ʻO ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ka kayak a me ka waʻa, ʻo ia ke kūlana noho o ka hoe a me ka helu o nā lau ma ka papa hoe.ʻO ka waʻa kayak kahi waʻa haʻahaʻa kahi e noho ai ka mea hoe i mua me nā wāwae i mua, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā hoe e huki i kekahi ʻaoʻao i mua a i hope paha, a laila milo.ʻO ka hapa nui o nā kayak he papa i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, ʻoiai ʻo ka noho ʻana a me nā kayak inflatable e loaʻa ana ka kaulana.
Hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā Kayaks e like me kā lākou hoʻolālā a me nā mea hana.Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia hoʻolālā kona mau pono ponoʻī, me ka hana, ka maneuverability, ke kūpaʻa a me ke ʻano hoe.Hiki ke hana ʻia nā kayak me ka metala, fiberglass, lāʻau, plastic, fabric, a me nā lole inflatable e like me PVC a i ʻole rubber, i ʻoi aku ke kumukūʻai i kēia mau lā, akā ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hulu kalapona.Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia mea nā pono kikoʻī ponoʻī, me ka ikaika, ka lōʻihi, ka lawe ʻana, ka maʻalahi, ka pale ʻana o UV a me nā koi mālama.No ka laʻana, hiki ke hana ʻia nā kayak lāʻau mai nā kits a i hana ʻia e ka lima.ʻOi aku ka māmā o nā humuhumu a me ke kāpili, nā kayak plywood ma mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe, koe wale nō ke kiʻi e pili ana i ka ʻili.ʻO nā kayak inflatable i hana ʻia mai nā lole māmā e hoʻoheheʻe ʻia, maʻalahi ke lawe a mālama ʻia, a ua manaʻo ʻia he ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī a ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi ma mua o kekahi mau moku paʻa.