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Re: Play boat
By:Greg Morse
Date: 10/18/2001, 11:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Play boat (Matt Blumenthal)

: I just sent off an email to Pygmy. Hopefully they will get back to me soon
: and tell me if the boat will float me. Be a shame to build it and have it
: sink under me because I weigh too much!

: Thanks for the suggestion. I had not even thought of Pygmy because I was
: concentrating on strip built.

If your "about 200 pounds" is not off by more than about 40 pounds, the Pygmy Arctic Tern 14 will definitely float you. I paddled one after R2K1 and it would be my choice for a play boat. I might have to open the cockpit a bit but ...

Greg

Messages In This Thread

Play boat
Matt Blumenthal -- 10/18/2001, 12:14 am
Re: Play boat
Bevlynn -- 10/19/2001, 7:41 pm
Re: Play boat - Tern 14'
Jim Kozel -- 10/18/2001, 1:17 pm
Re: Play boat - Tern 14' stability??
eric schade (shearwater boats) -- 10/19/2001, 7:26 pm
Re: Play boat - Tern 14' stability??
Severne -- 10/22/2001, 12:05 pm
Re: Play boat - Tern 14' stability??
Jim Kozel -- 10/22/2001, 1:48 pm
Re: Play boat - Tern 14' stability??
LeeG -- 10/20/2001, 11:22 am
Re: Play boat - Tern 14' stability??
Jim Kozel -- 10/20/2001, 10:08 am
Skin on frame?
West -- 10/18/2001, 2:22 pm
Re: Skin on frame?
West -- 10/19/2001, 1:29 am
Re: Play boat
Severne -- 10/18/2001, 11:10 am
Re: Play boat
Matt Blumenthal -- 10/18/2001, 1:05 pm
Re: Play boat
Greg Morse -- 10/18/2001, 11:23 pm
Re: Play boat
Mike -- 10/18/2001, 11:38 am
Re: Play boat
Ralph Merriman -- 10/18/2001, 11:09 am
Re: Play boat
Matt Blumenthal -- 10/18/2001, 12:46 pm