I don’t know the weight limit but the more you weigh the less stable you are on any kayak.

Correct!

Its good that you love your boat but if you get a 2k boat you will feel the difference

@Mr.Xaphan I'm actually thinking of going to a pedal kayak. Some of the chop on some of the lakes I go to is brutal.

@@Tommy.McLean mmm 😶 pedal kayaks are a pain, Heavy and in lakes or rivers have plants that will get stuck with the drive system and the system itself takes up most of your deck space.

@@Mr.Bryan1234 thanks. Food for thought

Hi John. Anyone can do this. I have a website, www.christmaslightingwithsteve.com that explains where to buy parts and how I built my control boxes. Unfortunately right now it looks like some GRINCH, has hacked it, some eyeglass company. I’ll try to get it fixed as soon as i can. Everything is available on the open market online and big box stores. And if you don’t want to build it yourself, you can purchase the boxes from various sources, but will cost a bit more than DIY. Hope this inspires you to get started. I put this video together to try to minimize the research required to get started, mostly explaining the control boxes. It does but not show how i built my props however, which are mainly just drilled PVC pipe. Its not that incredibly expensive if you DIY. Its a lot of fun. I have become a really good wire solderer. Thats the skill required the most that i had to learn how to do. Easy peasy now. Merry Christmas.

@@tara-tech4138 thank you

Thank you!

Thank you! I’m sorry but all of the music clips are copywrited so I am unable to share the mix. I’m sorry! But I just used Audacity to make the mix. Its not too hard!

You welcome. Im so gad it helped! There is still time to get somethin goin by Christmas 😀

I’m still using mine! Never fished with it yet 😀

No, there is really no stern protection. I still like mine though. I was going to put some metal tape in the bottom for protection but i havent yet and jt still seems to be holding up fine.

Glad you liked it! Hope it helped.

I still like mine. Its a pretty good kayak. After owning it for a couple of years now, still the only complaint I have is that it is really slow. So if your not in a hurry its a good kayak. And since the seat is so comfortable if it takes you longer to get where you are going, it doesnt matter. Happy kayaking!

It doesnt need any plugs. In fact the self draining of the kayak is very nice. When im going down the river and take on a small wave of water I dont have to do any bailing. Just go along my merry way.

It doesnt track very well at all. But because it is a slow kayak it is not to bad to compensate. I still like mine and use it 😀

@@tara-tech4138 is the level of poor tracking enough you feel like you are fighting just to keep it going straight, or manageable to the point where it would still be an enjoyable ride?

You are welcome. I hope it helped get you started.

Glad i could help you out? Takin the Kayak down the river is one of my favorite ways to spend half a day?

Thank you for the comment John. I actually take the display down every year, but the props (arches, poles, long pvc with lights in them) stay assembled when stored. It took me a year to get this display up and running, (most of the time spent drilling PVC pipe) but now it takes me only about 3 days to set it up. Unfortunately, I have not had the time to add to it yet. I hope to add a mega tree for next years display.

Thank YOU. Happy Holidays!

About $15 more per month. LEDs do not use a lot of power (especially the 5V) and most of the time ALL of the lights are never on at the same time.

Hi Alexander. I just checked. My website is still up and running www.christmaslightingwithsteve.com. Please Let me know if you still cant get in.

Hi Dana. I’m so happy that this video gave you the confidence to start. That is exactly why i took the time to put this video together. It makes me extremely happy knowing this has motivated someone else to join the party. Check out my website at www.christmaslightingwithsteve.com for parts lists and instructions on how to make all of the electronic boxes used for my display. Although the entire website is still a work in process. Send me a video when you get yours up and running. I would love to see it. Enjoy the journey.

Lol same, I am looking now and learning because I want to to it next year!

I recommend starting with some pixels, power supply/ies, and a $10 controller as a cheap easy way to get started as shown in the video. Then when you get that one channel up and running you are ready to add a computer controlled controller, laptop, and music. Enjoy the journey.

Hi A Reyes. I have not been able to find a bluetooth or acceptable WIFI solution yet. I imagine there would be way too much latency between the music and the lights blinking. Great question though. Please let me know if you find something. Wifi with a downloadable App for your phone to listen to the show would be cool. Each house show could even have a unique show number and sync the music with Xlights via the App. Then anyone who has a light show could use the same App. After they watch your show the App could have local maps to take them to the next closest show. Any programmers out there?

Hi Brian, thanks for the comment. Its not very hard, just takes a bit of time :)

Each shutter is just a small zig zag matrix. And the meter is a canned effect in xlights. You can set the beat sensitivity and the level sensitivity. If you would like more detail than this please let me know.

In the differential receiver box there are 3 wires that go to the connectors that go to the pixels and and 3 wires (ground, neutral, line) that connects to the power supply cord (120v) that has a 3 prong (NEMA) on the end to plug into a 120v outlet for power. Get the complete parts list and where to buy on my website www.christmaslightingwithsteve.com.

Hi Luz, This is a couple thousand dollars of parts and several hundred hours of labor. I have never done this for anyone but myself! If you go to my website www.christmaslightingwithsteve, I have instructions on how to build all of this equipment. Its not hard, just time consuming.

Thank you for the comment. If you visit my website at www.christmaslightingwithsteve.com and go to the components section, it will tell you the parts I used, where I bought them, and how to build it. For the power supplies, I show what to order on Amazon, but if you want a better deal on Meanwell power supplies, I use TRC electronics, www.trcelectronics.com, especially if you buy 10 or more at once. Falcon F48 pixel controller is from www.pixelcontroller.com, most everything else, including the pixel lights are from Amazon and misc hardware is from Home Depot and Ace Hardware. A good wire source is www.wireandcableyourway.com. A good source for custom connectors (2 or 3 pin), Power Injection Tees, and extension leads that I use is www.btf-lighting.com. Hope this helps! Enjoy the journey!

Thank you for the comment Tracy. I have thought about selling kits, but unfortunately EVERY house is different. So it is difficult to standardize for everyone. And It does take a lot of time to put this all together. But I have thought about building and selling the F48 controller boxes, the differential receiver boxes, the power supply boxes, the power injection Tees, and leads. But I have not received much interest in it. But thanks for the idea! I have the instructions on how to build each of the boxes and leads on my website www.christmaslightingwithsteve.com. Check it out!

Thank you for the comment. I hope it inspired you to do your own show. Happy Holidays.

Thank you Orlando for the comment. As for drilling the PVC. I start with schedule 40 ½ inch PVC. I first use a long piece of 1/4x1/4 square steel tube to draw a straight line along the length of the tube with a permanent marker. This is because the holes have a tendency to spiral along the length if you don’t have a line to follow. Then I built a small jig to ensure that each of the holes is equally spaced. The jig is basically just a ½ inch dowel pin sanded down to a bit less than 12 mm with 2 ¼ equal spacing from the dowel pin to the drill hole center location. I found that a 12mm forstner bit on a small table top drill press is best for drilling straight through both sides of the PVC pipe. A standard bit has a tendency to pull the PVC up while drilling, which is not fun. Then come back on the back side and widen the 12 mm hole using a ½” drill bit. But only on the backside (one hole) to make it way easier to install a 12 mm bullet pixel without the need of any additional support for the pixel. Clean all of the PVC marking off with rubbing alcohol or sand off with sand paper prior to installing the pixel bulbs. I bought a special pair of pliers on-line to make it easier to push the pixels into the holes because it is hard on your fingers. A small hand reamer is also helpful for those slightly oversized pixels that fit too tight into the holes. I usually make a batch of 12-16 drilled PVC pipe at a time. Unfortunately it is quite time consuming. I use Xlights, with a Falcon F48 controller, and differential receivers to sync the lighting effects with the music. At first I used a laptop to run the show. The laptop sends the XLights software lighting effects signals to the F48 controller via a dedicated show router. I use Cat 6 cable from my laptop to the router, then Cat 6 cable from the router to the F48 controller. (Xlights software sees the F48 as an IP address to communicate with it). Then I use long Cat 6 cables that go from the F48 controller to the various differential receivers located near the pixel light props, and ultimately 3 wire cable from the differential receivers to the pixel bulb strings. Once you have it working on a laptop, you can set up a raspberry Pi to run the show to free up your laptop. I have never used an Arduino. Checkout my website at www.christmaslightingwithsteve.com for more details. The site is far from finished but it might give you a bit more information. Thanks for the comment. Its fun learning this hobby.

@@tara-tech4138 thanks for all the details, I already finish one Window (9'x5') and I was using the 12mm bit with a drill press. The most time consuming is the pvc holes and pixel instalation, rather than that everything else es easy. For roof lines, what do you recommend? My rood is mansard style so I have a lot of lines I can fill with pixels but I think using pvc pipes is too difficult due the labor. Does pixels works with any universal light brackets??

Hey Orlando, I have not tried anything else and have not researched any universal light brackets sorry. I have only used the PVC and have spent a significant amount of time drilling holes. Not only the 12mm through hole but opening up the backside hole to 1/2 inch to make it easier to install the pixel. I really like the way the PVC looks and I also like how easy it is to remove and store the approximately 9.5 foot long PVC stick of 50 pixels (with 2/4 inch spacing). Its hard to drill and load the pixels the first year, but following years is super easy to set up since I store the PVC stick with the pixels installed. I just put 5 "C" shaped pipe supports on the PVC stick and hang it on my eave with small cup hooks. So I will probably stay with the drilled PVC technique. If you come up with something better and easier that still maintains the straightness and spacing and ease of removal, storage and replacement PLEASE let me know! BTW the 1/2 inch hole on the one backside hole and pixel installation pliers makes the job of pushing the pixels a lot easier.

I'm sorry. It contains copyrighted music. I cannot.

Merci d'avoir regardé. Je suis heureux que vous l'ayez apprécié.

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Thank you! 👍

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks Oxen. I hope to do some new ones soon.

That would probably help the tracking problem LOL. I have just learned to live with it. Make sure you don't stop unless its somewhere you can go off course.