Comments on: craker want a poly?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:05:00 +0000

How about the Prijon Kodiak, a workhorse of a kayak? It is sturdy, reasonably fast, is outfitted nicely and is great for tall and/or broad people.

The Prijon Seayak is another nice boat, especially for beginners and smaller folks. It is a foot shorter than the Kodiak and a zippier fun kayak to paddle and play with.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:20:00 +0000

I second the Wilderness Systems boats. In general I prefer poly to composite boats. Polys are usually very all around boats and give me lots of peace of mind. IMO with most composite boats, if you get close to rock or coral you got to look after the boat and baby it. Not that I wreck my boats on the rocks or anything, but it would become more about the boat and not enough about the adventure. Too much worry I think.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:26:00 +0000

Hmm, the Sirocco would be a good all around choice. They are a good qaulity plastic boat and fit a wider group of people.
I used to paddle one and liked it. It was too big for me, but that would make it a good all around choice.
It is very maneuvarble, but will go straight in quartering winds with some skeg.

stevie

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:00:00 +0000

OK, how about a Current Designs Sirocco? A comfy, stable boat with some pretty good performance taht would fit most people. CD needs a little equal time here. I hear they are quite popular in Wisconsin.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:36:00 +0000

If you could only get one model, the Aquanaut might be too low volume for many paddlers.
I love the Avocet and Aquanaut, but a Capella 166 or similar would be better for people with bigger bottoms.

stevie