend 600 on an anchor =)


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