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  • #16
    Loved it John! One of the best posts ever!
    I'd love to have the word doc. You've got my email. Thanks!

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    • #17
      A very interesting post. Great to see how they make the kayaks. How long does it take from start to finish to make one kayak?

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Goody View Post
        A very interesting post. Great to see how they make the kayaks. How long does it take from start to finish to make one kayak?

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        During the tour we did not follow the exact same kayak from start to finish -- we examined several kayaks at different stages of completion. My guess is that getting one kayak from plastic powder to oven to unmolded hull to finished product would be 2-3 hours. Of course there is extra time (running parallel to the molding process) to make the seats and other fabric components.
        John Veil
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        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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        • #19
          Double post.
          Last edited by J.A. Veil; 10-30-2014, 02:27 PM.
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          • #20
            Thanks John, Very informative
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            • #21
              great post!
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              • #22
                John, great job on the post. Must come from writing books.
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                • #23
                  I was surprised to see this 2014 post show up again. The rotomolding manufacturing process is quite interesting. Native's sister company Hurricane makes thermoformed kayaks, including two Propel versions -- one is sold as a Hurricane model, the other as a Native model. I have not witnessed the thermoforming process in person, but it involves placing a relatively thin sheet of ABS plastic onto a mold and then heating it. The sheet takes the shape of the mold. Last week I visited a large Native dealer in the Tampa area and saw one of the new thermoformed Slayer Propel 12 LT kayaks -- it looked sharp and was quite light. http://nativewatercraft.com/product/...-propel-12-lt/
                  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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                  • #24
                    I'm so glad someone found this post, very interesting to see the whole process. I never realized these were made in my hometown state of NC either. Looks like a pretty cool place to work.
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