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4 Fun All Star Hero Villain Dynamic Duo All Water Kids Kayaks

Dynamic Duo Series

  • Overview
  • Specs
  • Extras
  • Colors
  • SL vs Elite

20090422-01Welcome to the future! While tandem kayaks have been made before, it was time to make a modern tandem boat that is suitable for teaching in, for bringing friends, significant others, kids, and really opening up paddling to those who don’t want to go solo! This is a high performance tandem with all of the comfort, dryness, durability, ease of rolling, and outfitting of our top of the line Hero series.

Based on the Hero, and the concept that sometimes, two Heroes are better than one, this will be an easy boat to be confident in.

Personally, I (EJ), am excited to paddle it with my kids, my wife, and my friends!

It is my new teaching tool and my way to take class 1 or 2 boaters down class 3 with confidence.

Look for this boat on a river near you in December of 2008! Here are some specs and CAD Photos compliments of the man, the myth, and the legend of whitewater boat design, my design partner since 1994, David Knight….

The following two CAD drawings show how the boat will sit in the water with two different weight paddlers in the bow and stern, and then if they switch positions. What they illustrate is that this boat will do very well with a wide range of paddlers of different weights and either one can sit in the back

Dynamic Duo - $1,599 (Elite) - $1,299 (Super Linear)

  • Length: 12 feet
  • Width: 26.5 inches
  • Volume: 142 gallons
  • 50-50 bow-to-stern volume ratio.
  • Cockpits: bow 34 x 19 3/4; stern 36 x 20 1/2
  • 4 Fun Sized “Rocker” Style Cockpit in Stern (Up to 260 pound paddlers will fit)
  • Fun Sized “Rocker” Style Cockpit in Bow (Up to 200 pound paddlers will fit)
  • Weight of boat is assumed to be 65 lbs
  • Assume total optimum weight range is 265-500 lbs for both paddlers and boat.
  • Designed for optimum size/weight paddlers bow and stern, but to have good performance over a wide range of weights and distributions.
  • “Rocker” equivalent ergonomics for elbows and knees- very smooth and non-intrusive.

Accessories:

Instructional Materials:

ELITE COLORS

   

SUPER LINEAR (SL) COLORS:

ELITE FACTORY CHOICE MULTI COLORS: These are the multicolor boats that you see on the retail floor.  If you order an Elite multicolor, the colors and pattern are determined by our molding staff, resulting in an almost unlimited array of possibilities, some bright and bold, some subtle.  If you want to specify your own colors and/or pattern, then you want a "custom multicolor".  You can mix any of the colors you see here and you can give us a description of what you want your boat to look like.  We are not able to mold extremely complex patterns.  Have your dealer contact Jackson customer service if you have questions about what is and is not possible.  A custom boat adds $75 to the price of a boat.  This charge is the same for any solid or multicolor custom.    - - - SL STANDARD MULTI COLORS: SL standard multicolors are similar to what is shown here, but each will vary somewhat.  Any other SL multicolor is a custom.  Any custom, solid or multicolor, adds $75 to the price of the boat.

Elite

Super Linear
Specs: Elite
  • Crosslinked polyethylene hull
  • Composite beam
  • Sweet Cheeks seat
  • Unishock footbrace system
  • Three year limited warranty with hull replacement at no charge for first two years.
 Specs: Super Linear (SL)
  • Superlinear polyethylene hull
  • Welded-in plastic seat track
  • Foam seat pad
  • Adjustable aluminum footbraces
  • Three year limited warranty with hull replacement at no charge for the first year.
 

Choosing between SL or Elite?

So, you’ve decided which Jackson whitewater model is best for you, now you get to decide between two versions of that model. Relax, either way you go, you’re guaranteed to get a great boat! But both have advantages.

SL (Super Linear)

  • The hull is made from Superlinear, a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene that is the whitewater industry standard. This stuff is super-strong and fairly easy to repair, in the unlikely event that you ever break it.
  • A comfy, foam padded seat sits atop a welded-in plastic track. Simple and easy to adjust.
  • Adjustable, contoured hip pads and backband, same as in the Elite version.
  • SL Duos feature adjustable, aluminium footbraces.
  • And best of all, Jackson’s SL models are competitively priced!
  • WARRANTY: Three year limited warranty with hull replacement at no charge for the first year.

ELITE

  • The hull is made from crosslinked polyethylene. No other major whitewater brand uses crosslink, despite its superior impact strength and abrasion resistance. Why? Crosslink is more expensive, takes longer to process, and requires more highly-skilled molders. Superlinear is tough. Crosslink is tougher and can be molded a bit lighter.
  • Elites feature a seat with “Sweet Cheeks”, Jackson’s unique, custom-fit butt-pad, for all-day comfort. The Elite seat sits atop a composite beam that integrates into the foam walls, providing unparalleled hull stiffness and total outfitting integrity.
  • Elite Duos have the unique Unishock Footbrace system
  • WARRANTY:   Three year limited warranty with hull replacement at no charge for first two years.

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