Before I share the specs on the pedal drive canoe prototype I just want to make it clear that this is not the size I would normally build for myself. (our building system will let you build any size canoe) I deliberately undersized this canoe to try to find the lower limit of canoe size the pedal drive would work for. Also, I framed a good portion of this with spruce which adds significant weight over my normal western red cedar so this canoe would normally be a bit lighter. . Length: 14’8”, wid

I took the pedal drive prototype out yesterday in relatively light winds to see how our pop-up sail system would interface with the pedal drive. As expected, not very well. The flippers add enormous drag to what is otherwise a surprisingly swift sail, despite its tiny size. There’s also just way too much risk of tangling the control lines on the pedals. So for these reasons, when it’s time to sail I would likely pull the drive out and fasten it behind me, and then plug the drive hole. . Speaking

While lmaking an update video for our YouTube channel i came across this nice slow motion rolling clip from the Greenland kayak prototyping I was doing last year. I recently changed the way I do prototyping work from finishing kayaks and testing them to just building the frames and then shrink wrapping them for testing. On this particular design project this approach allowed me to test 20 variations in the same amount of time it would have taken to build five kayaks to completion. This superchar

Whether you’re a Texan or visiting the Lone Star State, this clear kayak adventure on the San Marcos River is one you don’t want to skip! 😎🛶 | Get Up And Go Kayaking