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What is the maximum weight capacity for the Native Watercraft...
By Lisa Yntema
Ranked #1146 - Kayaks
March 11, 2009
What is the maximum weight capacity for the Native Watercraft Ultimate 9.5 Kayak? Thank you!
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By Mario (Nova Scotia)
Ranked #286 - Kayaks
August 9, 2011
I recently bought a second hand Ultimate 9.5, I like it a lot. It will not be for any big water, but it is great for traveling between lakes in the forest when there are no trails... until now I had been using my Pongo 100 for fishing, it is a superb kayak to fish from and better for big waters and the skirt is great for cold and rainy days. the ultimate 9.5 seems to be discontinued, it does not appear on the company's website. The 175lbs weight is for a standing up person, if you sit it is different. I can tell you that @ 190 lbs +, I feel good in it, not the most stable because it is a compact version of the 14ft. BUT: It is so nimble, it's like a little sport car on water. I like the design, it is a compromise between a canoe and a kayak. the seat is nice as well. I love this little hybrid boat. it is lighter than my Pongo 100 by at least 10 lbs. it will come in handy when I go to my honey holes in the back country for monster speckle trout. Great boat but stay within smaller and calmer body of water waters.
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By Liquid Logic Rep
Ranked #6 - Kayaks
March 29, 2010
Max Capacity of the Ultimate 9.5 is 175 lbs. This is a kids kayak or extra small to small paddlers kayak. I would recommend paddler weight not to exceed 120 lbs leaving about 50 lbs for gear and extra stablity. If paddling on slow moving water,,,rivers, then max paddler weight of 110.
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By an expert
Ranked #799 - Kayaks
October 10, 2009
The Ultimate 9.5 is a KIDS KAYAK! It is designed for paddlers in the 70-110 pound range.
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By John
Ranked #898 - Kayaks
March 28, 2009
Depends on the amount of water displaced by the individual, what I am trying to say is if you eat to much and just hang about the house watching the time go by then you might sink this bad devil. If it does not stay on top of the water when you get in you might be a bit on the heavy side. Hope this helps
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By Del Johnston
Ranked #864 - Kayaks
March 11, 2009
Lisa, I checked the NativeWatercraft.com site. No weight capacity is shown for the Ultimate 9.5. However, I checked out the specs for the Marvel, which is one of their smaller boats. The Marvel 12 holds 300 lbs and the Marvel 10 holds 250 lbs. Based on that, I would guess that the Ultimate 9.5 would be somewhere between 200 and 250 lbs. This is ONLY a guess. Great looking little boat.
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