Pelican - Getaway 110 HDII Recreational Kayak- Sit-on-Top - Lightweight and Stable one Person Kayak Vapor Deep Blue-White- 11 ft

After carefully researching pedal-driven kayaks for years - and secretly lusting for a Hobie Mirage drive boat since they first became available - I am delighted with my choice of the Pelican incarnation of this excellent, reliable propulsion technology.The boat itself is a marvel of stability and comfort.As long as the drive unit is properly adjusted for leg length, and following the very good YouTube recommendations for tweaking the cable tightness in the drive itself (as well as some fine-tuning improvements to the pedal mounts for quiet and easy operation), the overall experience is one of easy hands-free quiet operation, stability, ease of launch and beaching - all the things I had hoped and waited for.And it's Very Fast - ! On one occasion, I spotted a wayward PFC floating in the middle of a 4-mile lake, sprinted over to it - tried to find the Owner, and lacking that I took it over to the dock and left it there... then resumed my tour of the lake. 10 minutes to be helpful and it was easy.It could be inflatable I suppose - but then I would wonder about puncture reliability far from the beach - so I personally prefer the guaranteed safety and performance of this product's rigid hull. After spending the entire Summer of 2023 on various lakes and rivers - many all-day trips far from the dock, loaded down with supplies - with no incidents.Speaking of the hull; The odd-looking hull design has it's benefits. With two long "outrigger" hull forms on either side, from the stern to the Pedal Well - and the center hull form under the Bow - this boat rides like no kayak I know of. Lateral stability and Tracking are very good, and so is control authority in turns, thanks to the ample rudder and solid control assembly.I did make some adjustments to the rudder control assembly, so now it "holds" at whatever rudder angle I set, but is also easily changed to a new heading.All in all - and also in the details - a fine human-powered boating experience. Great hands-free time on the water, in a very durable boat with negligible maintenance. :)

The media could not be loaded. UPDATE: Amazon Customer service as well as Pelican Customer Service are amazing! I was very fairly compensated by Amazon for the variation in what I expected for the coloring as well as Pelican, who didn't even need to offer anything but still extended a beautiful expression of appreciation for my business. In addition, this boat is AWESOME and I LOVE IT!! I have been out on the water 3 times already and I can't stop smiling. It's fun, smooth, easy and I love the exercise. I was so close to buying the Hobie but grateful that I found this first. Definitely worth the money and I plan to have it for years to come. I will upload a video as well.This is the second kayak I ordered (I returned the first one due to LOTS of shipping damage and almost appered to have been used plus I am STILL waiting for my refund to post now 3 weeks later after the damaged item was picked up by the freight company). There was no damage to this second kayak, it was delivered on time, everything was intact and delivery went very smooth. They did NOT call half hour before arriving as I was told they would but it was definitely delivered within the 3 hour window and I was home anyway so it was fine.The only disappointment is the patterning on the boat itself. It is nothing like the photo of what I ordered or like the first damaged boat I received (the top of that first boat was beautiful and just like the photo). When I wrote to Pelican and asked them if the coloring was defective they replied with this: "Is it not defective, the coloring is a little hasard since we melt some plastic, we don't have 100% control on the patterns it will gives. But be assure, you kayak is perfectly fine, just a little bit different."A LITTLE bit different? It's supposed to be marbled, and it's striped. That's a totally different look. If I am paying $1000.00 for anything, I want it to look exactly like what I ordered.I bought my current Wilderness kayak as a 'blemished' boat which was instantly discounted at 20% off from the retailer due to a slight mishap in the coloring process on a small part of the boat which was totally inconspicuous. I didn't have any issue paying 20% less for that because I chose that boat knowing that it had 'blemishes' and slight off coloring and appreciated the discount for the blemishes so I am disappointed that I got this boat at full price, especially since I needed to re-order and wait for this one because of the damage to my first one and it looks completely different from what I ordered. If I wanted a 'different' pattern, I would have chosen that on my own or purchased it at a discount because it was 'different'. With all the great reviews about Pelican, I am a bit surprised at this response. I am certainly not going to return it since I had to wait so long to get my replacement but I am just sharing my experience in case someone has the same situation with their purchase.In any case, I am looking forward to getting out on the water. I am sure that it will perform beautifully and that will be a 5 star experience but as of today, I am giving a 2 star because of my disappointment with the aesthetics and how Pelican replied to my concern. I will likely follow up with a phone call of my concern to Pelican as well. Maybe I will update my rating after that call.

Kayak had a broken seat and broken rudder cable. I contacted Pelican to report the damage. I received an email from them on July 26 that they had received my complaint and they would let me know in three days if it was accepted or rejected. It is now August 4 and I have not heard back. (The only recourse I have with Amazon is to return it for a refund.)