Kayak was fairly simple to put together. I did watch the videos provided to install the rudder etc. You do need to get your own allen wrench for the pedals the one that came with it didn't fit. And you have to adjust that and tighten it from time to time. I am 100% satisfied with my purchase! I was out fishing in it over the weekend and it was just fabulous! The pedal drive is flawless when pedaling, you do need to get familiar with how to raise it when you need to because you can't raise it as quickly as you'd like because the propeller has to be facing upwards straight up so that might take a little time but you just pull the pin push it Forward pull it up and you're good. When you get to about a foot of water you may want to elevate the pedal drive. Now they do advertise that you can stand on this kayak, however, I personally would not be able to because of balance issues and you would have to be very careful to stand up so just a word of caution. Otherwise the quality of this product is excellent. Works perfectly. Just make sure you check your local register your local laws etc you may need a launching permit at certain state parks I know in Pennsylvania we do so make sure you get yourself a launching permit or a mooring permit. I didn't know this stuff and I got cited for it. Oh and one other flaw I found was in the rudder assembly those round pins there's three of them they seem to go missing so I have a bent hook in one of them and keep an eye on them very closely because without those round pins you cannot operate the rudder.

I did a lot of research on various Kayak models before I decided to invest the substantial amount of money in picking up this Crank 10. I have been eyeballing the Perception Pilot 12 for quite some time now, but he 12 length eliminated all of my options for storing such a huge boat. The Crank 10 is very similar in design, and having already had a little bit of hands-on-experience with the larger model I knew that this was the Kayak I wanted for the 2021.I ordered this Kayak way back in February and scheduled the shipping for a particular date in mid March. It just so happened that my vacation time from my job was at a use-it-or-lose-it point, so knowing I had a top-notch kayak on order I decided to plan a week down south visiting family and hopefully getting out to do a bit of kayaking and fishing off of my new boat. The delivery company (XPO Logistics) provided me with a 12 hour window of time for when my delivery would arrive, and since it required my signature I took the day off of work and planned my vacation days around that schedule. Unfortunately, the kayak I ordered was somehow lost in the mail... how a 100lb, 10' long boat gets lost in shipping is a complete mystery, but whatever I suppose. This shipping issue caused me to have to delay my trip down south by 2 days, eating up some of that precious vacation time I had saved up.Eventually (after about a month) I was able to get a full refund on the lost kayak, but because I really wanted this particular model of boat and because I couldn't find it available elsewhere I figured I'd give it another try and I placed a second order. I was pretty disheartened to see that the same Shipper was being used again, but this time on the scheduled date my boat was indeed delivered to my doorstep.The packaging material was badly damaged, and the boat itself had received a few rather deep gouges in the hull. Worse still, when I went to assemble the kayak I found that there was a part missing! The part in question was the nylock nut used to secure the propeller unit onto the craft. Thankfully the bolt in question is a standard 8M bolt, so finding a replacement was not difficult. Still, the entire process of ordering this boat and actually getting it to my home was pretty much a nightmare.Now that it has arrived, however, I couldn't be happier with my choice of Kayak. The pedal drive system is really a nice, new way to move about on the water. You need a few feet of water depth to use it, but it is wonderful when you can drop your propeller into the water and move about without oars for a bit. You get a really good workout using them too... like a good bike ride through rough terrain.Using the oars I do find that I tend to move a bit slower than I did in my old kayak, but this one is a fair bit heavier and is a sit-on-top versus my other one being a sit-in style. It has ample room for me and a good number of fishing supplies, and I think that it would be great for river camping adventures.All in all, this kayak is great, but if you can find one at a local store for purchase, I think you'd be a bit better off.

I had a hard job finding the instructions online, even on the company website. Once I had them it was easy for me to put together although I had to go out and buy the tools needed and a friend who also bought one came and helped. Think for the price they could have included these tools. The problems I have encountered since are the control for the rudder is very hard to turn, very stiff and you have to overcompensate to get it to turn initially. There is a bungie cord and hook where you can mount an oar or fishing rod alongside the kayak and a groove for this purpose, however it is on the same side of the kayak as the rudder control so anything you put there gets in the way of steering, they could have placed this on the other side. I have been having trouble with the left pedal crank arm, it comes loose while I'm using it and I've had to row myself back to base several times, I now take the allen wrench with me so I can tighten it while afloat. I thought I might have mounted the arm wrongly as the instructions say to make sure you get the right and left cranks correctly mounted, however, I've taken them both off and cannot find any indication as to which is R or L and they both screw in the same way, something I noticed while putting it together initially. Getting the propeller down is awkward as you have a long locking bolt to remove and put back that's in the same place as your right leg and you're having to do this while in open water and seated. A quick release pin would have been easier. My friend, who has the same one, reports similar problems and is considering returning it to the manufacturer. Trying to phone for help is impossible, I've been trying for two weeks and there is no email address listed. Overall though, it is a great kayak when it's working, well built except for stated issues, easy to get on and off my lift and quite light (I'm 71/female). Seat is very comfortable, storage is limited if you do a lot of kayaking and camp out. Had to buy an oar separately but you need one to get out onto the water before you can put down the rudder and propeller, another thing they might have included, even a single one is good for this purpose.