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is there a bad kayak @ all ?
By:erez
Date: 2/8/1999, 11:14 pm

I made up my mind to get a wooden kayak, all that's left for ne to do is choose one. I went over some reports in few websites, but all I found are people that describe how wonderful is the kayak they built. is there anybody that is willing to say: "I built this kayak, it took me 40 hours more than the manufacturer estimation, I tested it, it does what it's supposed to do but it's not as manuverable/beautiful/fast as I thought it would be" or anyhting similar ?...

i'm looking for a s&g kayak that will be able to carry 2 weeks of supply (when I get that many days off from work, but we all know that I never will) & also be light enough for a weekend paddle. so any reports on such kayaks will immediately get my sincere appretiation.

I'm 152 lb & 6ft 1in & a good size cocpit is a must for my long legs. beam width 21-23in .

thx

erez segev

Messages In This Thread

is there a bad kayak @ all ?
erez -- 2/8/1999, 11:14 pm
Re: is there a bad kayak @ all ?
Lee -- 2/9/1999, 8:40 pm
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Nick Schade -- 2/9/1999, 4:18 pm
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Pete Rudie -- 2/9/1999, 3:01 pm
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Stan Heeres -- 2/9/1999, 12:22 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 2/9/1999, 11:13 am
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Jim Gabriel -- 2/9/1999, 10:20 am
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Don Beale -- 2/9/1999, 1:06 am
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Rick C. -- 2/9/1999, 1:10 am