Welcome to the former
Mariner Kayaks' website
Serving sea kayakers
since 1980.
Most recent website update:
12/9/2015
Stolen Kayaks
Spreadsheet Link (click here)
(Note: there is also a link to a Stolen Kayak Table in the sidebar, but
the Excel spreadsheet download link above is now, as of 2015, more
up-to-date and will replace the table linked to on the sidebar because
it is hugely less time consuming for me to update)
JASON 35
SAILBOAT FOR SALE (click here):
(The above link will download an MS Word file with the details
about this sailboat and
lots of photos--so it might take a little while to download)
Interested in this Jason 35?
Contact Cam at noremac63@hotmail.com
Note: The above e-mail address is just for this sailboat. Mariner
Kayaks' e-mail address is still
marinerkayaks@msn.com
(Note:
If you've arrived here via a link to a page on this website and find there is no blue Mariner sidebar to the
left of this page please click here.
NOTICE: Mariner Kayaks
is not presently selling kayaks and accessories. Matt and Cam Broze
are enjoying some long needed free time. Even though we have closed
our retail store we retain all rights to Mariner designs, kayak
model names, and this website. We will try to keep this website open
for our former customers and other kayakers who would like to access
the extensive information and sea kayaking manuals it contains. I
(Matt) will also endeavor to keep the Stolen Kayak Database up to
date. I also still welcome questions from Mariner owners, potential
Mariner owners
(used kayaks) and other kayakers who have read parts of this
website and have some questions they think I might be able to
answer. I enjoy talking to kayakers, but just don't want to do it full
time (and then finish kayaks and arrange shipping for them anymore). As
a public service I also keep a list of anyone wanting a Mariner
kayak model and pass on the names and contact information to owners
who contact me about selling their Mariner of that model. If I'm not out
enjoying my free time I can be reached at 206-367-2831 or by e-mail at
<marinerkayaks@msn.com>
(I'll try to get back to you ASAP if you leave a message).
In order to
save me time and trouble this website will stay pretty much
as it was when we were last actively selling kayaks even though some parts and
wording may no longer be relevant. The price
list page has been modified to suggest where some of the less
common accessory items for Mariner kayaks might still be purchased
now that we are no longer selling them retail. We have endeavored to
keep Mariner Kayaks' designed float bags available in the
marketplace because our former customers (and the buyers of used
Mariner models) may need them in the future and float bags that are
big enough for sea kayaks are not available in most kayak shops. Also, check the price list page for how to
order spraydecks and hatch cover neoprene gaskets that are custom made for Mariner cockpits and hatches
(or for Mariner Sliding Seat cockpits, which are different from the
fixed-seat spraydecks).
Those
wishing to acquire any Mariner Kayaks model (new or used) should
contact Matt with the model name and their name, address, and phone
number so that if Mariner designs ever become available again (or I
become aware of a used one available) you can be contacted.
NEW! The decade long neglected
Testimonials page has finally been brought up to date as of 7/23/2010.
Now back to the old
(and now possibly out of date) website copy:
We
design and are the exclusive dealers for Mariner Sea Touring
Kayaks. We strive to offer the best designs and the
best construction quality,
in the industry. Our goal is to provide sea kayakers with accurate
detailed information as well as the best
in sea kayaks.
Unlike most manufacturers, one
perfectionist builder, with many years of kayak building experience,
completely builds every one
of our sea kayaks himself. This, of course, limits our production
capacity and is one of the reasons we only sell directly to paddlers
rather than to kayak dealers. One benefit of operating this way is
that you won't find better construction quality
in a composite kayak anywhere else. During the first decade after we
began making sea kayaks and selling accessories (in 1980) most of the accessory builders were one man
operations and the quality (of those we dealt anyway) was consistently
first rate. As the industry grew larger and these same companies took
on employees and grew larger we watched the consistency and quality of those same
products diminish greatly. As a general rule, the bigger a company got the more
problems they had (and as their dealer we had to deal with). This was
frustrating, but there wasn't much we could do about it other than for
Cam and I to stay small, personally inspect all the products we were
selling before they got to the customer, and complain about poor
quality and make
suggestions for improvements to the builders of accessories (and the
other sea kayak models we sold). The real nightmare came when some of our
parts suppliers were taken over by the big corporate companies during
the wave of consolidation in the late 1990's. It was hard for some of
them to even get the orders filled correctly, much less keep up a high
level of quality. We hope to keep our present
perfectionistic builder as busy as he would like to be, but not so busy
he needs to expand and hire employees.
Click “Contact
Us” here (or on the sidebar) or call 206-367-2831 (any day
from noon to midnight Pacific time) to let us
know of your interest. If you get a tape message please leave
your name, phone numbers, the state you are calling from, and the best times (your
local time) to reach you at those numbers.
For questions about our sea kayaking products, please call (206) 367-2831
(from noon to midnight
Pacific time any day of the week) or
E-mail Matt at marinerkayaks@msn.com. We find
a conversation on the phone is usually the most efficient means to answer questions about
our kayaks and accessories in as much detail as you would like to hear. Thanks for understanding.
As always, I promise I won't subject you to what we call "Voice Mail Hell" when you
phone. Rather, you will most likely be talking immediately to
owner/designer Matt Broze.
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Matt Broze & Cam Broze
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