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Solar-powered kayak attachment nixes need for paddling

Posted November 27, 2007 9:43 AM

From Engadget:

Although this isn't the first time we've heard "solar-powered" and "kayak" used in the same sentence, the SPK-1 does its darnedest to make us shake our heads in disbelief. This "outrigger attachment" essentially hooks onto any medium / large-sized kayak and relies on the sun to charge up the 12V deep cycle marine battery. From there, a Minkota trolling motor provides the power your kayak needs to move about in the water, leaving you with nothing better to do than kick back, enjoy a book and keep an eye on any incoming yachts. Sure, you could consider the $1,100 adornment an exemplification of indolence, but we think it's more like training wheels... only, for your kayak.

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11/27/2007 2:49 PM

Just one little question: Why?!

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11/28/2007 12:21 PM

Great!! Now for the future we have to have a mental picture of eskimos gliding around the arctic ocean without paddles>

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11/28/2007 12:35 PM

Not for long. It seems they experience prolonged darkness up there.

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