Love this kayak and its my first choice for every type of paddling except fishing and running fast, shallow rivers. I have no qualms about comfort, construction, water seepage into the bulkheads, nothing. I do lay a fresh strip if silicone around both sides of both bulkheads first thing each spring because that's what you need to do to keep any kayak waterproof IMO. I also clean the foam seal on the underside of the hatch covers
an apply a light coating of lubricant. I use o ring lubricant you can find wherever they sell pool supplies. It keeps small cracks from forming. Then, of course, pack in dry bags and waterproof stuff sacks for all day or multiday journey. None of that is related specifically to the Cayuga though. Just common sense.
