NYCkayaker best kayak available ?

[Chuck Newland]

Re: NYCkayaker best kayak available ?The small "ocean" cockpit of the Outer Island will size-sort its paddlers.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Gottlieb 
  To: Chuck Newland ; carl ; e-list nyc kayaker 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 6:41 PM
  Subject: Re: NYCkayaker best kayak available ?


  Greetings from Vancouver, BC.... Just tooling around here in Canada, eh, for a few weeks, sailing and trying out some homemade kayaks before  had back east.  But I just couldn't resist.... Hey, the three best kayaks..... Hmmm... That's tough because a kayak is supposed to fit you, and since we are all different sizes and shapes what works for me may not work for you.... That's why it is always a good idea to try out many different kayaks before purchasing one.... I have two kayaks which work for me very well. The Impex Force 4, which at 18 feet and about 20 1/2 inch beam, tracks excellent and responds exceptionally well for such a long boat,  and the Impex Currituck, 17 feet long and about an inch wider, which reminds me of the Valley Pintail, a very squirrelly boat that seems to have a mind of its own - but it is a lot of fun... However, after trying Jack G's SOF, I am dying to construct a skin Baidarka.....  I tried the Outer Island and I hated it. Not because it is a bad kayak... But it just didn't fit me, and I found it very uncomfortable....

  Hopefully my shoulder will heal (hurt the left rotator cuff about a week ago) in another week or or two and I can take a long paddle and try out my friend's own design.... So, the answer is there is no best kayak... Except the one that works for you.... That's why there are so many kayaks and models out there....

  So, I love my two Impex kayaks .. But they are very different from one another.. Go figure... Are they the best for me???? Who knos??? Probably a SOF baidarka is the best for me.....

  Good luck on your survey


  On 8/8/07 10:25 AM, "Chuck Newland" <cnewland at nycap.rr.com> wrote:


    Jay Babina's Outer Island


      ----- Original Message ----- 
       
      From:  carl <mailto:c_kayak1 at yahoo.com>  
       
      To: e-list nyc kayaker <mailto:nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>  
       
      Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:49  PM
       
      Subject: NYCkayaker best kayak available  ?
       

       
      OK , this is going to open a can of worms
       
      that will last until Jeremy says stop 
       
       
       
      Paddlers, name your choice of the top 3 sea/touring kayak(s)  available today...
       
      ( no rec's/no racers.)
       
      but in deference to the woody paddlers, Jack G, your input is  imperative.
       
      I am not in the market,it's a  research mission...
       
       
       
      NAME 'EM..........
       
       
       
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