"As for the Mariner sliding seat, if you find it uncomfortable, and if you feel you need some sort of adjustable system for adequate control, then why not add a drop-down skeg?" said Dan, As I said before, I paddle a Mariner Express with a fixed seat and a lumbar pad on a strap. The boat ballances fine, surfs fine, turns fine, tracks fine. It does not need a skeg. I have also covered a lot of miles in a Mariner II without sliding the seat and I liked that boat a lot too. I think that the sliding seat is a refinement that some people like, but plenty of people don't bother with it. Differrent people will have differrent experiences in the same boat. I didn't find the Caribou uncontrollable, but it had a distinct weather helm, whereas my Express (with a fixed seat) has a true neutral helm. The Caribou is an exceptionally nice boat. I would like to try one out again one of these days. Nick Lyle *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Sep 04 1999 - 18:14:28 PDT
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