OK, OK...I bought my first kayak but haven't been out on the water yet...mostly because the water is still solid! The boat is set up in my living room and I sit in it sometimes, just to get the feel. ;-) It's a Feathercraft K-Light. I'm in the market for another used folder for my husband...anyone have any leads?? -- Karen Hancock Anchorage, Alaska markie_at_micronet.net http://www.micronet.net/users/~magpie/HOMEPAGE.HTML *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Markie wrote: > > OK, OK...I bought my first kayak but haven't been out on the water > yet...mostly because the water is still solid! The boat is set up in my > living room and I sit in it sometimes, just to get the feel. ;-) > It's a Feathercraft K-Light. I'm in the market for another used folder > for my husband...anyone have any leads?? > I did that with the first folding kayak I ever bought, a double Klepper. Sat in it for hours in my living room. The biggest difference between that experience and the real world is just how tiny all the kayaks are. In a living room, they seem and are immense. Out on open water they are puny. Regarding leads on other foldables, you should say something about your husband's body type (other than you probably find his adorable ;-)) as this does make a difference. You might consider a new or used Nautiraid single as the new ones are not all that costly, just around $2100. Used ones would be around $1500. Or why not just another K-Light unless size may be a problem. I think you are going to find that most of the singles used, any of the good models, are going to go for well over $2000. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > Regarding leads on other foldables, you should say something about your > husband's body type (other than you probably find his adorable ;-)) as > this does make a difference. Good idea Ralph...he's 6 feet and about 220#. He won't be doing much paddling because it hurts his back...but he'd like to be able to play around with me for an hour or two occasionally. ;-) With that in mind, we really want to keep the cost of the boat as low as possible. Maybe we should be thinking non-folding? > You might consider a new or used Nautiraid > single as the new ones are not all that costly, just around $2100. Used > ones would be around $1500. Or why not just another K-Light unless size > may be a problem. I think you are going to find that most of the > singles used, any of the good models, are going to go for well over > $2000. Karen Hancock *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Markie wrote: > ...he's 6 feet and about 220#. He won't be doing much paddling > because it hurts his back...but he'd like to be able to play around with me > for an hour or two occasionally. ;-) With that in mind, we really want to > keep the cost of the boat as low as possible. Maybe we should be thinking > non-folding? If you do, a 6' 200+ pal of mine says the Pungo from Wilderness Systems is a great little recreational boat for about $500. Of course, he also works in a store that sells them. But others have told me the Pungo is the best tracker of the various micro recreational kayaks out there. Besides the folders Ralph mentioned, the Folbot Aleut is a lot of boat in a small package. I'm 6'2" and while I try to get down to 200 or lower in the summer, I don't always make it. Nonetheless, I have found the Aleut very easy to get in and out of and paddle with one simple mod- drilling holes to move the backrest about 2". I bought my Aleut used from the Jersey Paddler (nice people, BTW; they very quickly responded when I reported a problem with the boat, and made it right). While I use the boat for short day trips, many have taken in on long trips. I believe I paid $800 for boat, spray skirt and a few other accessories that were included in the package. -- ---------------------------------------- Michael J Edelman mje_at_mich.com http://www.mich.com/~mje http://www.mich.com/~mje/kayak.html http://www.mich.com/~mje/scope.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Karen wrote: >OK, OK...I bought my first kayak but haven't been out on the water >yet...mostly because the water is still solid! The boat is set up in my >living room and I sit in it sometimes, just to get the feel. Glad to find out I'm not the only one in this same situation! I had avoided writing about my boat because it (and I) are so new that I don't yet know what to say in its favor. My new Eddyline Raven, like your boat, is also sitting in living room awaiting some softer water in the local lakes. Kate *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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