Re: [Paddlewise] Too cold to paddle ...

I don't think that it's too cold to paddle, not in Maryland anyway...  I
took a dip last weekend and the water felt just fine (in my drysuit).

My personal choice is the Nordkapp Jubilee that I purchased back in
September.  I tried out a lot of boats prior to getting the Nordkapp,
another I liked was the Arctic Hawk.  I also liked the Pintail, but at
185 lbs, I'm too large for the Pintail.  If I were not so large, I
probably would have purchased the Pintail.

Since I've purchased the Nordkapp, I've found a few things that I don't
like about it.  The seat is uncomfortable, feels like a bicycle seat -
it's going to get ripped out soon.  I don't like the skeg adjustment
mechanism, mine has the cleated line, not the slider.  I don't like
having to reach back to uncleat the line and it is difficult to set
properly.  I've been shown solutions that I intend to implement soon.  
Everything else about the boat is great!!

By the way, the Ford Expedition is merely a Ford F150 with a hard top on
the back and extra seats within.  The one that I own does not have the
GPS auto pilot option - and I'd feel awful too if I ran over your
wonderful Pintail.  While it may seem like a pig, for my family it's a
very useful vehicle.  We use ours to haul horse trailers (not jetskis)
and lots of kids (it'll hold 7 plus a driver).  And yes, it's not big
<enough> to haul more than 2 horses, some people really need to do this.
It's also not a very good vehicle for hauling kayaks - too darn tall. 
The new Ford Excursion is the real big pig and is (I believe) intended
to rival the Chevy Suburban, a very popular pulling vehicle for the
horse crowd.  

	Greg
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