Roto-molded V1/OC1
Taiki,
there is a rotomolded OC-1 called the Nalu.. Riot Kayaks is the manufacturer.. As I recall t's a bit of a sturdy brute @30kg and I've only ever seen one in BC at the Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club
http://www.riotkayaks.com/v3/fw_nalu.asp
for a club canoe or a member with not much money or a casual user, it would be great. I've often wondered why the beachboy rental hutson Waikiki don't carry these in their rental fleets for tourists and non paddlers.. oh .. right.. I remember how badly I abused that rental longboard..bad idea....
hope this helps.
Roscoe
www.outrigger.ca
#1 Sat, 05/13/2006 - 7:34am
Openocean,
Do you recall the one you saw in BC if the ama was on the left? I looked up the web site you posted and noticed the ama was rigged on the right. Do you know if they are made to be reversible?
Thanks,
PyRow
#2 Sat, 05/13/2006 - 3:21pm
it doesn't look like there's a rudder or steering pedals. That might be challenging. Looks cool though. I bet with steering pedals, it would be great for the fishermens here in Hawaii. I wonder how much they cost.
#3 Sat, 05/13/2006 - 10:40pm
We are now working on short and heavy-duty OC1 for recreational use.
Proto will be made of fiberglass layups, but once we satisfy with its performance, we'll go for roto-molding.
In Japan, where's known as a high-tech country, metal mold for roto-molding is not that expensive like before.
#5 Sat, 10/21/2006 - 12:14am
dude...that is so bad ass
I'd buy it, then rig it with a SAIL and haul ass. it could be done if the boat is cheap enough. Wonder if it will have a rudder system. You could bang the hell out of it since it's plastic...sweet
seriously...
#7 Sat, 10/21/2006 - 11:21pm
hey jc9_0, didn't i see you last year racing the nalu roto-mold, man you were reallyflying down wind. was that without a rudder? that japanese model might even be faster.
#8 Tue, 10/24/2006 - 8:46pm
only cause i was smoking everyone..
but honestly, if the damn thing is cheap enough, i would buy it and rig it with a safety ama and sail it. it would be so freakin fast! can you imagine?!? a boat that small and light with some kind of widsurf rig...it would be scary fast.
#9 Tue, 10/24/2006 - 10:25pm
I have been recieving many inquiries from my neighbouring sufers and sailors if there are any roto-molded Va'a/Canoe available in the world.
They just want to try paddling, but not so much into to get expensive racing OC1.
Is there any available now?
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