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Re: Ask Don Beale Too
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 10/17/1999, 1:16 am
In Response To: Re: spring run,return (lee)

> Mike , could you describe how those two boats turn or weathercock compared
> to any other boats you have paddled, they look like good.

Lee

I haven't experienced any weathercocking in the Redfish kayaks and my wife hasn't either. She REALLY LIKES the Spring Run. They both have good stability. The Spring Run turns alot like the Pygmy Arctic Tern, but not as crisp (no hard chine). The Return is harder to turn, but is a stronger tracking, faster kayak.

Don Beale is building a Spring Run after paddling it and the Return. They are both excellent kayks but behave differently. The Silver is like a lower volume Return. I'd like to paddle it again, when I paddled the Silver it had no braces in it.

You could also ask Joe Greenley for a comparison to other kayaks, I know he likes his kayaks. E-mail him at Joe@RedfishKayak.com.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

choices, choices, choices
James Neely -- 10/16/1999, 1:02 pm
Re: choices, choices, choices
Ed Valley -- 10/18/1999, 5:04 pm
Re: choices, choices, choices
Ian Johnston -- 10/17/1999, 4:08 pm
Re: Different Strokes for different folks
Don Beale -- 10/17/1999, 1:48 am
Re: choices, choices, choices
garland reese -- 10/16/1999, 10:38 pm
Re: choices, choices, choices
garland reese -- 10/16/1999, 10:35 pm
Re: choices, choices, choices
lee -- 10/16/1999, 4:59 pm
Re: choices, choices, choices
Dean Trexel -- 10/16/1999, 4:15 pm
Re: choices, choices, choices
Mike Hanks -- 10/16/1999, 2:26 pm
Re: spring run,return
lee -- 10/16/1999, 5:24 pm
Re: Ask Don Beale Too
Mike Hanks -- 10/17/1999, 1:16 am
Re: wow
lee -- 10/16/1999, 3:50 pm
Re: choices, choices, choices
David Walker -- 10/16/1999, 1:39 pm
Re: Rolling a Chesapeake.
Shawn Baker -- 10/18/1999, 10:08 am
Re: Rolling a Chesapeake.
lee -- 10/18/1999, 10:50 am
Re: Rolling a Chesapeake.
Shawn Baker -- 10/18/1999, 11:11 am
Re: Rolling a Cardboard box... way off topic
darren -- 10/18/1999, 12:35 pm