Clever See-Through Kayak and Canoe Designs

By Urbanist in Auto & Transportation, Sports, Travel on Mar 30, 2009 at 8:00 pm

Someone told me there was a canoe in this picture … but I have to admit I got distracted and did not see it right away. Regardless, the canoes are great but the kayaks are even better: they are light-weight, easy-to-collapse and therefore not only entertaining in the water but highly manageable on the shore compared to their conventional and opaque counterparts.

The only question is: what do you do when it gets dirty? Hopefully each dunk back in the water cleans it off. OK, one other question: what else can we make transparent? Cars, maybe even planes, or are the skies the limit in this case?

Glass-bottom boats are nothing new on scenic tours, but with a see-through canoe you can go wherever you want and have a personal up-close view of whatever is below you. Lighter than a wood or aluminum canoe, tough as bullet-proof glass and entirely transparent on the bottom, these designs provide a completely new way to experience water life around you.

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  1. Church
    Mar 30th, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    It’s Wonder Woman’s canoe!

  2. aging hipster
    Mar 30th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    They have these in the Keys, but the problem is, the bottom gets scratched up on all the rocks and then you have an opaque kayak.

  3. zav
    Mar 30th, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    Great till it gets all scratched up.

  5. Xopl
    Mar 30th, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    How about a see-through bikini?

  6. DOJ
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Is it just me or does that kayak seem very wide?
    (maybe the girl’s just small)

  7. Sensei
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 1:52 am

    Someone’s gotta advocate the sea creatures here… Why would fish want to stare up at our butts?

  8. Robolasse
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 3:09 am

    Nice girl

  9. planettom
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 7:29 am

    Just saying, in certain circumstances you might not want a see-through canoe. Moving about up there, might make you look pretty tasty to a shark. He might be inclined to keep bumping your canoe to see if he can get you to fall out!

  10. Thomas
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 7:35 am

    There must be some kind of error in the price listed on their website: $4,299.00…

  11. ChuckD
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 8:24 am

    Great! Now the alligators will be able to figure out if overturning your watercraft is worth their trouble. Perhaps it will be useful in the ocean as well, as sharks can make their vertical attacks against your nicely silhouetted figure.

  12. 2504509460
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 9:41 am

    Like thekayak.good for naked male the fish would be having a meat day

  13. vitamincm
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 9:43 am

    This makes you an even more attractive candidate for a shark attack.
    Please pack your waterproof camcorder.

  14. Gauldar
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 10:21 am

    @vitamincm

    Sharks are sense and are attracted to the splashing around of people simulating an animal in distress. These must be really popular in New Zealand & Australia, it gives a great opportunity to sit and enjoy the sea life between your legs.

  15. steelcitydubber
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 11:06 am

    that’s a kayak, not a canoe. you sit flat on the bottom in a kayak, and kneel or sit higher in a canoe. I like the idea but the person who designed it has never paddled one. its far too wide to be able to paddle comfortably.

  17. Gail Pink
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 11:32 am

    This is totally awesome!!

  18. Christophe
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    I stopped at $4299…

  19. LogicallyLocked
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    I found it online elsewhere for $1400-$1600. I think the price might be a typo. Also, it’s a kayak canoe hybrid. They have just a kayak, that takes 30 minutes to set up at the site, but folds small enough for your backback!

  20. Cla
    Mar 31st, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    Beautiful! Until you see what scary creatures are lurking underneath you. XD

    “Great! Now the alligators will be able to figure out if overturning your watercraft is worth their trouble. Perhaps it will be useful in the ocean as well, as sharks can make their vertical attacks against your nicely silhouetted figure.”

    LMAO.

  21. richard
    Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    what? no glass-bottom boat ride jokes?

    C’MON!

  22. ted
    Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    Wouldn’t it be a really stupid idea to wear a bikini while kayaking?


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