RE: [Paddlewise] kids' kayak -- really

I guess the issue is not the number of thumbs available
but rather, the number of thumbs still around at the end 
of the process should be equal to the beginning number.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Dave Kruger [SMTP:dkruger_at_pacifier.com]
Sent:	Thursday, January 07, 1999 8:55 PM
To:	Mattson, Timothy G
Cc:	paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
Subject:	Re: [Paddlewise] kids' kayak -- really

Mattson, Timothy G wrote:
> 
> I have a serious question about kids kayaks -- not inflatable toys.
[snip]
> So, I'm looking at buying two small kayaks for my boys -- and I do mean
> small.  My yougest is 6 while my older boy is 8.   Do any of you know of
> anywhere a person can go to buy a real kayak scaled down to fit small
> children?  I am all thumbs in the shop, but i'd even build a couple if I
> could find a kit for slimed down, children's boats.

I have not had to deal with this (my son is 26), but one [high-labor,
lesser cost] option is to build a couple Pygmy kits, sized to fit them. 
When they outgrow those, they will probably be ready for a smaller
"full-size" yak.  

I believe Lockwood has kits for smaller people, because his daughter is
shown paddling craft apropos for her size in their literature.  These kits
may not be listed on the Web site, but a phone call will probably net a
response (Pygmy is notoriously slow on email response).  I can vouch for
the ease of construction, as can others -- lotsa people I know have built
Pygmy kits.  I would not worry about how many thumbs you have!

Here is the Web site:  http://www.pygmyboats.com/index.htm

I have not looked at CLC's literature recently, but I bet they would also
have kits for smaller people.  Their Web site:  http://www.clcboats.com/

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR

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