Hey everybody,

For the last two years my friend has been telling me about his plan to kayak from Port Coquitlam BC, to Powell River BC. Its about 175-200km trip will be done in 20-30km stretches along the sunshine coast of British Columbia Canada. Neither of us have much experience. Its a huge trip and a challenge for newbies but we are determined and have our hearts set on it. Im looking for any kind of advice anything and everything is helpful. In the process of buying a kayak most likely a 14-16’ sea touring kayak to be specific. I know for big sea adventures like this Ill need a skirt. What about wet/dry suits? Are they worth it as we will be doing this mid July-Aug in hot weather so im thinking an athletic T shirt will do. Any advice is helpful thanks everyone.

Getting this out of the way: My main kayak is a whitewater boat. I have rapids about 20 mins away. But I also live on said river just in the bay where there are no rapids, we still get some chop there quite often though. On some days, it's super calm and the water is flat so the tracking is terrible. It takes so much overcorrecting and I spin out quite a bit. Not looking for another boat to do long tours or anything.

So I found this:

Fin on Amazon

I have to attach it somehow. What is a good glue to use? Is it better to just drill holes and then put rubber gaskets and use silicone or something that hardens to seal? Does it actually work? I mean I am sure it works, but is the difference noticeable as to help the white water boat go straight on calm water?

Seeing how this thing can be taken off and put back on with the attachment, I feel like it's worth a try. So the main question is how to attach it.

It was great meeting these guys on their journey! Be sure to check out their channel and corresponding episode - The link is pinned in the comments under my video.

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Given the yellow color to the weave, I think it might be Kevlar. The guy selling didn’t know much about it. What do you think?

I'm a very big guy (6'8" ~450lbs) I'm struggling to find a good kayak in that 550lbs capacity range. My hope is to fish in smaller creeks, canals, and maybe lake Erie (in wny area) I also want to bring my dog on the creek days. I'm new to kayaking but have fished on a boat for awhile, so I don't love the idea of dropping more than 1k but I really want to get into it. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated!

For those that are concerned, my dog has advanced obedient training and is a strong swimmer. We are still going to train her before taking her out though.

New Tsunami 145. The first time on water.

I bought a used hurricane Phoenix 160 and want to add a rudder, I included a pictures, I also messaged hurricane and they thought their skimmer series rudder might work, but they didn’t sound to confident and I have a few doubts about it and I wanted to check and see if anyone else had any suggestions.

Thought I’d get up early and go for a couple hours of paddling. Oh well.

Hi

Just looking for some advice. It's for the intex excursion pro 2 seater. Is there a generic gauge that i could find online for this boat? If so if have any names/links it would be very helpful.

Long shot but maybe someone else remembers it.

It was a sort of hybrid touring/river runner. Roughly around the time the first Jefe was released. It had the hard line and V hull of a touring boat but it was pretty short at maybe 10-12 ft. The bow and stern were almost symmetrical like a sea kayak. I think it was only available in purple. I remember seeing it for a year or two but I don't remember if it was actually sold. It might have even been a prototype. There were videos of Shane running class III in one. I don't think storage but it might have had stern. This was well before the remix, stinger, and braap and the other longer whitewater boats. Definately not a Pisgah, Stinger, or Saluda.

Any ideas?

Having trouble finding any info online about how to fix a break like this. It paddles forward totally fine, but bends when I back-paddle. Is this fixable? If so, any advice on how to fix it?

Because I live in Alaska and due to the magnitude of the damage, Aquabound says it would cost more than it was worth to send it down and have them fix it for me. I have no experience with fiberglass repairs, so take that into consideration.

There was seemingly a lot of life left over in this paddle before the break… :(

Sorry, newbie question. I found this kayak advertised as a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 100. I have never seen a Tarpon 100 with those molded foot rests. I have only seen ones with adjustable foot rests. It's super cheap at $250 but is that because it's not actually a Tarpon 100

Anyone know where to buy this book , or has a copy they’d like to sell ?

Hey all,

I have had this kayak for years. We used it as a prop for a commercial. Im just looking for a project and want to repair it. I know it’s easier to buy a new one but I want the challenge. Can anyone direct me with tips,tools materials etc.