A Kayak You Can Pedal 

QuietwaterFilms I would like to talk to you about an idea

The Flinstones type of Kayak LOL :)

indeed sometimes the most outrageous idea is a good deviation from the standards. There are now fishing boats with the paddle system similar to mine so the concept is not only now proven it is a product and it is being purchased from some fishing product companies.

Danfuerth Gillis Yabba Dabba Doo :)

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It's called a paddle

The Propel system is only available from Native Watercraft on their kayaks.

What kind of freak of nature has arms that are stronger than their legs? Look at your thighs and then look at your biceps and tell me that your arms are stronger. Unless you are in a wheelchair there is no way.

Yes it's true the reason is simple, are you on a seat on that boat and riding the pedals like a bike? NO!!! Because you are pulling the center of gravity and putting it right over your feet HORRIBLE way of doing this. My legs are strong and when I am on a boat I can row faster than if I was using my feet. I use a circular patter for paddling which is awkward to learn but that is the key to get more power out of your arms than your outstreched legs. Sitting down and putting your legs stretched out, because you can not get your upper boddy weight in order to push the pedals faster, this is how a Bicycle works. Legs vertical, body pushing down on the legs. You can not get this power if you are laying down unless you use your arms. I have raced people on canoe, a kayak and me on a rubber boat, using the circular 2 separate paddle stroking and won against some fit people using a $10 rubber boat. Good idea but Mine is amost finished and using a gear system I have increased the power 5 times. And this system goes on any boat or canoe without modifications universal.

Danfuerth Gillis It would be nice if you would upload a video of your system, so we could see what your working on. It sounds interesting.

LOL There is not even a possibility of arms being stronger than legs. As for you comment about how the pedal is oriented. Have you ever seen a recumbent bicycle? Check out a recumbent bikes pedal orientation and also how fast a recumbent bike is compared to other bikes. Your info is flawed regarding pedaling anything.

Danfuerth Gillis Compare your leg muscles with your arm muscles and then tell us again how much stronger your arms are. I'm not even sure you know the difference between rowing and paddling.

If the propeller goes too fast, it will only cavitate (make bubbles). Each Diameter and pitch has most effective rpm.

i did it by myself for less than 50 bucks :-D