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Orca POS number 3 or 4 I forgot. I have another one that was babied and now I see fluid leaving and a bubble forming. These things are high priced JUNK. Never left in the sun unless being used. Stored in dock box which is in the shade to boot. Just bought a Bruton also. Will get a Ritchie and make my own base to fit the peaked decks of my Current Designs Libra XT, Solstice GT, and my Extreme GTS. If you can find one for .25 cent buy one. Over that they are not worth it. Well even at that price you don't want one because it may fail just when you need it.

Battery compartment that holds three AAA batteries is made very fragile. Second season and it has cracked. It has two dividers which are super fragile and now where end plate for batteries is mounted has cracked, The plastic is so thin they probably saved a dime on plastic. Important for safety and should be made better. Needs to be checked for moisture also to prevent corrosion.

Great idea somewhat poor execution sadly. Probably will not buy another. I do have another one as a back up unused. It will be the same and I am not abusive with equipment. Hopefully they change the design.

I purchased a 1999 Libra XT and love it. I also have a Solstice 2008 and Nomad / Extreme 2003. Paddled it yesterday with my wife who has a Eddyline Journey. No numbers on speed but i is not a slouch by any means. Paddled a route I do with the Nomad and it was 5 minutes slower in a 45 minute trip. Boat cleaned up well and shines again. That is the quality of materials used after many years.

Boat turns easily with the rudder. Didn't try it without yet as it was the first trip. Good in waves and handles well. Very relaxing to use with a partner as you can paddle separately or in sync. Finish and workmanship are usual CD high quality.

I have the older Yakima pedals which I will change to Sea-lect as the newer Libra's have. Yakima is not really comfortable. I had to tie a few additional deck bungees to use my deck bags which is easy and cheap.

I have the fiberglass layup unlike the other CD's I have which are Kevlar. They is some core material in the floor for strength. It weights about 90 lb, but the big surprise was loading it on my high roofed Ford SUV Excursion. Seemed fairly easy for it's weight and I think it is because of the length giving you leverage. I am 6' and 220 and 62. Called and ordered a few part from CD which is always easy and reasonable in price.

Not a divorce boat as tandems are called. Nice because I don't have to worry where she is or if I had and new paddler with me. Will use it all winter as I do the other kayaks on Long Island. Only thing I could see is if you have long legs the pedals where mounted now could be a bit tight. I have 32" inseam. I may move the Sea-lect pedal forward if required. I can even mod the Yakima for another 3/4" . Very happy with my purchase.

Works decent as long as you don't have to put air in the tires if they are flat. As mentioned below the regular air chuck does not fit. I had to put a small flat blade screwdriver through the rim to keep the stem out. Was a bit worried about puncturing the tube; blunt end would be better instead of a screw driver. So after 20 minutes of experimentation the tires are re-inflated. Second time would be faster. Better not to get a flat or let them go down. Mine were sitting for a while. Otherwise it is good!