Rex wrote: > I owned a Sea Star for about 3 years. When day tripping (no load in the boat) the > Sea Star weather cocks even in light winds and can be unmanageable in high winds > (25 to 50 knots) if not properly loaded. [snip] > The Sea Star is one boat that needs a rudder (unfortunately) and it needs a load > in it to handle well in windy conditions. My Sea Star did not have a rudder. > Also you should know that Eddyline actually has 2 different (Sea Star) hull > designs. The original was taken out of production for several years but I think > they are making it again so maybe Dave has one of these. My Sea Star was the > "new" design. I don't know what the difference is but I've heard from some that > they preferred the old design. Steve Scherrer may have some information on this. > I think he has one of the originals. Thanks for the response, Rex. Glad to have the benefit of your experience. Yes, this boat (when empty) is a handful in a wind! Ours has a rudder, though the rudder is the newer design, and may not have the blade area to make the yak handle properly in a big wind. We only had 12-15 knots the other day, and I had to struggle to get it headed back upwind. (Seat in the original, forward position.) Actually, I believe Eddyline is discontinuing *both* variations. We have the newer one, which is somehat taller at the forward part of the cockpit -- achieved by adding an inch or so of vertical distance to the *deck,* not the hull profile, I think. I spoke with Steve (from Alder Creek) about his a couple weeks ago -- he owns the older "classic" Sea Star, which he prefers. We will be paying attention to trim when we paddle this one -- the seat will be rearward an inch from the original position. Appreciate your quick response. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Mar 12 1998 - 00:06:39 PST
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