Re: [Paddlewise] Dagger Apostle

At 07:44 AM 4/13/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I've been looking for a new boat and trying on a lot of them. I ran across 
>a Dagger Apostle at a dealer that fit me pretty well and was incredibly 
>cheap. I've looked and cannot find any specs or information about it 
>anywhere. The salesman was no help saying all he knew about the boat was 
>what was on the tag. I believe the boat has been discontinued by Dagger and 
>that's why the price was so low. I like saving money but don't want to end 
>up with a boat that no one wanted for good reason. Does anyone have 
>one....seen one...know anything about it?

Though a little bit on the dated side, the Apostle is considered to be a
pretty good boat for a plastic boat. For a starter boat, it'll probably be
all right and better than a lot of more expensive possibilities.

There's a pretty good Australian website that has a guy's experiences with
the Apostle, but you have to work your way through a bit of Australian slang:

http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/29/apostle.htm

A couple of years ago, the Apostle listed for around $1050, IIRC. If it's
considerably under, it's a good deal.

-- Wes

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