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  • Picked up my Slayer Propel 10 today

    Today I visited the Native Watercraft factory in Fletcher, NC (near Asheville) and had a thorough tour of the plant with their Slayer Propel product manager. I will be preparing a more detailed description of the manufacturing process in the next week or so that may be of interest to all of us owning polypropylene kayaks.

    I left the factory and headed north on the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. As dusk approached, I pulled off and found a motel in tiny Pineola, NC. Tomorrow I have over 450 miles of driving ahead of me. Hopefully I will have some time on Friday to assemble the Propel unit and take the new boat out for a test ride.

    Here are photos of the Native guys loading my kayak into my minivan. At only 10 ft long, the entire kayak fits inside the van.

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    John Veil
    Annapolis
    Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11

    Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"

  • #2
    You are having too much fun! The new boat is neat that it fits inside the van, the stern looks a bit square, wonder how it does in a following sea? Enjoy!.....Jack

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    • #3
      I like the color choice.
      Hobie fleet:
      2017 Quest 13
      2015 Outback
      2014 Outback

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Cowpokey View Post
        I like the color choice.
        Native calls that color "Lizard Lick", which is a town in central NC. During my tour today, I got to watch how they add the pigmented plastic powder to the molds to make the variegated patterns like mine -- pretty cool.
        John Veil
        Annapolis
        Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11

        Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"

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        • #5
          Would have been cool if you could have watched them mold yours. I suppose that's time prohibitive though, since they still have to trim them add all the hardware after they cool.
          Hobie fleet:
          2017 Quest 13
          2015 Outback
          2014 Outback

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          • #6
            I thought you already had a 10 foot slayer.
            Peggy

            Native Slayer Propel 12.5 Max
            Cobra Explorer

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Pc4sun View Post
              I thought you already had a 10 foot slayer.
              I have had a Slayer Propel 13 for nearly a year -- the 10s are just now coming available. Mine was ready 3 weeks ago, but I did not have time to get it until this week.
              John Veil
              Annapolis
              Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11

              Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"

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              • #8
                Originally posted by J.A. Veil View Post
                At only 10 ft long, the entire kayak fits inside the van.
                I like that it is very portable. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on how it performs compared to the 13 ft version.

                Congrats on the new boat ...

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                • #9
                  Congratulations on the newest addition to your fleet.

                  I can't wait to see it wet.
                  Mark
                  Pasadena, MD


                  Slate Hobie Revolution 13
                  Hidden Oak Native Ultimate 12
                  Lizard Lick Native Ultimate FX Pro

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                  • #10
                    Congrats on your new addition. This may be a loaded open ended question, but what does one do with a FLEET of Kayaks???!!!
                    Freddie T

                    2016 Hobie Outback LE #236
                    Torqeedo Ultralight 403

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Salty Dog View Post
                      Congrats on your new addition. This may be a loaded open ended question, but what does one do with a FLEET of Kayaks???!!!
                      It is somewhat like having a single fishing rod that you use for all applications vs. having a bunch of rods that are optimized for different uses. I fish several times a week from my kayaks and like having flexibility. It is unlikely I will keep all four kayaks in the long term, but will take some time before deciding which one(s) I decide to sell. The new Slayer Propel 10 offers light weight plus pedal drive -- it may make one of the other kayaks obsolete for my purposes.
                      John Veil
                      Annapolis
                      Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11

                      Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"

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                      • #12
                        Thanks John, I know someday in the future, I will be creating a fleet as well, since I am already looking at other makes and models.
                        Freddie T

                        2016 Hobie Outback LE #236
                        Torqeedo Ultralight 403

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                        • #13
                          John,

                          Did you pick that color to match your eyes?
                          Carpe Pisces

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                          • #14
                            You can address him as Captain John from now on.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by whenican View Post
                              You can address him as Captain John from now on.
                              More like Commodore John

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