OK, I'll speak up. I'm paddling a plastic Looksha IV and I really like it. I'm a first season paddler so the double hard chines gave me some spooky moments until I learned to trust the boat and my own meager, at this point, skills. While shopping around and trying a couple of other plastic boats the Looksha was the most fun to paddle and got good recommendations from all the local paddle shops, even those that didn't carry Necky. After reading the February Sea Kayaker article on cockpit outfitting I added some closed cell foam for hip and knee braces and a PD backband. It has made a world of difference. I had the boat out on Puget Sound Saturday in some pretty stiff winds (up to 25-30 mph gusts) and it felt much more secure and responsive. Larry Pfisterer Puyallup WA Keith Kaste wrote: > There have been about 50 respondents to the "My Boat" survey. I'm > starting to compile the information now. If there are any other lurkers > out there who want to delurk temporarily to tell us what you paddle, now > is the time (I know there's a few in the SF Bay Area, at least, who > haven't chimed in). > > Thanks, > > Keith Kaste > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 24 1998 - 21:19:33 PST
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