I rented a Current Designs Extreme (standard volume) at Monterey Bay Kayaks and had the great good luck of two whales chugging by less than a hundred feet away, about an hour apart. Too cool. Also a otter sleeping with his little paws over his eyes to shield them from the sun. Too cute. Next time I'll portage to Point Lobos (just south of Carmel); that place is too gorgeous. The guy who gave me my pre-launch briefing told me the lanyard didn't work and that I should just put the rudder down before I went out. Or I could twist around and deploy it with my paddle. I just left it up; I think skeg would be better anyway. Guy said the new models had corrected the problem. So keep that in mind if you're scouting for a used one. It was more comfortable than my Caribou, but I am still working on that back-support issue. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I really wish the CD Extreme had a retractable skeg option. It is a perfect boat for this feature. The rudder system hasn't given us any such problems but basically is a PITA. Congrads on the whale sightings =:-o) Have you tried a Snapdragon backstrap on the Caribou? Just a thought. Steve Scherrer Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe 250 NE Tomahawk Isle Dr Portland, OR 97217 Phone: 503.285.0464 Fax: 503.285.0106 Web site: http://www.aldercreek.com Email: acks_at_teleport.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> I rented a Current Designs Extreme (standard volume) at > Monterey Bay Kayaks and had the great good luck of two > whales chugging by less than a hundred feet away, about an > hour apart. Too cool. Also a otter sleeping with his little > paws over his eyes to shield them from the sun. Too cute. Excellent!! > The guy who gave me my pre-launch briefing told me the > lanyard didn't work and that I should just put the rudder > down before I went out. Or I could twist around and deploy > it with my paddle. I just left it up; I think skeg would be > better anyway. Guy said the new models had corrected the > problem. So keep that in mind if you're scouting for a used > one. I agree. I demoed a CD Extreme last summer, and the 2 minutes I had the rudder in the water were extremely annoying. It's a great boat, handles well without the rudder, and a skeg would probably be an excellent substitute. Shawn -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>I agree. I demoed a CD Extreme last summer, and the 2 minutes I had the >rudder in the water were extremely annoying. It's a great boat, handles >well without the rudder, and a skeg would probably be an excellent >substitute. I demoed the Extreme in choppy seas and 10 to 15 knot winds. It handles OK but not as nicely as the smaller Solstice GTS, which it resembles. It does turn easier than the GTS, but weathercocks more. The rudder was more useful for the Extreme than the GTS, which hardly needs a rudder at all. Jerry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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