Moken 14 Maiden Voyage

[Amish Ed]

Always fun to break in a new yak. Too bad the fish didn't want to play though.

[Biggameaddict]

How did the wheel work out?

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Biggameaddict

How did the wheel work out?

The wheel was a good idea, and is great for loading and unloading. Moving around the garage and house and such but it didn't work well once the Kayak was loaded up. As I pulled it toward the water the Kayak would tip to the side. I had to pull it using both hands walking backward to keep it from tipping, that wasn't to easy.

Exiting the water it helped it come out of the water but pulling it up the sand was not happening. I brought my other set of wheels just in case the wheel didn't work as planned. I was please how well this kayak loaded onto the cart.

I'm sure the wheel would do O.K. if you were pulling it out of a harder surface like a boat launch ramp, or hard packed dirt like at a lake or something.

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Always fun to break in a new yak. Too bad the fish didn't want to play though.

I didn't launch at the location I should have launched. I always take my new kayaks to Tidelands for the maiden voyages, I don't know why, but I really like launching there for the first time. Anyway I was getting bites all over the place, but what I wanted to do mostly was get the Kayak on the water, test the FF, and get comfortable with the new ride. This this is beyond comfortable, my legs, butt, and back were not tired from the sitting. Most of all the Kayak as Dry in the seat are the entire time.

[Fish4Fun]

U make me want to get one for myself. I am sure we will see many on the water soon.

I checked out their Website and they are a company based in Thailand. Are the yaks made over there? and imported here? or are they made in the U.S.

... wonder how they handle warranty issues if one comes up.

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Fish4Fun

U make me want to get one for myself. I am sure we will see many on the water soon.

I checked out their Website and they are a company based in Thailand. Are the yaks made over there? and imported here? or are they made in the U.S.

... wonder how they handle warranty issues if one comes up.

I've paddled a few popular Kayaks(Cobra Navigator, Cobra Explorer, Malibu X-factor, Prowler 15s, and Tarpons) and as mentioned before the ride was dry, the only water I saw in the foot area of the boat was the from Scuppers. I'm telling you this thing handled everything, on a rough day, very well. Way better than any of my other Kayaks did. I did not feel tippy at all, I was moving around on the Kayak very easily. I'm going do a video to show all the features this thing has because they are worth posting. Cool thing is, OEX offers these Kayaks up for sale. Eric is our local sales rep and is based in Oceanside. If you look at the prices of these kayaks they are much better priced than many of the other Kayaks.

[Hogstir]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

I've paddled a few popular Kayaks(Cobra Navigator, Cobra Explorer, Malibu X-factor, Prowler 15s, and Tarpons) and as mentioned before the ride was dry, the only water I saw in the foot area of the boat was the from Scuppers. I'm telling you this thing handled everything, on a rough day, very well. Way better than any of my other Kayaks did. I did not feel tippy at all, I was moving around on the Kayak very easily. I'm going do a video to show all the features this thing has because they are worth posting. Cool thing is, OEX offers these Kayaks up for sale. Eric is our local sales rep and is based in Oceanside. If you look at the prices of these kayaks they are much better priced than many of the other Kayaks.

I curious how it will do in a surf launch?