At 12:58 PM -0400 6/21/99, Scott Ives wrote: >I'm going to get flamed for this one ... oh well here I go: > > I think the words top of the line and plastic are oxymorons. If you are >just starting out or want to pound the heck out of your kayak (or you are a >white water buff), go plastic. In any catagory there is a "top-of-the-line" in that catagory.There are some very nice roto-molded kayaks (for roto-molded) which are better by many criteria than some I have seen in glass or kevlar. The designs which are typically made by roto molding are even better when made of glass or kevlar. The Sea Lion is an example of a decent rotomolded boat which is very nice in glass. > > In all other cases I would recommend fiberglass or kevlar. I would >recommend you get a good, used glass boat over a "top of the line" >tupperware boat any day of the week. I once paddled with a guy who liked to seal launch instead of getting his feet wet. I would not recommend a glass boat to him. If he wants to grind holes in the bottom of his boat he should do it with a less expensive boat. There are other more valid reason why rotomolded is better for some people. 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!"<<<< *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 22 1999 - 09:42:35 PDT
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