It seems that this sits rather high and would barely touch the water. Does it really help? I do have issues with my Tahiti kayak "spinning".
1665326
Yes it helps a great deal, I thought the same thing that it barely touches the water, but it works
1665327
It sits lower in the water when you put some weight in the kayak. It has worked well for me. No real issues with spinning
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It is true it sits rather high, yet if you place it rightly, it very, very much affects the kayak. It is way easier to keep a straight line. The tick is to NOT push it down too much between the inflated sides underneath the spray cover, but to push it down half way and then tilt it towards the kayak so it really touches the water. It holds very well in that position. it doesn't slide down, because the two inflated sides are squeezing it tightly.I am originally from Switzerland, so English is my second language, if you do not understand my description, please try me again and I 'll ask my husband to describe it to you. It is true it sits rather high, yet if you place it rightly, it very, very much affects the kayak. It is way easier to keep a straight line. The tick is to NOT push it down too much between the inflated sides underneath the spray cover, but to push it down half way and then tilt it towards the kayak so it really touches the water. It holds very well in that position. it doesn't slide down, because the two inflated sides are squeezing it tightly.I am originally from Switzerland, so English is my second language, if you do not understand my description, please try me again and I... » Read More It is true it sits rather high, yet if you place it rightly, it very, very much affects the kayak. It is way easier to keep a straight line. The tick is to NOT push it down too much between the inflated sides underneath the spray cover, but to push it down half way and then tilt it towards the kayak so it really touches the water. It holds very well in that position. it doesn't slide down, because the two inflated sides are squeezing it tightly.I am originally from Switzerland, so English is my second language, if you do not understand my description, please try me again and I 'll ask my husband to describe it to you. « Show Less
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I have the same issue, it takes a little bit of finessing and turning to get it to sit level. It works really well.
1211351
It should help an attendant keep them afloat in shallow water. I bought this one for my son who weighs 50 lbs and it keeps him afloat with minimum effort on his own.
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It sits a few inches off the ground. Mine is ON the ground now because it broke the first time I used it and I weigh 162 pounds soaking wet, so yeah ...have fun.
1284925
I started out using them, but then figured out I could get by without them. I think it really depends on the size of your kayak. Mine is only 10ft long, so it doesn't catch much wind.
1645027
I think the depth needs to be a little deeper. The black thing in the picture has to touch the water in order to spin and keep the water moving.
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No, it would cause you to be unable to get the kayak very high off the floor and your mechanical advantage would be compromised making you try to stretch the kayak...
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I am sure this would tip over when the boat starts moving. You would be best served looking for another option. That's my opinion anyway. Good Luck!
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The more precisely level the better, but I only had an almost-level spot and it still works. The problem is just that the water is leaning to one side and putting extra pressure on one side. If it's slightly off-level, it is still workable.
566409
Not really - if you inflate the kayak too much you may experience some discomfort fitting your feet in, but at a medium inflation level you would fit fine and still maintain good buoyancy.
145022
Mine had a little give but if it sinks more than an inch I'd return it as defective.
1860873
I don't think this one would work well for that because it folds up. When you go to slide the kayak across it, it would fold up on you. I've had it happen when I'm loading my kayak on it. I have to place the kayak on it, not slide it across.
1860870
Hard to keep it attached to the kayak when on uneven surfaces. I would say no
994249
No, it wouldn't be wide enough even on the widest setting. It would be nice if they made another top piece that was on an angle just for kayaks.
144774
I don't know the answer to this. I had bought mine for an inground pool and it just floats on the top of the water. Sorry.
10709
when you throw a couple of kayaks on top along with the racks and fairing its tough to say it does much for improving mileage. I don't leave the racks on all the time so not great comparisons. Technically it should help, but I don't think you are going to see a big improvement. I really got the fairing to cut down on the noise, that works well.
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We just took it out for the first time on a very windy day on a local lake that had some small whitecaps and some speedboats causing wakes. It rolled enough to make us nervous, so we made sure to head into the wakes and not let them hit us sideways. We found that if we kept the seat bottoms half inflated, then our center of gravity was a bit lower, and we were clearly more stable.