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S&G: Chesapeake 18 for tall guys ?
By:Dan V
Date: 10/2/2010, 8:34 am

Hello everyone ! This is my first post here, since I recently decided to build a S&G kayak. Since this will be a pretty big financial effort , I would really like the kayak I build to fit me.
I am 6.40 ft , 175 lbs , size 14 shoes. All I could find on the web were "testimonials" of guys who had built the Chesapeake 18,but even if they were around my height, they were a lot heavier and had smaller shoe size.
The question is whether I will really fit in this kayak ?
CLC states the kayak to be for 210-270 lbs guys, so does this mean i'll need some water balast to carry around ?

Thanks in advance for all the advice !
Dan.

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S&G: Chesapeake 18 for tall guys ?
Dan V -- 10/2/2010, 8:34 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/6/2010, 1:33 am
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Dan V -- 10/6/2010, 9:56 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/6/2010, 9:19 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/5/2010, 5:37 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/5/2010, 3:55 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/5/2010, 5:51 pm
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Dan V -- 10/5/2010, 9:14 am
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LeeG -- 10/17/2010, 10:46 pm
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Dan V -- 10/18/2010, 1:03 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/5/2010, 5:55 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/5/2010, 5:39 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/3/2010, 3:11 pm
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Dan V -- 10/4/2010, 1:18 am
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Don T -- 10/4/2010, 9:30 pm
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Shark Bait -- 10/2/2010, 5:39 pm
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Dan V -- 10/4/2010, 1:31 am
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Shark Bait -- 10/4/2010, 6:20 pm
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Wesley Ewell -- 10/4/2010, 8:36 am
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Dan V -- 10/4/2010, 1:54 pm
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mike b -- 10/2/2010, 9:40 am
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Dan V -- 10/2/2010, 1:03 pm
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MattD -- 10/2/2010, 2:14 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/2/2010, 6:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2010, 12:27 am
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mike b -- 10/2/2010, 2:17 pm