I’m looking at bringing home a new to me Rebel Naja. It does not currently have a keel strip. Can I or should I be placing one on a carbon kayak? The KeelEazy site says “ KeelEazy Strips are easily applied to fiberglass, polyethylene, thermoformed ABS and metal surfaces”
No mention of carbon/kevlar.
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I have KeelEazy strips on several kayaks - one kevlar, the other supposedly carbon/kevlar.
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Thank you. I just wanted to make sure it stuck.
Please stay in touch. My wife and I have new Rebel kayaks too, and I’d love to compare impressions.
We have a Jara, a TOC and an Illaga.
On the 12th, (just 8 days ago) we were on the water in some very strong winds and found the TOC and the Illaga to resist weather cocking very well. The owner of the North American importer of Rebel, Jacqueline from New Brunswick (Vitamin Sea Paddle Shop) was with us and she was paddling my Jara. My wife Anna and I were in Greenland style kayaks both with 'ocean cockpits" and found then to be wonderfully responsive in wind and waves. The Naja is a smaller version of our kayaks, so I expect you will also find it to be a well handling kayak. Jacqueline told me one of her favorite kayaks is the Naja, and it’s the easiest one for her to roll, but I can’t see how she can gets into it because she’s 5 foot 10 inches tall and has long legs. But she does, — neven though she tells me it’s actually too small for her.
My wife Anna is the same size and weight as Jacqueline , and she in in love with her Illaga. I was told the Naja is a scaled down Illaga.
I fill up the TOC completely, even though my legs are short with a 28" inseam. Anna and Jacqueline are at 34-35" But my legs are thick so I have no extra room in the Ocean cockpit. It’s enough and not tight, — but in 100% filled it tight I am at about 95%.
Anyway, happy paddling and please give us feedback on your impressions with the Naja.
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That is so fantastic! I’m a Canadian living in Michigan. This is only my third year sea kayaking. My current kayak is a 2007 Valley AnaSacuta with ocean cockpit.
The gentleman I’m purchasing the Naja lives 5 hours away and he’s holding it for me until the water is warm enough to try it out. The ocean cockpit on the Naja is a bit smaller than on my AnaSacuta, so I want to make sure I can get in……and out. 
I was hoping the Naja would be able to take on shorter trips in the Great Lakes. I go to Qajaq training camps where I work on rolling and I think this Naja will be a blast.