r/orukayak

My Bay St has sprung a small leak, I'm assuming on the bottom. I had maybe 3-4 of cups over the course of a 2 hour trip. I plan to inspect it Wednesday and fix it. What glue or sealant would be best to use?

Does anyone have experience taking the beach through rougher conditions?
-high wind
-small rapids
-small chop/waves

I don’t anticipate taking it out into these conditions very often but I’d like it to be able to handle them. If it absolutely cannot even with floats in the bulkheads and the splash decks then maybe I need the Bay.

I’ve been looking to buy an Oru Kayak for almost a decade and I’m finally ready to pull the trigger. Key factors for me are versatility, storage space, and handling. I mostly paddle on smaller lakes, creeks, and rivers and enjoy kayak camping.

The beach seems like it would allow me to pack more equipment, certainly bulkier items, and allow quick access. The open top design might be better is the summer and allow you to adjust your position more for longer stretches of paddling.

The bay is definitely superior handling and the increased coverage would prevent splashing in rougher conditions and allow it be used in colder seasons. Storage space seems very tricky though.

Thoughts?

Good morning! Just wondering if anybody has any experience with reinforcing the seat back or purchasing an alternative seatback from anywhere? I find it to be so low. I'd rather have some real support when I'm rowing and put my back into it...I have the original (complete trash) version of the Lake and I'd like to upgrade it to the Lake+ version, but then I looked closely, and I'd really be paying 175 dollars for a trash piece of plastic instead of just manufacturing something better myself. Anybody know of any alternatives? Or any companies proving a better seat? 175 dollars is too much for the difference of a poor seatback update to the actual floorboard--and I'd have to purchase the bad pads over again (I purchased the upgrades since it's very poorly marked that it doesn't work with the original Lake) So if I paid the 175, I'd literally just be purchasing the floorboard for the seatback plastic and that's all. It's such bad marketing! Anyway--helpful feedback would be appreciated!

I bought a Bay kayak early this year and even have the thicker gel seat cushion but omg… my booty hurts so bad after like 3 hours in the kayak. And I got some cheeks on me!

I’ve paddled on cheaper sit-on-top and sit-in kayaks for hours on end, as well as a sea kayak which I paddled 6-13 hours per day for 4 days straight. My ass has never hurt this bad.

Is anyone able to kayak longer duration or kayak multiple-day trips on these? I think my ass would fall off completely if I tried. What’s your setup seat-wise?

For such an expensive boat, I’m really surprised it’s Oru’s “plan a” as their design. As things stand now, I love the convenience of my folding kayak but I would NEVER recommend this literal pain-in-the-ass kayak.