Is it going to be an awesome fishing kayak? Probably not. You know, I got some people on the water with these things, got some enjoyment out of them. Other than that, for 188 bucks, do I recommend it? I do. But ultimately, your going to need a tile sponge, and your going to need to get in there and mop the water out to get it all out. If I pull that thing out, you can pull it out pretty easy. When your sitting there at the edge of the water stopping for lunch, put the paddle there, it keeps it from getting knocked around, floating away, whatever. This holds your paddle on the side of the boat.

But you could put a jacket or something up in there. It’s got a little bit more up on the front for a water bottle. So you could put a jacket or something under there. You don’t want to be leaning way back in this thing, so that’ll get you up off the back, get you more centrally located. Materials: Rugged UV-stabilized Fortiflex® high density polyethylene.Very stable, easy to get in and out of the boat. So what’s good about this boat? Well, I’ll tell ya. So, if you need that kind of storage space in a kayak, you need to be looking at a different kayak probably. It’s not … It’s going to be negatively buoyant, which is unsafe. You get this thing upside down to fill with water, and you cut that back hatch away, and you remove that styrofoam, the boat’s probably going to sink.

There’s no bull ked in this boat, so your flotation comes from some styrofoam blocks that are stuffed up in here, up back into the seat. There’s some modifications people do with that. So, what I did, is I put some silicone marine sealant under each one of those just to keep it from taking in a little bit of water, make it a little bit nicer.

One thing I’m going to add, right here, there’s three screws that hold in the foot braces, and those come with just a hole and a screw in it. For 188 bucks, it’ll definitely get the job done, get you out of the water. Gets scratched somewhat easily.Īgain it’s not a whitewater boat. Turns well, doesn’t track so well, that’s a compromise your going to have to make on any boat. So, lighter users, beginner, amateurs, your going to be good with this boat. You got a 175 pound adult in this thing, and it’s riding somewhat low in the water, not dangerously low, but lower than you’d want it in rougher water. You know, I would definitely say over the eight foot boat, if your going to do any kind of paddling, and your not a small child, stay away from the eight foot boot, because the 10 is the bare minimum, really. But it’s really just to keep you from getting banged up with your knees getting in and out. And it does have these little neoprene knee pads that give you an idea that you can put your knees on there, and get some control. So, for a small kid, there’s a lot of space in there, your definitely not going to get stuck. Because this cockpit as we can see, its a big cockpit. Add some comfort, and it gives you kind of a place holder for your butt.

You know, peel off the back, stick it on. Down here, that blue pad, that’s called a hot seat. But, it’s probably going to hold up for a while for light use. Now this back bend, this comes with the boat. And I paddle these boats a few different times now, so got a couple of things to say about them.įirst thing, there’s not much a seat in this. As you see, I’ve got another one over here. So a couple upgrades, couple things added to it. It’s just the regular Aruba as we can see. So, the Aruba 10 this one was bought at Walmart at 190 bucks. So, I have a couple of hours experience paddling these boats, and I figure I’ll help you out a little bit, and give you a little insight on the Aruba 10, and yay or nay on the purchase. So, I don’t want to invest $1,000 or $2,000 and then have to sell everything and not really be happy. A lot of people they think about something, they’re like, Your probably thinking about getting into kayaking, and your not looking to spend a lot of money. You must be looking at an Aruba 10, or some sort of cheap, inexpensive kayak.

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