Valley Aquanaut HV RM Lava (Kayak) - $1399 in Windsor, Ontario for sale

This is the biggest boat in the Aquanaut RM range. Based on Valley's popular composite Aquanaut range it has a proven sea kayak pedigree behind it and that stood out on the water in the way it handles. It can take bigger framed paddlers with ease and swallowed up gear in its hatches. The outfitting was very no nonsense, in a good way, and the ergonomic padded seat, back-band and thigh-braces provided a comfy, positive fit and worked well. We also really liked the alloy adjustable footrests, they felt way more solid than plastic ones and we really felt like the power from our forward strokes was all going into the boat without any being lost through flex. The new Valley drop down skeg is really nice and the best one on all of the boats in the test.
The HV's triple-layer polyethylene construction produces a much stiffer shell and has the added advantage of in built buoyancy. Its other benefits include reduced weight and greater resistance to abrasion. Storage came in the form of welded contoured bulkheads (to allow for flexing of the hull when landing, launching etc). There is a large hatch on both front and back and a smaller day hatch positioned just behind the paddler. It also sports front and rear deck-lines and front deck-elastics.

Specs
Length: 536cm
Width: 57cm
Weight: 26kg