>I paddled the Mariner XL for four years before I switched (five years ago) to >the MAX . The MAX is different and an improvement. Its like comparing any two >kayak designs there are plus's and minus's. The borse bothers redesigned the >XL's stern and bow to create the MAX and considered it a replacement for the >XL. Could you be specific about the plus's and minus's? You are the only one I know who has extensive experience with both MAX and XL. Are there any ways in which the XL is better than the MAX? Or is the MAX an improvement in every way? In particular, I am interested in ease of direction holding over long distance travelling downweather. For instance, I find that the Express requires a bit more of proactive direction holding in these conditions than I would like, even with the seat moved back. Slightly stiffer tracking would be preferable to me, in this application, even at the expense of less maneuverability. (I don't think that tracking in cross winds is an issue with any Mariner boat with a sliding seat.) Jerry *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Dec 12 1998 - 09:57:45 PST
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