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Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
By:Justin
Date: 8/10/2017, 4:24 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri (Etienne Muller)

This question does assume only 1 kayak....... but I am going to make two lists!

First list is a playboat for everyday use

1) Lightweight - when you have (too) many kayaks, the lightest gets the most use
2) Low volume - if I'm not carrying anything, I don't need the space, and as a GP fan, I like a low deck
3) Loose tracking - with a skeg for lazy days
4) Excellent boat contact - I want to wear it, not sit in it
5) Fast - long, narrow and low wetted area. Stability is not so important, if the conditions are too rough for my (limited) ability, I'll take the other boat

The other boat is an expedition boat

1) Tough - if I have to land a heavily loaded boat through surf, I don't want to worry about damaging it
2) Big, but not too high-decked - I still want to use my GP, and be able to roll it if necessary
3) Quite strong tracking, and just on the weather-cock side of neutral
4) Comfortable. Really, really comfortable
5) Stable

Justin

Messages In This Thread

Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteristics
Nonprophet -- 8/9/2017, 2:43 pm
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
bob borovicka -- 8/9/2017, 4:07 pm
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KSARZE -- 8/9/2017, 4:36 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 8/9/2017, 5:55 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 8/9/2017, 6:20 pm
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Jay Babina -- 8/9/2017, 6:54 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 8/9/2017, 7:02 pm
Re: Other: seat comfort
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/9/2017, 9:01 pm
Re: Other: seat comfort
M A Bielski -- 8/10/2017, 11:25 pm
Re: Other: seat comfort
Curtis Fisher -- 8/11/2017, 6:15 pm
Re: Other: seat comfort
M A Bielski -- 8/12/2017, 2:44 pm
Re: Other: seat comfort
Curtis Fisher -- 8/12/2017, 5:58 pm
Re: Other: seat comfort
M A Bielski -- 8/14/2017, 12:22 am
Re: Other: seat comfort
rickdo -- 8/17/2017, 3:24 am
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
Bill Hamm -- 8/10/2017, 12:22 am
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
Etienne Muller -- 8/10/2017, 3:11 am
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
Justin -- 8/10/2017, 4:24 am
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Mark N -- 8/10/2017, 8:22 am
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
KSARZE -- 8/10/2017, 2:24 pm
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Rich D -- 8/10/2017, 2:22 pm
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M A Bielski -- 8/10/2017, 11:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/11/2017, 1:30 am
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
Etienne Muller -- 8/11/2017, 5:03 am
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
Justin -- 8/11/2017, 6:55 am
Re: Other: Rank Your Top 5 Kayak Design Characteri
Etienne Muller -- 8/11/2017, 6:14 pm