Capella 8 pro serial11/12/2022 ![]() ![]() Venture told the paddling manager that they will not replace my boat. When the paddling manager called Pyranha with the request, Venture went back on their word. I still had problems so I requested that that Venture send a new non-defective boat. ![]() I was told that Venture wanted me to be happy with my purchase. ![]() Finally the stores paddling manager did reach someone at Pyranha and was told that if I wasn't satisfied that Venture would stand behind the boat and replace it. When I got my "fixed" boat home, it still tracked to the right, and I let the store know. It had exactly the same problem with the seat as mine and was just sitting there waiting for another unsuspecting customer to put through hell. When I went back to pick up my boat (another four hour drive), I looked at the other brand new Venture Capella 160 that was on the showroom floor. Venture did not respond to them, and they tried to fix the seat for me by shaving it off on one side and reinstalling it. I took the boat back to the place where I purchased it (a four hour drive round trip), and the store employees had me leave it so they could call the vendor about a new seat. They thought that Venture surely must have put out a recall by now. When I got home, I had a couple of experts from my local paddling group look at it, and they discovered a defective seat. When I attended the Door County Sea Kayak Symposium, I had one of the instructors try it, and he told me the problem was not me but that the boat was faulty. Each time I paddled, I thought to myself "you just have to endure this boat for a couple of years until you save up enough money to upgrade out of a plastic boat." Prior to that, my plan was to eventually get a non-plastic boat in addition to the Capella.Īnyway, I kept hoping the problem was with me and continued to work hard on technique. All summer, the boat has been a frustration, and with a brand new Capella 160, it should have been the best summer ever. One of my first trips with it was on Lake Superior, and I had to fight to keep it going straight even with the Skeg down and in relatively calm conditions. From the first time in the water, the boat has always tracked to the right, and when sitting flat in the water, it leans to one side. I generally do not write on blogs, but I’ve been so disappointed that I just have to share. ![]() I also thought the Venture Company was reputable and would stand behind their product. I did lots of research prior to buying it and thought I’d found the perfect all around Sea Kayak. This spring, 2014, I bought a brand new Venture Capella 160 at full price. BE WARNED about Capella 160 Sea Kayaks and Venture. ![]()
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