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As soon as I heard 21" beam..........uh oh
Posted By: David In Response To: Q700 - Handling/skill level question *Pic* (Jim Kozel)
Date: Saturday, 6 September 2003, at 1:29 a.m.
Its too skinny. Alot of your body weight is UP THERE, not DOWN HERE. Not a compact little Inuit body, noooooooo.. Its tippy for you. As soon as I got to the words "21" beam, and 18' hull, I said, tippy boat.
Unless u just want to be tippy and roll and go 3 dimensional, dump it. Not for your body type.
As my point of reference I have been selling kayaks at MEC and fitting boats to students for years.
I would not sell you a boat of that description. Its not on, as they say in the UK.
Sorry for the diagnosis. The only cure,,,,,,,,surgical removal of the boat and replacement with something for your frame.
Or just keep it,,,,,,,and learn to race with it. Man, you will go fast, thats fer sure.
: Hi all -
: Is it possible to be the wrong physical size for a boat when it comes to
: stability? I'm 6'1", long-waisted with fairly broad shoulders. I wear
: a 46L to 48L sportcoat and shirtsleeve length is 36.5". I weigh
: 215lbs.: I'm having a hard time getting comfortable in the QCC Q700 I purchased last
: December. At times, I still feel like I'm balancing on a log. I removed
: the stock seat and installed a minicell seat with minicell hip braces,and
: there's excellent knee-bracing, too. I'm sitting barely 1/4" off the
: bottom of the boat.: ~ The Q700 is a John Winter's design, 18' long, 17'+ waterline, 21"
: beam, 20.5" waterline beam. It's very fast and has awesome secondary
: stability. When I've made an error and started to tip, the secondary
: kicked in like a supporting pair of hands. I have not flipped this boat,
: BTW. I've had other experienced paddlers try the Q700 and they all said,
: "Yep, it's a bit tender, but feels great...performance boats like
: this usually feel tender."
: ~ BUT, I find its initial stability downright twitchy and feel very unstable
: in it. The Q700 is advertised as an intermediate to advanced boat.
: ~My frame of reference is my Cape Ann Storm, which is a very different but
: still narrow design. It's got a 22" beam and a 20.5" waterline
: beam. In the same choppy conditions that freak me out in the Q700, the
: Storm feels completely comfortable and stable. The Storm just rides over
: beam waves, the Q700 feels like it wants to roll. Hmmm.: So, to my question: Is this a boat that I can use to take my skills to the
: next level, or am I simply a poor match for this boat? It certainly fits
: as far as size and displacement. I'm finishing my 3rd season of paddling
: and have taken to paddling Lake Erie. I haven't learned to roll yet, but
: have been pretty darn comfortable in the Cape Ann Storm. That's me in the
: Storm, in case a visual reference might help here.: I'm having a hard time evaluating this situation.
: Thanks for any suggestions/observations you might offer.
: Jim
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