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Carolina kayak designer Ralph Beer adopted design and construction techniques from the high performance Surfyak surf kayak into a lightweight, easy to build touring kayak. The Touryak 12 is a delight for paddlers of all skill levels to paddle. The wide, flat bottom floats you high so you can explore the shallows. The sharp rails make this boat track straight and true. Even beginning paddlers don't zigzag! The low deck profile cheats the wind and reduces "weather cocking" in side winds.
Weighing just 30 pounds or less, there is no problem getting the Touryak on and off your car. Women love to be able to "man handle" their own boats to the water. (Macho men love it too. We just can't admit that hoisting a heavy clunker almost blew our shoulder out of its socket...)
Materials for your Touryak cost less than $150. This recreational kayak can easily be built in less than 2 weeks using 1/8" luan plywood, fiberglass cloth, and epoxy with common woodworking tools. The video contains a complete step by step guide to layout and construction. You will also learn about composite structures and basic techniques on how to work with fiberglass.
This kayak is a great first building project. It also appeals to experienced boat builders who want something to paddle where they would not dare paddle a trophy kayak that took 6 months to a year to build. This design is perfect for clubs, schools, scouting groups, and home school where the educational value is as important as the end product. There is plenty of footage of the kayak in action that shows how well it paddles and will inspire you to start your own Touryak adventures.
(about 66 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on March 10, 2005 in Vehicles::Boats.
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The information on this dvd was excellent but the quality of the recording was terrible. Lots of stuttering and picture breakup. Was unable to watch the whole movie as it finally quit playing all together at the very end(My dvd player is excellent quality and plays the format that this disc was recorded with). Very disappointed with the DVD.
The subject is very interesting and I would love to build one of these kayaks, but the quality of the video is pretty poor and it's hard to get much out of it.
Just a little longer than the commercial, it was meant to be seen on television, the resolution was very low for computer dvd player, once i played it on my TV i could make out the dimensions in the spec sheets. Very hard to read off the screen.
