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Re: Strip: Firestar review?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/18/2011, 10:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Firestar review? (Scott Fitzgerrell)

: Hi, Bill

: Thanks for all your posts on the board. I make it a point not to
: miss a one; your experience and good sense always come through,
: and I always seem to learn something.

: To the question: the SS fits me fine, at 5'9" and 165#. It's
: smallish inside, and I find my size 10.5-11 shoes need a few
: degrees of tilt, but that happens naturally, anyway. I use
: minicell attached to the forward bulkhead for footpegs, which
: keeps things clean inside. Joe Greenley seat has been excellent
: for this boat. The deck is low, but not so much so as to force
: straight legs. For comparison, my first kayak, a Pygmy Coho,
: feels like the box the SS came in. Have fun with the build!

: --Scott

Thanks for the nice comments :)

I guess I'll have to do as Rob suggested and make it a bit deeper to fit me. I'm 6' and about 190.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Firestar review?
Mike Bielski -- 1/14/2011, 12:10 am
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
paul davies nz -- 1/14/2011, 4:28 am
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Jim Farrelly -- 1/14/2011, 7:24 am
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Mike Bielski -- 1/14/2011, 8:03 am
Re: Strip: Maybe Shooting Star?
Mike Bielski -- 1/14/2011, 8:18 am
Re: Strip: Maybe Shooting Star?
Bill Hamm -- 1/14/2011, 9:27 am
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Jim Farrelly -- 1/14/2011, 5:13 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/17/2011, 6:54 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Mike Bielski -- 1/17/2011, 7:32 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/18/2011, 2:09 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Bill Hamm -- 1/18/2011, 6:31 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/18/2011, 7:09 pm
Re: Strip: Firestar review?
Bill Hamm -- 1/18/2011, 10:12 pm