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Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
By:Shark Bait
Date: 9/9/2010, 8:05 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP (Victor Aroyo)

: Well, I've build one a while ago (almost 2 years) but I'm holding
: my "reviews" as I'm a beginner and since I've got
: nothing to compare with. Anyway - the boat is great, very fast
: (at least for me) handles very good with me and gear up (that is
: a 110kg load at least). Wind has almost no effect on tracking
: but waves actually do a little. As for gear space - there is a
: lot of, unfortunately it is hard to load it properly without a
: hatch, so if I'm going to reskin it someday I'll make rear hatch
: at least. The cockpit is very roomy but I've made my 3-th
: station with too tick masik as I wanted it stronger, I was
: wrong. If I build another one someday I'll make a tinner masik.
: This will give my legs an additional space and it will be easier
: to load gear. And for the record - I'm 6.2'/190 lbs.

Victor, a lot of people ask me why I will not move back to the US and I tell them the reason is that there are too many Americans there. Mostly they tend to be rude and abusive and well worth avoiding. However, I never met a kayaker I did not like. They have all been good, non-judgmental, friendly and helpful. The people on this forum fit that description exactly and, I am sure, welcome your contribution.

Your report on the Sea Tour is concise and to the point and contributes a lot to anyone considering building this kayak. Thank you and come back more often.

Shark

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP *PIC*
Greywuuf -- 9/7/2010, 1:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
TheLuckyOne -- 9/7/2010, 11:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
Victor Aroyo -- 9/9/2010, 5:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
TheLuckyOne -- 9/9/2010, 7:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
Victor Aroyo -- 9/10/2010, 6:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
Greywuuf -- 9/9/2010, 9:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
Victor Aroyo -- 9/10/2010, 6:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
Shark Bait -- 9/9/2010, 8:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More Yost Sea Tour 15 EXP
Victor Aroyo -- 9/10/2010, 6:29 am