Re: [Paddlewise] Wooden Kayaks - Which to choose?

From: Nick Schade <schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:08:37 -0500
At 6:03 PM -0600 1/19/99, Chris & Leslie Arceneaux wrote:
>Help me out here. I'm sure this has been debated before, so bare with me, I
>recently signed on.
>Which is better? Pigmy or Chesapeake? Multi chine ar hard chine? Golden Eye
>or or Chesapeake-17' Kit or plans? All options sound good, but some of you
>guys must have experience here.

There is no right answer for which boat is "better". Both companies design
good boats. Each of their boats has certain virtues in certain situations.
The boat which is best for you depends as much on you as it does on the
boat or the number of chines it has. If you can find someone locally who
has built one of the designs, a test paddle would be the best way to make
up your mind.

You may want to look at my kayak building bulletin board.
<http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/cgi-bin/KBbbs.cgi> There are people there
who have built and tried both.



Nick Schade
Guillemot Kayaks
10 Ash Swamp Rd
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 659-8847

Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/

>>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<<


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