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Re: Keyhole cockpit

Posted By: Mike and Rikki
Date: Monday, 26 May 2003, at 12:41 p.m.

In Response To: Keyhole cockpit (Andy)

Andy,

I'm sorry to belabor the point, but I was fascinated by tour review. Great info. The last part really grabbed my interest. Care to elaborate? Of course, now I just have to see the spraydeck idea so I can have something to think about on long paddles.

: My first experience with a Prijon kayak was the T-Slalom. Already an
: "old" design (though still current) when I bought it used in
: 1987, I was quite impressed with it (my 1st intro to WW). While I relied
: on the ocean cockpit of my Nordkapp (when SK-ing), I much more enjoyed the
: feel of the keyhole cockpit of the T-Slalom (other ww boats at the time
: all had the small (read - leg entrapment) cockpits).

: A couple of years later, I traded my Nordkapp in for a large cockpit Nordkapp
: (footnote: my need for a large cockpit is because I spend long hours on
: the water - and need to bend the knees occasionally), even with the
: "flange" kit they sold, and plenty of padding, I never felt as
: comfortable (in a safety sense) as I did with the smaller cockpit.

: At a Bean symposium in '93 when I saw Nigels new boat, the
: "Romany", I knew I'd eventually have to get one - based on a
: number of factors - but a major one was the "real" keyhole
: design (real in the sense of part of the kayak/cockpit design, not just a
: little built in flange).

: Anyway, relating this back to the thread, while I'm not a particular fan of
: their current SK line, as an "innovator", I think they have a
: real place in history (at least in making the keyhole design pretty much a
: standard in WW boats).

: I also happen to be a big fan of the versatile, now discontinued Wildwasser
: (Prijon) spraydeck - the "Solstice" (for reasons best left to
: another thread).

: Andy

Messages In This Thread

Prijon Barracuda?
risto -- Friday, 23 May 2003, at 12:22 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda?
Brianne Corbett -- Friday, 23 May 2003, at 11:08 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda?
Tim Mattson -- Sunday, 25 May 2003, at 2:34 a.m.

Keyhole cockpit
Andy -- Sunday, 25 May 2003, at 6:59 a.m.

Re: Keyhole cockpit
Mike and Rikki -- Monday, 26 May 2003, at 12:41 p.m.

Re: Keyhole cockpit
Andy -- Monday, 26 May 2003, at 3:35 p.m.

Interesting deck!
risto -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 1:43 p.m.

Re: Interesting deck!
Andy -- Wednesday, 28 May 2003, at 8:07 a.m.

Re: Keyhole cockpit
Mike and Rikki -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 2:57 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda?
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 1:26 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda?
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 9:26 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda?
John Greenway -- Sunday, 25 May 2003, at 5:22 a.m.

Well, well, well....
risto -- Monday, 26 May 2003, at 12:24 p.m.

pps. too bad nobody's paddled the Barracuda! *NM*
risto -- Monday, 26 May 2003, at 12:37 p.m.

Re: pps. too bad nobody's paddled the Barracuda!
Magoo_ns -- Saturday, 4 December 2004, at 6:07 p.m.

Re: pps. too bad nobody's paddled the Barracuda!
Brent -- Wednesday, 12 October 2005, at 9:48 a.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda?
Mike and Rikki -- Monday, 26 May 2003, at 12:49 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda?
Jai -- Wednesday, 1 December 2004, at 11:01 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda? *Pic*
Alfredo Bugayong -- Wednesday, 15 February 2006, at 9:25 p.m.

Prijon SPAM???
Robert N Pruden -- Wednesday, 22 February 2006, at 2:08 a.m.

Re: Prijon SPAM???
freddy -- Wednesday, 22 February 2006, at 7:49 a.m.

Humbled...almost
Robert N Pruden -- Thursday, 23 February 2006, at 3:08 a.m.

Re: Humbled...almost
Bert -- Thursday, 23 February 2006, at 4:42 p.m.

I'm serious
Robert N Pruden -- Friday, 24 February 2006, at 2:28 a.m.

Re: Prijon SPAM???
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Wednesday, 22 February 2006, at 10:02 a.m.

Re: Prijon SPAM???
Robert N Pruden -- Thursday, 23 February 2006, at 2:53 a.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda
cooldoctor1 -- Saturday, 16 September 2006, at 10:39 p.m.

Re: Prijon Barracuda
simon -- Tuesday, 19 September 2006, at 1:44 a.m.

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