[Paddlewise] German Kayaks

I had the opportunity to visit some Boot shops in Germany last summer. I was
really impressed with the innovative (by US standards) designs. Besides all
the features already mentioned on the Lettman "boot", the prices were almost
1/2 of a typical glass boat in the US.

One of the neatest things was a hatch with a rim in the hatch that held a
rubber bicycle tube (cut down to size) that has a presta valve in it. You
dropped the hatch in and then pumped up the seal with a few strokes of a
small pump and tha hatch was totally water tight.

A number of boats had innovative designs for rudders and of course, all the
boats appeared very well made.

I'm surprised no one has imported these boats.

cya

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