Most surf-ski's are too tippy for your average recreational paddler. The main exceptions that I've seen are made by Futura. They've got some neat models ranging from seriously radical to relatively placid.

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: Okay first let me preface my question with a disclaimer that I have very
: little knowledge, as of yet, regarding kayaks or boatbuilding techniques.
: I'm not sure whats happened in the past few days but I've suddenly become
: obsessed with the idea of building a boat. I just relocated to SC from OH
: and I'm surrounded by water so that may have something to do with it.
: Anyway those of you old enough to remember Magnum PI, at the close of a
: show or when he was stressed he would frequently get his
: "kayak?" and take it out. Is that a kayak? It seemed much more
: narrow than a kayak and he was sitting on top of it instead of inside it.
: What is it designed for? What is the advantage/disadvantage of this type?

: A second question? If I venture into building a kayak is there a model that
: is both a single and double kayak. I thought it would be nice if my wife
: and I could go out togethor but I didn't want to be limited to having to
: have 2 persons to use it. I suppose I should also add that I would like to
: build something that I could use on the local waterways and the sea.

: Thanks for your input! Eric