Denis, my first sea kayak trip, a guided week long affair in Mexico, was in an Easy Rider double, December 1986. Boat was very serviceable and handled well, my then-13 year old son up front. I think ER is just enough out of the mainstream that they do not enjoy the same following as other brands. The owner in 1986 was a onetime Boeing engineer who had to find a new profession when Boeing went into a nose
dive in the late 1960s.
In 1986 their rudder system was a bit of a kludge, but it did the job. I remember the owner/designer got a little huffy when I suggested a couple ways to improve his rudder setup, five years later when I visited his shop, shopping for my first Eddyline boat.
Close friends have used Easy Rider's monster tandem decked canoes on many ventures in BC, and found them ideal for their style of coastal paddling, packing gigantic loads, featuring ample meals, heavy on durable fresh vegetables and gallons of cheap wine. They sit on the cockpit coamings in all but the roughest waters, sweeping huge strokes using large kayak paddles. On every trip I did with them, they beat me to the beach, every day, despite my sleeker, more advanced single kayak.
EDIT in response to Mick (we crossposted): the tandem canoes came with lowtech coated nylon sprayskirts, which did the job. I agree their marketing was kinda cheesy. I got the feeling the owner had an attitude of "my way or the highway." He struck me as a bit arrogant.