Electric Water make custom spraydecks.

Each "Custom" deck is lovingly made in Australia, using secret EW techniques developed over the years that have provided real paddlers with the deck which will see them through the challenge of the water they dare to do.

When you see someone with an EW deck, you know they are very serious about their paddling.

About Electric Water Decks:

• EW decks are made with specially ordered custom fabrics to meet our standards for comfort and abrasion resistance with various neoprene grades to meet the performance requirements. EW decks will stand up to the task season after season (we do not use sub-standard materials and do not take short cuts when making of the EW deck) We are paddlers ourselves and know what is needed to make good gear.
• EW gear is manufactured with materials to provide stability, strength, durability and protection from wear and tear.  The seams are not stitched - so no holes for water to seep through, in fact, they are sealed in more ways than one and that is one of the ways we ensure the decks will not come apart.
• If you find that you are in that situation when you need to "bail" the release strap is big and easy to find and very securely joined. You can trust it to not fail when your life depends on it!  We use them ourselves.
• They are not a mass produced effort with a "one size fits all" mentality, if your seat position is forward or back in the boat don't spend your energy fighting the deck ! tell us where you sit and we will get the tube in the right place for you.
• We custom make decks to fit your boat.  We want you safe and secure so we make the deck to suit your boat.  They may take a little longer to get but they are definitely worth the wait.

Materials:

Neoprene: EW use a special formula for our neoprene which provides UV stability, flexibility to allow movement, firmness for support and prevent implosion.  We have now incorporated an environmentally friendly aspect to our neoprene, this sport is such a green sport we would like to try and support the environment we all rely on by being as green as we can.

Fabric: EW's choices of fabric are dictated by the type of paddler, for the frequent paddler we use an abrasion resistant fabric so there will be little pilling and wearing on the constant rub points.  This means our decks will last a number of seasons and still look good.  We have double woven fabric on our 5mm decks and some of our 3mm decks.  For the casual paddler we use a light nylon fabric this gives the deck extra stretch for ease of use.

Kevlar gives the deck a longer life, it helps the deck hold its shape and provides extra stability preventing implosions when you go for the big one (or it goes for you!).  You do not need an implosion bar, the kevlar and 5mm neoprene gives you the security you need, run the rapid, if you have the skills, your deck will stand by you.  The kevlar is all important if you are rescuing other kayakers and pulling boats up over your coaming.

About Kevlar reinforcing:

If you have ever rescued anyone you will know why our kevlar is there - a regular 3mm deck (or 5 mm) will not stand up to much of the rough and tumble of dragging another kayak over your deck, you will soon end up with raggedly holes and seepage.  The kevlar gives the deck a longer life, it helps the deck hold its shape and provides extra stability preventing implosions when you go for the big one (or it goes for you!).  You do not need an implosion bar, the kevlar and 5mm neoprene gives you the security you need, run the rapid, if you have the skills, your deck will stand by you.

Types of Decks available:

Standard Spraydeck - Standard 3mm neoprene for sea kayaking & white water grade 1 & 2
Sea Kayak Spraydeck - 1/2 Kevlar reinforced - hip to hip
Mirage Sea Kayak 3mm Spraydeck with Kevlar tip (made to Mirage template)

Whitewater Kayak Spraydeck - 3mm or 5mm neoprene, 7cm Kevlar reinforced edge (more serious water, surfing & freestyle)

Nylon spraydeck (coming soon)
Sun Deck (Half Deck) - coming soon

Also:

Cockpit Covers
Hatch Covers (see hatch cover category)
Pogies (see Gloves category)

These are a hand-crafted item and due to demand, expect a 4-5 week wait after receipt of template.

While EW will already hold templates for cockpits of many commonly produced kayaks, we will often require you to send us a template.
Please send templates to us at:

East Coast Kayaking
PO Box 7522
Beaumaris VIC 3193

For more information see our page on Spray Decks, Cockpit covers and Sundecks  on our East Coast Kayaking site.