Carbonology · Double
Carbonology Cruze X Double
A 5.65 m x 70 cm double — barely longer than a single and enormously wide — with a 37 cm deck, two 42 cm buckets, centre-deck storage and two middle hatches. Conventional touring-kayak proportions on a self-draining ski platform. The short length is the point: it stores and turns like a boat half its class.
- Length
- 5.65 m
- Beam
- 70 cm
- Deck
- 37 cm
- Lightest
- 18 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 5.65 m
- Beam
- 70 cm
- Deck height
- 37 cm
- Category
- Double
- Skill level
- beginner
- New price
- A$4,000
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Leisure paddling, touring with gear, taking a passenger out, club and school fleets. Not a racing double.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 95 kg per seat. It stays workable from 84 kg to 101 kg, and sits at its best between 88 kg and 97 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
The Cruze X with a second seat: the shortest and widest double Carbonology builds, aimed at clubs, hire fleets and anyone storing a double in a normal garage.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Widest, steadiest double in the index
- Short enough to store and transport where a 7 m double will not go
- Real storage: centre deck compartments plus two middle hatches
Trade-offs
- Slowest double in the range by a wide margin
- No hybrid layup, so the jump from glass to carbon is A$1,000
- 70 cm of beam is a long reach to the water for a short paddler
Gallery
Where to buy
Dealers in the markets we have mapped:
Australian Paddle Sports 2026: Glass Epoxy Vacuum (23 kg) A$4,000, Carbon Foam Epoxy Vacuum (18 kg) A$5,000. No hybrid layup is offered on this hull.
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