Here goes: 1) (My favorite!) 17.5' x 22" kayak, stripper, self-designed and built. Go for long, lean, and fast because I tend to cruise for long times and distances. No rudder, but enough underwater profile aft to track well. 30 lbs. Designed with low profile to prevent windage. Deck is low for comfortable strokes with a greenland style paddle. Small cockit for a small guy and good bracing. 2) Necky Arluk 1.8., kevlar. Also a fairly long narrow boat, with small cockpit. Fast boat, but seems like a dog now compared to my stripper, and not nearly as pretty, but would still get this boat again if I had to BUY one. Have used on trips lasting as long as two weeks. 3) (Another favorite!) 17.5' OC-1 racing canoe, stripper, designed and built by myself, similar to a J-180. about 27 lbs. This boat is like my best friend, having carried me through three Clinton 70 milers. Like paddling an open boat in hot weather, and the single paddle is a refreshing to alternate with kayaking. 4) 18' OC-1 racing canoe. An earlier stripper I built, now used for friends or as a backup. 5) 16.5' OC-1 stripper, downriver whitewater racer. Built rugged, out of cedar strips sheathed with polypropolene and epoxy. Survived wrapping inside out on a rock on the Dead River, with only a broken thwart. 6) 11.5 Shellback dinghy - After a hard paddle in the morning, it's great to kick back and go for a sail in the afternoon breeze! Future: Sketching out an enlarged version of my 17.5' kayak for extended camping/cruising. Tom York, ME *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Feb 20 1998 - 18:09:58 PST
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