Challenge Yourself With These DIY Kits

Challenge Yourself With These DIY Kits

Are you a water sports enthusiast in Canada looking to take your personal watercraft to the next level? Bixpy Canada offers a range of DIY kits designed for those who love customizing their aquatic adventures.

Whether you're a seasoned DIYer or just starting, Bixpy Canada has some DIY kits that are perfect for anyone eager to enhance their personal watercraft's performance and usability. Ready to level up your favorite watercraft? Learn more about our DIY kits:

DIY ThruHull™ POD Adapter, A Must-Have for Custom Installations

The DIY ThruHull™ POD Adapter offers an ingenious solution for seamlessly integrating a Bixpy motor into the hull of your personal watercraft. Perfect for those seeking a professional-grade installation, this adapter involves drilling a hole in the hull, allowing for a clean, streamlined appearance without the need for cumbersome external mounts. This not only improves the aesthetics of your watercraft but also optimizes propulsion efficiency.

Ideal for kayak enthusiasts wanting to venture into deeper waters, the ThruHull™ POD Adapter ensures that stability isn't compromised. Compatible with various kayak models, this adapter can be tailored to meet specific customization needs. Its robust design guarantees durability, making it a reliable choice for adventurous watercraft owners.

DIY ThruHull™ POD Adapter

Flat Surface Bracket – Simplify Your Custom Mounting Solutions

For those seeking versatility in their watercraft customization, the Flat Surface Bracket offers a straightforward yet powerful solution. Designed to mount your Bixpy motors on flat surfaces, this bracket is ideal for kayaks and other watercraft. All you need is four bolts or screws for easy installation.

The Flat Surface Bracket is water-proof, dirt-proof, and corrosion resistant. All materials used to create this bracket are ready for use in saltwater or freshwater. Living up to its name, this bracket is perfect for mounting your motor on any flat surface you need to.

Flat Surface Bracket

DIY Fin Adapter for Inflatables, Enhance Stability and Performance

Inflatable watercraft offer unique advantages, such as portability and lightweight design. However, sometimes you need to move at a quicker pace, which is why adding a motor is a great choice. Use the DIY Fin Adapter for Inflatables to easily add our motor to your watercraft.

The fin adapter is designed for easy installation, so even beginners can achieve professional-level enhancements. If you are adding this adapter to your inflatable and it has a PVC surface, all you need is a PVC adhesive. However, if your watercraft is not made of PVC you will have to do a little research on which adhesive is best for your watercraft, adhesives are not included with the adapter.

Adjustable V-ARM™ Steering Bracket – Achieve Precision Steering Control

For watercraft enthusiasts who crave precision in their steering, the Adjustable V-ARM™ Steering Bracket is a revolutionary upgrade. This DIY kit enhances your steering system, offering full directional control with minimal effort. The adjustable design allows you to modify the steering arm's length and angle, ensuring a customized fit for your particular watercraft.

Constructed with high-quality materials, the V-ARM™ Steering Bracket is built to withstand the rigors of aquatic environments, ensuring durability and long-lasting performance. This upgrade transforms your watercraft into a precision-guided vessel, making your adventures more enjoyable and less strenuous.

This adapter is incredibly flexible, you can move the steering wing up or down along the motor shaft to best suit your needs, and you can even install this with the steering eyelets pointed up or down for more adjustability.

Adjustable V-ARM™ Steering Bracket

Universal Kayak Adapter – Customize Your Kayak with Ease

For kayakers who desire a more dynamic and versatile experience, the Universal Kayak Adapter from Bixpy Canada is the ideal DIY kit. This adapter allows you to easily integrate a Bixpy motor into almost any kayak, transforming your standard paddling vessel into a high-powered, motorized craft. This means you can cover more distance with less effort, making your aquatic adventures even more enjoyable.

This adapter allows you to attach a Bixpy Canada Motor to almost any small watercraft, not just kayaks. The aluminum pipes adjust to accommodate the length and setup of your watercraft; this does mean you’ll need to work with the adapter a bit to get the sizing down before installing it. We only recommend this adapter to those who have a high level of skill with adding adapters.

Universal Kayak Adapter

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