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RedLeaf Designs
Приєднався 23 чер 2020
Splash Covers and Spray Decks for @SwiftCanoeKayak Canoes
We've had a great season covering miles and parting waters in our @SwiftCanoeKayak canoes and Bill Swift asked if I would make a video to show other Swift paddlers what our splash covers and spray decks look like on their Swift canoes.
Of course, we're happy to oblige! Here is a look at how our Splash Covers and Expedition Spray Decks work with Swift boats.
Of course, we're happy to oblige! Here is a look at how our Splash Covers and Expedition Spray Decks work with Swift boats.
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A Walk-through of a Solo Expedition Spray Deck on a Swift Cruiser 16.8
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When you can’t paddle thanks to a late-season Winter storm, you talk about paddling, instead! This is a slightly long walk-through of the features on a solo expedition spray deck.
A Spring Paddle in a Swift Cruiser 16.8
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It was a beautiful Saturday, so I grabbed my Swift Cruiser 16.8 and got out on the Chocolay River near Marquette, Michigan, for a 2 hour paddle. The clips are short and quick for the first 2-1/2 minutes, then there are a few slightly longer ones if you want to see those for any reason. Happy paddling!
Paddle Pocket Install and Instructions
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A quick primer on how to install and use a Paddle Pocket
Tether Tab Install and Instructions
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A quick primer on how to install and use a Tether Tab.
Splash Cover Installation
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A detailed explanation of Splash Cover installation with adhesive Velcro.
Snow Shield Windshield Cover
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The Snow Shield Windshield Cover was born in Michigan's Upper Peninsula because, honestly, we park our cars outside and hate scraping and brushing them multiple times per day for 5 months per year. It was an entirely selfish product development, but one that's proven to be worth sharing with you! Learn more at redleafdesigns.com/products/snow-shield
Snow Shield Windshield Cover
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The Snow Shield Windshield Cover was born in Michigan's Upper Peninsula because, honestly, we park our cars outside and hate scraping and brushing them multiple times per day for 5 months per year. It was an entirely selfish product development, but one that's proven to be worth sharing with you! Learn more at redleafdesigns.com/products/snow-shield
Solo Canoe Splash Covers
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We're excited to release our new Splash Covers for solo canoes. They're perfect for fitness, recreational, and daily paddling, when you want lightweight, simple protection from wind, sun, and splashes. They attach with velcro and feature HDPE battens and tensioning straps to arch the deck and shed water. Learn more at redleafdesigns.com/products/solo-canoe-splash-cover
Scuppered Tether Tab for Bow and Stern Painter Lines
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Behold! The scuppered Tether Tab in action, holding the bow painter line on Jeremy's @Northstar Canoes Phoenix with wood gunwales. #canoe #canoeing #canoesport #paddling #canoeoutfitting #canoepaddle #adventureawaits #redleafdesigns #Holiday #giftguide #gifts #christmas2023 #smallbusinesssaturday #handmade
Holiday Shop Work
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Happy #SmallBusinessSaturday! What are we up to in the shop during the Holiday season? Sewing. Lots and lots of sewing. Today, I'm bar tacking the straps on our seat pads. This Juki computerized bar tacking machine is worth its weight in gold . . . and it's HEAVY! :-) #smallbusinesssaturday #smallbusiness #shopsmall #smallbusinessowner #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinesslove #blackf...
RedLeaf Designs Expedition Spray Deck Features
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What sets a RedLeaf Designs Expedition Spray Deck apart? Let us show you! We snuck out for a late Autumn paddle on the Dead River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and took a few moments to run through our spray deck features before we launched. It was a glorious day on the river!
Expedition Spray Deck Installation - Hybrid Lacing System and SNAD Adhesive Studs
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A detailed explanation of an expedition spray deck installation with the hybrid snap-and-lace attachement system and YKK SNAD adhesive snap studs.
Expedition Spray Deck Installation: Standard Snaps and Drilled and Riveted Studs
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A detailed explanation of an expedition spray deck installation with the standard snap attachement system and drilled-and-riveted snap studs.
New Boat Day! We added a Northstar Phoenix to our fleet.
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New Boat Day! We added a Northstar Phoenix to our fleet.
Expedition Spray Deck Installation - Standard Snaps and Adhesive YKK SNAD Studs
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Expedition Spray Deck Installation - Standard Snaps and Adhesive YKK SNAD Studs
Patching an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover
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Patching an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover
Hybrid Snap-and-Lace, No Drill Expedition Spray Cover for a Canoe
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Hybrid Snap-and-Lace, No Drill Expedition Spray Cover for a Canoe
Advanced Method: Removing an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover when the Canoe is on a Car
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Advanced Method: Removing an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover when the Canoe is on a Car
Advanced Method: Putting an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover on when the Canoe is on a Car
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Advanced Method: Putting an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover on when the Canoe is on a Car
Putting an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover on a Canoe
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Putting an Original Bag Lady Canoe Cover on a Canoe
Premium Polyester vs WeatherMax 3D Fabrics
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Premium Polyester vs WeatherMax 3D Fabrics
Wenonah Voyager Outfitting Walkthrough
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Wenonah Voyager Outfitting Walkthrough
You do NOT want your canoe cover to look like this on the highway . . .
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You do NOT want your canoe cover to look like this on the highway . . .
I recently purchased a Swif Cruiser 14 8 that was a demo that came with a splash cover, which I didn't really want. After the first or second time out in the boat I can tell you I would never be without it. It performs awesome and it looks great.
Excellent video. Very well done! Thank-you.
Beautiful boat💯
Wanting to make a cover for wife’s ocean canoe brought me here , I’ll give it a shot but just to make sure I have to measure from the most frontward to the most backward of the canoe?
Hello, JRod! If you'd like us to make a cover for your wife's OC, shoot an email to us at hello@redleafdesigns.com and we can send you a measurement packet. If you want to sew one yourself, the measurements are just the beginning - making a pattern is much more involved and our process for doing so is proprietary information that we don't share.
Brilliant 👏🏼
Where are the front and rear "lunch counters" from?
It's always painful drilling holes in a boat. You have a very beautiful boat.
I like the foot braces. Factory option or home made?
Wow, nice tutorial. I like those end tentionals and the laceing system.
Cool setup. You should put a link to the site. Those are some nice after market add ons.
Thanks. Hoping to get mine installed (after a bit of a repair on the hull). Just wish you either had a Canadian dealer or could just ship by post. The exchange hurts enough, but the brokerage fees double hurt
Interesting set up, looks very well done. You lost me a little with the rudder, at least the paddles only have one blade. Ha! Have fun!
That’s a lovely boat and great photography, thank you. I’m hoping to get a Phoenix/Firebird this summer. Would it be possible to link me to that “wide” rack you have on your truck? TIA. ps - don’t hold my D3 against me ;)
Nice
Just wow !! Freaking awesome 🎉
That’s perfect 👍
I am really interested in outfitting my Phoenix with one of these decks
That is a slick set up Jeremy!
This looks like an arrangement for marathon racing.
I like to think it’s refined and intentional in the way a marathon racing solo would be, but a race boat would be rigged for much faster portages, would have hands-free drinker holders with tubes, and would be missing all the cargo attachment points and painter lines. This is Jeremy’s solo long distance tripping canoe for non-whitewater trips.
Wow! Tres Magnifique! :)
Love my Phoenix and your spray cover that goes with it! Perfect!
Does the fisheye lens distortion of the boat when you lean make it easier to turn?
😂 Much! Adding a fisheye to the outfitting kit makes the boat curve like a banana on every lean. 😄
@@redleafdesigns2157 Great Feature!
Double blade all the way! I feel like I just watched Forest Gump canoeing - lol 😂🎉❤
I glad you love the double blade. I love them in a kayak or surf ski, but I’ll stick with the single blade in a canoe. 😄
Single blade all the way in that boat
Beauty! I want all the gadgets (wish list the boat…)
That thing is pretty slow huh 🤣 I have to work on my single blade skills....Such a nice canoe!
It a total tub…if that tub was strapped to an F1 race car strapped to a rocket. 😄 I’m astounded by the fit, finish, and construction quality of the Swift canoe. As a guy who has been working with composites for 30 years, I can say with absolute confidence that I couldn’t build a boat that’s this flawless.
I've been wanting someone to make an arched bow only option like this for years and stumbled across this today...I couldn't imagine a better design. Well done!!
I have a Northstar Phoenix in BlackLite... they are truly sportscars of the water. If you are of any size, they are not ideal for multi-day tripping, but for a day out.... super fun! (I'm a fairly large guy 6'4" 220). For real tripping I always suggest something with a bigger belly, like a classic prospector shape. But if you just want to get out for a day and have a blast... OH YES! I love my Phoenix. And it always gets compliments whenever I am out. Enjoy!
Nice reference to RedLeaf Designs by Bill Swift of Swift Canoe and Kayak in his recent 2024 product video! Congratulations!
Gorgeous canoe
been checking out your stuff for awhile, watching videos and I just now realized we both live in skandia....
This seems much less intrusive and potentially much more rapid to deploy than a buttoned or strapped cover. Do you foresee this velcro system as having the expedition potential of other mounting systems?
Left kayak good; right kayak bad. Good is better than bad. Note to self… 😅
I have been considering getting a splash cover for my Wenonah Wilderness
Please add links to your website and Facebook page in all future videos. Thanks! Can pockets be ordered in colors?
Brilliant, simple design!
Just a suggestion - not a bad idea to link to the item in the description - this makes me want to buy a bundle of tether tabs!
Thanks, looks easy enough
It's pretty straight forward. The only critical part is getting it positioned correctly front to back, but if you have any questions we're only a phone call or email away! 🙂
He says this as he stands outside of an unused garage which believe it or not will keep the snow off the entire car... If you live in this environment, you park under cover to avoid a host of issues that the weather can bring. I love the UP and do not understand why so many would park outdoors and subject their vehicle and themselves to this daily abuse...
In our case, we have business supplies stored on one side of the garage and one of our cars on the other. That leaves my old Suby Outback to suffer the snow, which it does without complaint. There are also people who have to park outside while at work, at a home without a garage or carport, a movie, a concert, or for a thousand other reasons. But we appreciate your judgement and assumptions that the garage is empty and we haven't figured out that parking inside it would keep snow off the car...
@@redleafdesigns2157 - Thank you. I like the product, but just found it amusing it was next to a garage. We use a shed to store things like that so that our garage protects our cars. Good luck with the product and I hope that people who do not have a garage buy it.
I shared you on X. Brilliant idea
Shut up and take my money
Can I buy one in Canada?
We happily ship to Canada and meet NAFTA requirements so there are no import duties or tariffs. You just pay your federal, provincial, and local taxes.
Hi. Im in the UK and have a 16ft Enigma prospector. Would your tandem decks be ok for my boat. Love the non drill press stud design. Thanks, as a noob to canoeing, great, informative videos
Hello, Nick! Our tandem decks would work wonderfully on your Enigma Prospector 16, though I wouldn't recommend the SNAD adhesive snap studs on a triple-layer polyethylene canoe. The polyethylene is a very low-energy bonding surface and the 3M VHB adhesive on the SNAD snap studs may not adhere well. I recommend drilled and riveted snaps on all polyethylene and ABS hulls to ensure that the snap studs are secure.
@redleafdesigns2157 thanks for replying. I've watched that tutorial also. Thank you, much appreciated
That boat is gorgeous. I had a NorthStar Northwind solo BL I regret getting rid of it.
Impressive! This is the standard snap expedition spray deck with YKK adhesive snaps if I’m following your videos. Stunningly beautiful boat, BTW and WOW that Swift picked up these Bell boat designs! Is this design any stronger than the “hybrid snap and lace” style which I’m considering so I can pack things that might protrude above the gunwales? I generally camp with a blue barrel and a big backpackable dry bag. Wondering how much weight the spray deck can take or whether this use case is for very light trips. Thanks! 😊
Very nice design.
Thank you! 🙂
Very professionally built, packaged and assembled! I hope a spray deck front/back installation is in the works… 😊
Thank you, Tommy! When you say "front/back installation", are you just looking for a bow and stern install on a solo boat? You can always leave the center section off of our Expedition decks and just paddle with the bow and stern sections, or you could get one of our new Splash Covers that cover the bow and stern but never cover the cockpit/seat area. 🙂
@@redleafdesigns2157 Thanks-I was talking about the splash covers, yes. Installed the same way? With either glued or riveted snaps?
@@tommyrq180 Got it! We could make them with snaps (either glued or riveted), but actually think the splash covers work best with adhesive loop velcro on the boat and sewn-on hook velcro on the edge of the cover. Because there's no cockpit tunnel secured around your body, the velcro is a safe option on the Splash Covers. It would NOT be a safe option on the Expedition Decks.
@@redleafdesigns2157 I think I see it on your site-the picture with the red adhesive loop Velcro down the length of a Hornbeck solo. Off topic: how long would it take (estimate, no guarantees!) to ship a Tiderace Pace 18 (over stern rudder) Ultimate cover given your current production cycle?
Nice demonstration. No words required! 😊
Looks great. Getting a new canoe in Feb. and this look like the best spry deck option.
Impressive to see you sit and switch in a Dragonfly! For many it seems sitting in a Dragonfly leads to swimming beside a Dragonfly! 😂🤣😂
OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE that Dragonfly. Wow. What a BEAUTIFUL boat!