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I love the look and design of my kayak. I'm a 5'4", 130-pound female and needed a boat that I could lift by myself, and this was it! I can't lift it when loaded for overnight trips, but I can do the 41 pounds to get it on and off my car myself. I chose this one over an Eddyline because of its storage ability, weight, and slender shape. Over 40 pounds and 12 feet long, it gets tough to maneuver. The day hatch has been great, but I wish they had a drink holder in the cockpit. The other two storage bins are amazingly huge! I have been able to store all my camping gear plus firewood with ease. The only issue since I got it has been with the closing of the bigger/back storage bin, and I am asking for a rubber replacement. It just won't seal, and if it weren't for the elastic closing over it tightly enough, my stuff would have gotten wet. I'm still waiting to see what they do about it. The other two have had no such issues, so I don't know if it's perhaps a size issue as well. Just recently, on a kayaking road trip, the day bin's lid flew off; I'm not sure why; perhaps I didn't seal it, or it got loose. I'm waiting to see how much that replacement is. Overall, though, the boat has been great on the water. My one improvement would also be the way the seat is adjusted. It's done with a little elastic string that I worry will give out, and I have kicked it loose a few times as I was getting in the boat, which was inconvenient since I had to dig around it and find it to sit properly while already on the water. If it weren't for the chair adjustment and the back storage bin, I would have given it 5 stars.