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Re: Seeking: help choosing which kayak
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 3/11/2015, 8:09 pm
In Response To: Seeking: help choosing which kayak (kevin)

I don't have a lots of comparison, but I built a North Star from Laughing Loon for my son.
He is 6'4", 190#, with 11.5 feet.

The boat is a rather large volume 22" wide boat that is completely comfortable for his foot size - some others I know about will be a problem.

The boat seems very stable for 22".

I would recommend it with one exception. The bow and Stern are really interesting to look at and lots of work for a novice. Recently there is a video available to show just how the designer builds the boat, so it might be a lot easier to figure out.

It is definitely a crowd draw on the beach.

There is a picture of my son's boat on the designers web site.

You might also ask Rob Macks about his slightly shorter similar boats as far as foot room.

Marc

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Seeking: help choosing which kayak
kevin -- 3/11/2015, 8:14 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/11/2015, 8:09 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 3/11/2015, 11:11 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/12/2015, 5:12 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/12/2015, 5:21 am
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mike b -- 3/12/2015, 7:41 am
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kevin -- 3/12/2015, 9:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/12/2015, 10:22 am
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kevin -- 3/12/2015, 11:54 am
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Howie -- 3/12/2015, 5:55 pm
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Pete -- 4/2/2015, 8:26 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/12/2015, 9:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/14/2015, 1:27 am
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rich -- 4/5/2015, 7:16 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/5/2015, 9:43 pm
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rich -- 4/6/2015, 8:57 am
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mike b -- 3/12/2015, 10:25 am
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Charles Robinson -- 3/12/2015, 3:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/14/2015, 1:31 am
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Pete -- 4/2/2015, 8:34 pm