[Paddlewise] if my boat was a car..

On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Mark Zen wrote:

> there was a good thread like this on the CPA kayaker list, with a small
> twist... "if my boat was a car..." that was a really good one.

Interesting concept:

Futura Carerra Surfski - More like a motorcycle, a kawasaki ninja sort of
  boat.  Great in a straight line, extremely fast, unforgiving.  But with
  skill can handle rougher conditions. (19'6" 17.25" beam, and about 30 
  pounds)

VCP PinTail - A miata.  Just plain fun.

VCP Nordkapp HM - something with manual steering.  I've got to either lean
  this hard or have it on the crest of a wave to turn it.

Old Town Oltonar kayak - Lada or Yugo. According to a president of the local
  whitewater club the worst kayak ever designed.  Heavy, slow, poor 
  turner, loose seat, bad footbrace, bow heavy cockpit placement.  I can't
  say anything good about this boat, other than my mother has it and she
  likes to use it to explore the quiet water river adjacent to her house.

Old Town Tripper - Ford F350 pickup, big sturdy and it will hold a ton.

WeNoNah usca tandem marathon boat circa 1978 - How about a '75 impala 
  owned by someone who lives in a city.  This boat rates among the more
  highly "loved" boats, outside of a plastic whitewater boat, that I know
  of.  Cracked gunnels, compressed foam core, no portion of the bottom is
  unscratched.  Bow is "modified" where we had 2 different collisions which
  both resulted in the bow paddler flying over the bow into the water, in one
  incident the bow paddler was a professional arm wrestler...

WeNoNah J200 - Corvette, with skinny tires.  I have trouble with this boat
  in waves over about 8".  Light and quick in flat conditions, unnerving (for
  me) if it's at all rough.

18' Old Town Laker - older suburban - it's 90 pounds with a flat bottom.
  big and stable (in mild conditions).  I've sold this to a friend, but it's
  still in my yard, my wife won't help put it on the car she wants a lighter 
  boat. 

I haven't figured out what the newer wenonah usca tandem or the dyson 5.7
aluminum/nylon baidarka would be.

kirk
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