NYCkayaker best kayak available ?

[David Gottlieb]

True, but it¹s not the ocean cockpit that was the problem. It was just too
tight for my thighs... I even tried the Impex version of the Outer Island
with the keyhole cockpit but I couldn¹t even move. So, yes, some people
don;t like ocean cockpits, but some kayaks are too small for some people and
some are too big. It doesn¹t make the Outer Island a bad vessel... It just
doesn¹t work for me... Unfortunately...


On 8/9/07 8:14 AM, "Chuck Newland" <cnewland at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> The small "ocean" cockpit of the Outer Island will size-sort its paddlers.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> From:  David  Gottlieb <mailto:peekamoose at optonline.net>
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>> To: Chuck Newland <mailto:cnewland at nycap.rr.com>  ; carl
>> <mailto:c_kayak1 at yahoo.com>  ; e-list nyc kayaker
>> <mailto:nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 6:41  PM
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>> Subject: Re: NYCkayaker best kayak  available ?
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>> 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 couldn¹t resist.... Hey,  the three best kayaks.....
>> Hmmm... That¹s 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.... That¹s 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 G¹s  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 didn¹t fit  me, and I found it
>> very uncomfortable....
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>> 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
>> friend¹s own design.... So, the  answer is there is no best kayak... Except
>> the one that works for you....  That¹s why there are so many kayaks and
>> models out there....
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>> 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.....
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>> Good luck on your survey
>> 
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>> On 8/8/07  10:25 AM, "Chuck Newland" <cnewland at nycap.rr.com>  wrote:
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>>> Jay Babina's  Outer Island
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>>>> From:  carl <mailto:c_kayak1 at yahoo.com>
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>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:49   PM
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>>>> Subject: NYCkayaker best kayak available   ?
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>>>> OK , this is going to open a can of  worms
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>>>> that will last until Jeremy says stop
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>>>> Paddlers, name your choice of the top 3  sea/touring kayak(s)  available
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>>>> but in deference to the woody paddlers, Jack G, your  input is  imperative.
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>>>> I am not in the market,it's a   research mission...
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