At 10:24 AM 9/28/98 -0400, Tom Dittrich wrote: >Thanks to everyone on this list who helped with my search for a new >kayak. I was initially interested in the P&H Sirius. Great to hear you found a boat you like! Just a few more comments on the Sirius for those who might be interested. Once I took the footpegs out of my low volume, my friend's size 11 1/2 feet fit just fine. I have a 30 inch inseam, he has 32 inch. I have very little trouble getting in to the cockpit, which is about 2 inches shorter than the medium volume (hf) model and considerably smaller than the Romany cockpit I ws used to (and liked). He had a bit more trouble though, getting his legs under the lower front deck. Long legged types might want to keep that in mind and go for the hf. We switched boats back and forth and his hf now seems (to me) like a barge compared to the lively low volume. Thats funny because the hf seemed very sporty when I first paddled it, and I bought the low volume sight unseen just because I wanted a lower foredeck. The ones I have seen so far do not have a compass recess, which is about the only shortcoming I've noted. They also make the Sirius with an even smaller "European" style cockpit, but that must be brutal to get in and out of unless one is very small. I was told they do not sell that type in the US but it is available in Canada. 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 28 1998 - 12:34:04 PDT
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