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Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 7/24/2012, 10:09 am
In Response To: Seeking: Advice on choosing a kayak design (Normand Fortier)

As an intermediate paddler myself, I have moved from my far more stable Waters Dancing Lightning 17 to Nick's Night Heron S&G with the lower rear deck. It is narrow, 18 feet long, turns on a dime, has respectable primary and secondary stability and can be modified, assuming you know what you are doing to make the mods. You can make the mods with the excellent advice from this group of fine paddlers and get great ideas. There are many good folks here who have built both the strip and the S&G versions of the Night Heron who can attest to its excellent design. If you build it from the full length plans, you can put one together for under $400 CAD (a little less in USD). I think very highly of Nick's designs and of Waters Dancing designs, but Nick's Night Heron design allows for more fun despite its 18-ft length. Hope this helps.

Robert N Pruden

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Seeking: Advice on choosing a kayak design
Normand Fortier -- 7/20/2012, 4:58 pm
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Eric Mattison -- 7/20/2012, 7:35 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/20/2012, 7:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2012, 12:57 am
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John Abercrombie -- 7/20/2012, 9:21 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/20/2012, 9:57 pm
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/21/2012, 4:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2012, 1:07 am
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Normand Fortier -- 7/22/2012, 1:23 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/22/2012, 1:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2012, 1:12 am
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/22/2012, 2:27 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/22/2012, 3:01 pm
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/22/2012, 3:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2012, 1:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2012, 1:15 am
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/26/2012, 7:07 pm
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Normand Fortier -- 7/26/2012, 10:36 pm
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Jeff B -- 7/27/2012, 8:03 am
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Jeff Buyer -- 7/27/2012, 11:03 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/21/2012, 8:25 am
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John Abercrombie -- 7/21/2012, 1:02 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/21/2012, 1:34 pm
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Bob Johns -- 7/21/2012, 1:09 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 7/21/2012, 9:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2012, 1:38 am
Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Robert N Pruden -- 7/24/2012, 10:09 am
Re: Look at Nick's S&G Night Heron design...
Normand Fortier -- 7/24/2012, 2:10 pm
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wysedav -- 9/11/2012, 11:45 am
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Normand Fortier -- 9/13/2012, 8:15 pm
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wysedav -- 9/14/2012, 12:23 am
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John Abercrombie -- 7/24/2012, 4:20 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/24/2012, 4:40 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/24/2012, 4:45 pm
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Kirk Briggs -- 9/17/2012, 7:38 pm
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Bohdan Szymanik -- 9/21/2012, 3:39 am