Making a Venture Kayak

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schlaznger - 6 years ago

I made a kayak out of some paracord, pillows, an old tire, painters plastic, balloons and a tampon....it didn't float but on the bright side the balloons float perfectly right above where it sank.

Cương Bùi Văn - 6 years ago

How much is it? I want to have one

toagne85 - 6 years ago

anyone here knows how they could extract the upper deck mould DESPITE the cockpit rim undercut @2:32?? I'm having a hard time trying to figure it out myself...

James Martin - 7 years ago

one session trying to roll and my thigh pads are wrecked and i cant find replacements anywhere, contacted company but no response at all.

Jack Virga - 8 years ago

What do they spray on the mold before spreading the polyethylene?

Martynas Ribaconka - 6 years ago

They put mould release. Without it plastic would stick to the mould and burn

Buddysimo Simonetta - 7 years ago

Jack Virga release agent like maybe wax or oil

Fabián Alejandro Flores - 9 years ago

Anyone know the name of the music video?

Fabián Alejandro Flores - 9 years ago

I´m beginner in Kayaking and was always interested to know how one was made... Excellent video, very enlightening!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Paul Whitelock - 9 years ago

Great to see how my kayak was made. Thanks for the video.

Suwaroj P. - 9 years ago

Thank you so much

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Racing Singles - 11 years ago

cool

tuna hunter - 11 years ago

Really bad music!

2kapucynka - 11 years ago

great movie with nice music

Mike Pearson - 11 years ago

I just got one these. They're really well build and the finish is superb. The design is really well thought out and has loads of clever features built into it, like paddle rest, removable sealed store, mounting for rod rests, elasticated retainer for lifting lugs, good mechanism for lowering skeg, and loads of good detail.

Jace Hebert - 11 years ago

yes , but only the ones actually made by hand. with these there's really no skill in it but the wooden ones for sure take skill an talent! :)

M C - 11 years ago

Well, it depends... some skill is required. If I make one of those for sure it would be sinking in less than 5 mins xD

Jace Hebert - 11 years ago

kayaks are so easily made..yet so dam expensive!

Brad R - 6 years ago

They pay 30 percent tax you gotta remember

Brad R - 6 years ago

Jace Hebert maybe because of taxes and insurance and other overhead the company has

Slaven Hadzic - 14 years ago

Well if you look at it that way they are equal. But i would much rather spend time repairing the composite (and only if you know how to do it, which I do) than paddling in a heavier kayak for those long distances. I think it also depends on the distance and the level at which you paddle. I,m a long distance guy so a plastic one is too heavy.

Alex Larson - 14 years ago

Not neccesarilly. Polyethylene has a higher resistannce to impact on hard, sharp things such as Rocks. It is an extremley durable materials, and is almost imposible to penetrate with a rock. Composite is stiffer, lighter, and slightly more efecient, but not as impact resistant. When you weigh the pros and cons, they are about equal.

Ed Nuttall - 15 years ago

i just bought an easky 15, very clever how you make them tho!

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Slaven Hadzic - 15 years ago

Good stuff but composite is better.

Robert N Pruden - 15 years ago

This video has me lamenting the fact that the river here is frozen and I can't take my kayak out for another 3-4 months. Sigh! Great video...it's always cool to see how stuff is made.

Cesar Nosso - 15 years ago

Nice Video!

Matthew Hare - 16 years ago

I bought my Easky 15, which looks almost identical to the one in the video, back in October and I love it more every time I go out in. Thanks for the hard work you put in to building them, It's really worth it :) PS Have you seen your kayaks in the latest "Visit Scotland" adverts in the cinema? Heavy product placement! ;)