Renegade Pedal Kayak

This kayak was the culmination of three years of hard work. Nearly every aspect of it was built from the ground up. I did ID and CAD work on the kayak hull, pedal drive, and several accessories on the kayak. As new parts were engineered and tested I would often need to go back and redesign aesthetics to match.  Throughout this project I learned the ideal dynamic of collaborating with the engineering for product development success. The culmination of my hard work led to receiving a design patent as a co creator for the pedal drive system. 

You can see the difference in appearance between my sketch of the tray and knob versus the render. When I would get new requirements from engineering I would hash out the aesthetics with some quick and dirty thinking sketches. I would then update the changes in the CAD model. This occurred often on this project which kept me on my toes! Luckily I enjoy this kind of back and forth because I love problem solving. 

Sold at select Sam's Club locations and direct from Lifetime.