I'd consider a P&H Sirius to replace my Romany. I paddled one of these the other day and was moderately impressed. Its faster, rolls beautifully, and is supposed to be a great rough water boat although it may not be much of a surfer. The secondary stability was very impressive I thought. I also love the skeg design, its a 100% percent improvement over Romany. Problem is: 1) they're so damn expensive ($2600++) 2) they apparently dont import (to the US) the Traditional model w/out the paddle recess. Since I use only homemade paddles/spares, I have little use for this feature. I have contacted P&H to see if they can be special ordered, since the distributor didnt even know they made them, but I havent heard back yet. I'd like to hear from people who have a Sirius, as to what they like or dislike about them, or if there are any out there for sale that might be reasonably priced. Wayne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
My wife paddles the Sirius and she has been quite pleased with it, she was lucky to buy it before the exchance rate of the £ began to soar. I can't use it, because the seat is bloody awful for me, but suits perfectly to her. I read from the ad of P&H that the hull shape is based on the Baidarka Explorer and it seems to behave well in high swells too. regards, Jukka *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
One of my good friends who is a paddle instructor (as well as other instructors at the same shop paddle Sirius'. They did discover a problem where the combing worked loose because of the constant stresses from the hung seat. The new Sirius seas are an improvement over the older ones, so they tell me. The Sirius is not a particularly fast boat, but is a good rough water boat. They also complain about the paddle wells. I'd also have a look at the new Nordkapp Jubilee. One of their instructors recently switched from the Sirius to the Nordkapp and is very pleased with it. I have had new Nordkapp for a few weeks now, and find it more manageable and comfortable then the earlier Nordkapp. The new Nordkapps use the P&H skeg. cya -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of wayne steffens Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 9:54 PM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] Sirius I'd consider a P&H Sirius to replace my Romany. I paddled one of these the other day and was moderately impressed. Its faster, rolls beautifully, and is supposed to be a great rough water boat although it may not be much of a surfer. The secondary stability was very impressive I thought. I also love the skeg design, its a 100% percent improvement over Romany. Problem is: 1) they're so damn expensive ($2600++) 2) they apparently dont import (to the US) the Traditional model w/out the paddle recess. Since I use only homemade paddles/spares, I have little use for this feature. I have contacted P&H to see if they can be special ordered, since the distributor didnt even know they made them, but I havent heard back yet. I'd like to hear from people who have a Sirius, as to what they like or dislike about them, or if there are any out there for sale that might be reasonably priced. Wayne ************************************************************************ *** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Bob Denton wrote: > > One of my good friends who is a paddle instructor (as well as other > instructors at the same shop paddle Sirius'. They did discover a problem > where the combing worked loose because of the constant stresses from the > hung seat. The new Sirius seas are an improvement over the older ones, > so they tell me. The "loose coaming" problem is not unique to the Sirius. I've had two Eddyline Wind Dancers which separated at the deck/coaming joint, mandating a messy, tedious reattachment, which I accomplished with epoxy resin/glass. I believe the cause of the detachment is that Eddyline uses a RIGID resin/filler "putty" to mate the coaming to the deck, and as the hull flexes in use, the joint fails. Winters (I think) had a suggested gap-filling adhesive which would remain pliable in bulk. Email John for a fix, if you are serious about the Sirius. (Yeah, I planned that ending <g>.) -- 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/ ***************************************************************************
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