Brooklyn 14.0 Pro Tandem Pedal Kayak (PK14)

Purchased this kayak just prior to Labor Day weekend, and we love it! Arrived with some minor damage due to poor packaging, but nothing major. The kayak is just as advertised. The seats are very comfortable, with loads of adjustments to get the position just right. Easy to paddle with one person as you see in the picture. Add the pedal and propeller mechanisms, and you can really get this kayak moving regardless of wind or current. I used the pedals to keep myself in place while fishing and it worked great! If you're looking for a really nice two person kayak with loads of versatility this is it. My only concern is the weight. Due to the size it definitely takes two of us to load and carry. Minor trade-off for the features and versatility.

The kayak was certainly poor quality. It leaked badly and the pedal broke off when we had only had it out twice. It had been advertised as being super solid. When we tried to return it, we were told that the cost of sending it back was on us for $1000.00. What a disappointment.

The media could not be loaded. So far I am disappointed by the quality of the kayak. The hull and seats are very nice. The pedal drives and paddles not so much. The paddles are very cheap. My model kayak is a tandem with two seats and pedal drives. One of the pedal drives was manufactured incorrectly such that you need to "pedal backwards" in order to go forward. In addition, both pedal drives exhibit a very loud clanking sound when pedaling faster than a slow walk (see video). Finally, the kayak is VERY heavy and wide. I understand that this is technically a "fishing kayak" and designed to stand on, but given the width, it is almost impossible to effectively paddle the kayak unless your paddles are placed vertically into the water.I've opened a support ticket with BKC to see if I can get the pedal drive issue corrected. Depending upon the quality of the support I get I will update my review accordingly. Support claims a 24-48 hour turnaround time. It's been about 72 hours and I'm still waiting for some sort of response. If I cannot get satisfaction I will be returning the kayak to Amazon.Update:After not getting a response from BKC I started calling them again. Finally I go a support specialist who was very nice and agreed that the pedal drives were defective and has initiated the process of shipping me new drives. The process is that they are shipping new drives with a return label for the defective drives. The specialist indicated that there is a steel reinforced nylon belt in the drive. The belt has nylon teeth. The belt connects the pedal gear to the drive gear (think a bicycle chain). When you put pressure on the pedals (i.e. pedal fast) the belt "skips" over the gear creating the clanking sound. I am very concerned that this problem will not be addressed by the new drives given this design. I am also concerned that over time, the skipping of the belt on the gear will wear the drive belt to eventual failure. Will update once I get the new drives.UPDATESo I waited almost a month with numerous calls to BKC support. They finally told me that the "warehouse" had some unidentified shipping issues with certain orders and that my order would be shipped out in the next couple of days. Low and behold I got my order... sort of. The order was for 2 replacement pedal drives. The paperwork said 2 replacement pedal drives. The support staff said 2 replacement pedal drives. I got 1 replacement pedal drive. So now I need to get back on the phone and listen to very annoying seagull background audio while I try to get BKC to once again get my order right. Not a good experience so far for a $2.2K purchase.

The Good: Very stable, sturdy, tracks great, very comfortable adjustable seats, pedal drive works well, great load capacity.The Bad: Very heavy, difficult to lift above the head to place on roof rack, will require two people. Difficult to steer with the undersized rudder (at least in making sharp turns). Delivery was two weeks later than anticipated. Propeller blade was broken off with first use, and while I was advised that it would be replaced under warranty, the replacement part has yet to arrive. I hope that getting other replacement parts does not take as long...

Great value. It's heavy but sits high on the water. We've kayaked on the St Croix and the Mississippi rivers and several lakes in Minnesota.

It is a great kayak. We are using for exercise and fishing. I wish it were a bit lighter.