: Well to start with, what are you used to paddling? Won't help much for
: someone to recommend an 18" wide boat if you're only comfy in a
: 24" wide one.

: Bill H.
Thanks for the response Bill. My wife & I started paddling 3 years ago. We're teachers and have the summers off, and we paddle 20 to 30 miles a week during the summer. We started with Dagger, Specters, 15.5 x 24". Grew out of these in about a month or two. We both got QCC 700x's 18' x 21" Didn't like these boats. The wife had trouble turning hers in windy conditions, cause they had such a long water line, and my legs would constantly go to sleep in mine. I felt like a sardine in a can. It was just too small for me. The were really nice fast boats though.
The wife paddles an Impex, Currituck and she just loves it. It's a semi Greenland style boat in that it has a huge amount of rocker to it, but man does she have fun playing with that in the waves. I'm paddling a Current Designs, Titan Low Volume. It's has lots of room inside and it's great for hauling camping gear to the Apostle Islands. It is kind of a barge though. I'm jealous of my wife being able to scoot around in her Curritcuk in the waves. I would like someting a little more playful yet have storage room, but not near the storage I have with the Titan. I'd like a boat with a 13" to 14" front coming depth to hull. I'm 58 and the legs need some room to stretch out once in a while. Also need a cockpit of at least 33" x 18", I just don't bend like I use to. I like the 18' boat for Lake Superior and I like a 23" beam. My Center of gravity seems to be higher than most. I'm 5' 10", but I only have an inseam of 29 to 30" with my stubby little legs. I guess a lot of my height is made up with a longer torso that's making my center of gravity higher , and thus the 23" beam needed to feel comfy in a boat.
I hope this additional info will help.
Paul