Fluid Kayaks: Solo Outfitting
 
The outfitting is like all things Fluid: simple to use, effective, lightweight. No gimmicks.
 
 
 

The seat and spine is rotomoulded as a single unit, with a variety of kiss-offs and grooves on the bottom half. The combination means reduced weight, maximum stiffness, and a huge area of hull support. The movable hip pads and adjustable backrest are all fixed to the seat unit. When moving the seat forward or back, the hip pads and backrest move with it.

The seat rails are made of HDPE, and have 5 holes for easy adjustment. To move the seat, you only have to take out the two plastic knobs in front, bend the rails a bit to release the bolts from the holes, slide the seat forward or back, slot the bolts back into a set of holes and screw the knobs on again. Simple, but very effective and fool proof.

 

Fluid's backrest is probably the simplest concept on the market today, and highly effective. It gives maximum support to the lower back, and has no sewn on pieces than can break. The backrest can be adjusted using quick release ratchets from IR, which are mounted on the seat pan.

 

The pre-shaped hip pads, mounted on the sides of the seats, are fully adjustable. Just loosen the knobs, move them in and out or change the angle, and tighten the knobs again. No need for gluing extra foam in. So easy to accommodate paddlers of different sizes. It's also possible to pull the neoprene covers off to glue some more foam on, if needed.

  The thigh braces are fully adjustable, moving forward and backward. To move, simply take the top screws out with a flat screwdriver or coin.
  The adjustable bulkheads are rotomoulded, and has a double layer of two different densities of foam glued on top of that to absorb impact. Two different sizes of bulkheads are supplied with the boats. The bulkheads are adjusted with traditional style aluminium rails.
  The solid handles, made of aluminium alloy and covered with a polypropylene coating, are fixed to moulded in inserts. Apart from being strong, they are also very comfortable to use. The Solos have four of these handles, located at the right positions and with the right orientations to make rescue operations easy.
 

A standard drain plug finishes off the outfitting. The plug is sunken in completely to protect it from damage, and positioned in the stern left corner for easy drainage.

 
The Fluid Kayak Range
 
 
         
     
Small Flirt
Medium Flirt
Large Flirt
Medium Spice
Large Spice
Small Solo
Large Solo
Hatch Solo
 
 
For further information and assistance please contact
Blunt Kayaks
blunt@kayaks.com.au
61 3 9421 0427