Manu Kayak
Overview
Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, and the land of Manus. The new Waka MANU has hit the water.
A Manu is that classic NZ, V-shaped dive bomb where you land on your ass trying to make the biggest splash possible. The Manu kayak was dreamt up on the Kaituna river, Okere Falls – home of warm water, great rapids, beautiful bush and plenty of Manus.
Following in the line of the OG, Steeze , Stoke and even the Skuxx, the Waka Manu brings something from each of them but especially from the OG. This full size creek boat gives you that high, dry, confidence-inspiring feel that people love in the OG, while blending in some of the faster, more dynamic characteristics that make the Stoke a joy to paddle. The end result is a boat that feels at home charging big, pushy whitewater but still provides maximum fun surfing down laterals and smashing eddies. Plenty of rocker keeps you on the surface and skipping, and the design provides that reassuring platform when you’re dropping into something messy. Underneath the boat, we’ve added some of the Skuxx hull to carve across currents, hold a clean line, whilst still letting the boat break free and stay loose. The Manu is the creek boat where you will say “if other paddlers in other boats can make it, I definitely can in the Manu”. This boat is for paddlers who want one boat that can handle big missions, technical creeks, and everything in between.
Technical Specifications
| Length: | 275cm; 9ft |
| Width: | 70cm; 27.6 inches |
| Weight: | 23kg; 50lbs |
| Paddler weight: | 65-120kg; 143-265lbs |
| Volume: | 380 litres; 100 gal |
| Style: | Creeker |
Available colors
Key Features
The MANU has easy-to adjust outfitting. We wanted to have strong but fast adjustment to our outfitting to ensure it caters for everyone from schools to experts.
Seat
The seat is roto-moulded. It has three screw holes under the hip pads on seat tab to adjust the seat position. Just loosen two screws and the seat will slide forward and backwards. The seat is very comfortable, especially over longer periods of time.
Hip Pads
Shaped pads are provided that velcro onto the seat. Also they have two straps that go around the seat to prevent losing them in a swim. Two extra pads for each side are provided for easy adjustment. You can put one or two pads between the shaped pad and the seat as required.
Back-band
The back-band is extremely comfortable. It has two ratchets and ladders, making it easy to adjust and tighten. It can be adjusted even more by altering the length of webbing on the back of the back-band. The back-band has been mounted to allow for easy access to any safety equipment or overnight gear stored behind the seat.
Thigh braces The thigh braces are extremely comfortable. They are simple, light weight and most importantly, very effective, giving you perfect control. The thigh braces in the Skuxx Deluxe have purposely been left longer for extra knee grip for the full on boaters. If you find this is to much or want easier exiting from your boat you can easily trim the braces down 5mm-10mm preferably with a rasp.
Foot-block
The foot-block is fully adjustable thanks to four thumb-nuts on the inside of the hull. The width of the foot-block is also adjustable, depending on the position of the foot block.
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