Ok, first part is how did you scratch the kayak itch. To take our minds off being new parents, we decide to take up kayaking (we've both played with other types of boats and in the water before). Well, keeping it simple, lets get a roto molded double so we can paddle together, plus carry the awaited baby. The HMS rubbermaid is purchased. Hmm, a single would be nice, my uncle had a wooden kayak when I was growing up. plus I've been reading about rescues and an aided rescue is easier, so we really should have several boats... So we make a trip up to Port Townsend to check out the pygmy kayaks. Well, we both fall in love with the looks, so we end up with 2 Coho kits. This gives me an excuse to escape the infant while working in the shop. Ok, first launch of the Coho, our toddler screams her head off at being left behind in the boat she saw dad building in the shop (so much for escaping huh ;-) Well, we'd been thinking about a "Pungo" now that the toddler is too big for laps, and useless as a paddler in the double. This way one of us can paddle the toddler and one in the Coho. Gosh, too bad that mom is still a littler nervous about the low primary stability of the Coho, I'll just have to make the sacrifice ;-) Have fun in the pungo with the kid... The original roto molded double, we keep that around if friends or family visit and want to join us kayaking. Second part: Future plans? wish boats? At some point the toddler will grow into her own boat. Get some nice scaled down kayak for her so we don't have to deal with her in our kayak. A skin on frame might be fun to build, and they look pretty cool. and there is always some sexy sleek fiberglass kayak to tempt me until I look at the price tag. And lastly, the heretic wishes (I even purchased the plans). I guess I caught the boat building disease... Build a 20 foot Mahogany decked runabout, like those 1930 Chris Craft runabouts. plunk an inboard V6 into and go be an *sshole power boater, making nasty wakes for the kayaks (while towing our kayaks to some cool starting point). The runabout is actually mostly my wife's serious fantasy boat, but I can appreciate it. I have to admit the Pygmy "wineglass wherry" is also singing its siren song. row the family around, or rig up a sail and play with it as a small sailboat. Looking forward to going to kayak symposiums or swapping boats with other kayakers so I find other kayaks to lust after. At some point, I might get want to try white water, so I'd have to start paying attention to ww kayaks. dave -- Dave Uebele (daveu_at_sptddog.com) Spotted Dog Systems http://sptddog.com/daveu.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 14 1999 - 10:42:22 PDT
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