Re: [Paddlewise] What Kayak to Buy?

From: Geo. Bergeron <heritage_at_europa.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 17:31:44 -0700 (PDT)
At 06:52 PM 5/19/98 -0500, Robert Cline wrote:

>When I first saw the (plastic) sea lion, I really liked its looks and
>thought it might perform well. However, after a paddle, I was amazed at how
>I disliked the sea lion.  I didn't buy the boat. Hope it is better in fiber
>glass than it is in plastic.
>
>Robert

So. . . "HOW" did you dislike it? I thought it was slow and heavy. Although
I paddled in some pretty nasty clapotis with it, I was never comfortable
with the stability, but I figured this was more about my skills than the
boat. Come on! We need to know the problems with this very popular boat.
(And it's subjective!) 

        Geo.

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