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i love mine - - -

Posted By: liv2padl
Date: Monday, 22 January 2001, at 1:16 p.m.

In Response To: Valley Pintail? (Mike Hamilton)

as you may already know, the pintail has considerable rocker for a 17 footer and is thus a very "playful" boat. it turns on a dime, leans and rolls easily, is a helluva surf boat and plays in the waves. it also plays in the waves when you may not want it to and track like a freight train in wind. i find myself using alot of skeg with this boat to keep it from misbehaving. i use my Romany Explorer for "big ocean" paddling, preferring its no nonsense approach to 6 foot seas or bigger. i think my Romany is a better "all around" boat if there is such a thing but every paddler needs a boat to "play" in and the Pintail is certainly one of the best.

Messages In This Thread

Valley Pintail?
Mike Hamilton -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 12:39 p.m.

i love mine - - -
liv2padl -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 1:16 p.m.

i love mine II
Mike Scarborough -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 6:40 p.m.

Re: Sounds like an Ellesmere.
Ray -- Wednesday, 24 January 2001, at 9:17 a.m.

Re: Sounds like an Ellesmere.
Bert -- Wednesday, 24 January 2001, at 1:57 p.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
John Leonard -- Tuesday, 23 January 2001, at 6:36 p.m.

a bit big for the boat ?
risto -- Wednesday, 24 January 2001, at 10:28 a.m.

i think either option is not ideal - - -
liv2padl -- Wednesday, 24 January 2001, at 11:40 a.m.

Re: a bit big for the boat ?
Ray -- Thursday, 25 January 2001, at 1:55 p.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Tim -- Tuesday, 7 June 2005, at 11:48 p.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Bert -- Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at 4:40 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Tim -- Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at 7:39 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at 9:27 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Tim -- Friday, 10 June 2005, at 7:47 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Brian Nystrom -- Friday, 10 June 2005, at 9:32 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Kris Buttermore -- Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at 10:48 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Tim -- Wednesday, 8 June 2005, at 11:20 p.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 6:16 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Tim -- Friday, 10 June 2005, at 7:37 a.m.

Oops! *LINK*
Brian Nystrom -- Friday, 10 June 2005, at 9:24 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Bert -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 7:03 a.m.

Re: Valley Pintail?
Kris Buttermore -- Thursday, 9 June 2005, at 10:56 a.m.

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