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Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/15/2010, 1:22 am
In Response To: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise (Pat MacDonald)

: Hi everybody, new to the forums and to Kayaking, been reading here
: for a while now. Tonight I took the family out for a paddle with
: a local tour company, I think it is safe to say we are all
: hooked and I have been itching to build a strip build for a
: while now. So I think it is now going to happen. So we live in
: Nova Scotia and close to a lake so we will be doing some Lake
: day trips, but also some ocean day trips. My son and I will most
: likely be doing some camping trips so I need some room for gear.
: He paddled for a summer at a rowing club but didn't want to do
: it competitively, the rest of us this was our first time in
: kayaks but we loved it so that is the back ground.

: Anyway, what I need some advice on is the kayaks to build, yea I
: will most likely be building more then one anyway. I am
: 6'1" about 230 and my oldest son is about the same size.
: For us I was think about the Night Heron high deck, from the
: description I figured that would be the best ones since he has
: size 11 feet and with our size. For my wife, I am not sure which
: one I should look at building, the Great Auk or the Guillemot.
: She is about 5'8" but not a strong paddler, yet, so which
: should I look at doing for her?

: So you can see I have my winter full now building at least two
: boats, may be 3 but we shall see what the first two turn out
: like. I was also thinking about the Guillemot Double but we
: shall see.

: Cheers!!

: Pat

No one can pick a boat for you, lots of designs around btw. Look around and see what you like.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Pat MacDonald -- 8/14/2010, 10:33 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 8/18/2010, 10:15 am
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/17/2010, 12:45 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Bill Hamm -- 8/17/2010, 1:39 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/17/2010, 2:34 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 8/17/2010, 8:04 pm
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Will N to Go -- 8/17/2010, 8:36 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Bill Hamm -- 8/18/2010, 8:22 am
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Eric -- 8/16/2010, 5:12 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise *PIC*
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 8/16/2010, 10:58 am
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Ric -- 8/15/2010, 1:04 pm
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kirk Briggs -- 8/15/2010, 4:12 pm
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vk1nf -- 8/15/2010, 10:34 am
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Allan -- 8/15/2010, 3:55 am
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Dave Gentry -- 8/15/2010, 7:46 am
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Pat MacDonald -- 8/15/2010, 8:25 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Bill Hamm -- 8/16/2010, 12:47 am
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Bill Hamm -- 8/16/2010, 12:27 am
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
vk1nf -- 8/15/2010, 9:29 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Allan -- 8/15/2010, 9:00 pm
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Mike Scarborough -- 8/15/2010, 9:39 am
Re: Strip: New to Kayaking need some advise
Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2010, 1:22 am