Introduction. Hi! I'm a new subscriber. Dave Martin from Fort Bragg, CA. I paddle locally among ocean rock gardens, surf and sea caves along the Mendocino Coast. I paddle an O. K. Scupper. I like it's stability, ruggedness, comfort and the safety of using a wash-deck design but would like to find a more efficient design that does everything else that the Scupper does so well. The Tsunami boats look great but because of my x-large body, I am not willing to give up 3 to 5 additional inches of stability (as compared to the Scupper.) Starting at about $3200, they are also out of my price range. I read about the SEDA Revenge and it looks close to what I want but I am concerned about the high center of gravity. I had one report from someone on the Bay Area Sea Kayakers listserve that was very negative. It criticized the cockpits ability to catch (but not quickly drain) an enormous amount of water when paddling out through surf, and a problem with the hull strength of the kevlar model. It also criticized the manufacturer's speed and willingness to deliver on their gurantee. Is anyone else willing to comment on their experience with SEDA kayaks; specifically the Revenge model? It's a wash deck kayak available in FG or Kevlar: 16' 6" X 25" 47 / 39 lbs. it retails for $950 / $1350. Dave PS: SEDAs' website is at: http://www.sedakayak.com/access.htm *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 27 1999 - 12:48:13 PDT
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