Walt342_at_aol.com wrote: > > After reading what Sandy Kramer said about her experiences with folding > boats (Folbots specifically) I'm now leery of purchasing one. Maybe I should > buy a hardshell. I don't want to be left behind. I was thinking of buying a > 15' 1" Nautiraid1, but now I fear it might be too slow. (Walt Levins) I think you might want to look at all of what Sandy said. She had trouble assembling the boats but confuses to being mecanically deprived. She also was paddling in a Folbot Aleut. She went on to say that when she called me I told her something along the lines of oh yes the Aleut is a slow boat. It is quite slow. I am not sure I could keep up in one with good paddlers in either other folding kayaks or hardshells. The Aleut is a great boat for puttering around in a lake or river for fishing, bird watching or photography or just hanging out. But it is not a good boat for paddling with others unless they are all in similarly slow boats such as plastic Keeowees or have made clear they just want to drift and go slow. There are a range of foldables that will keep up with people in longer boats unless they are really intent on going all out. That Nautiraid Raid 1 you mention can keep up with just about anybody. I have one as my own personal boat and I know it is never left behind. While I have been around paddling for a while, I am 60 years old and not particularly muscular or very strong. ralph > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 30 1999 - 04:40:20 PDT
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