Re: [Paddlewise] Opinion about boats

From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 13:00:21 -0500
Dan Horowitz wrote:
> 
> I've narrowed my search to two boats the Perception Carolina and the Prijon
> Seayak. 
> 
> I'm a pretty big guy
> (6'2" and over 240#...please don't make me say how much over), but both
> boats fit well when I tried them out. The Carolina better than the Seayak,
> but I'm confident the Seayak would be more comfortable with slight
> adjustment to the thigh braces and the seat. 

Prijon rates the Seayak for people up to 240#, so you're loading it
pretty heavy. I know people who weigh half what you do (literally) who
enjoy their Seayaks, so my suspicion is that it's too small for you. The
issue is not whether your butt fits in the cockpit, but whether the boat
sits at the right height in the water.

I don't have the specs on the Carolina handy. I think it might be a
little bigger.
> 
> Is there something about these boats I don't know (do they disintergrate in
> 30 days?)? 

More like about 8 years of frequent use. Don't worry about the
durability of plastic boats. The Prijon boats are a different plastic,
and a little more durable, but Perception plastic is fine for your
purposes.

Steve
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