[Paddlewise] beamy boats

Ok, now that some of the mail has died down regarding "tippy"
boats, I have another question.

I built a Pygmy Coho for my wife, and she hardly ever uses it.
Instead she is more comfortable in our wilderness systems "Pungo".

The coho is a long narrow kayak, while the pungo is shorter and
much beamier "recreational kayak", mostly purchased to allow room
for our 2 year old daughter.

It seems she finds the tight confines of the narrow boats too uncomfortable
a match with her own beam.  So any suggestions of other compromise kayaks
that will provide hip and thigh room, while perhaps being
a bit more performance oriented than the pungo?

I know, the obvious solution, I paddle the coho, and mom and daughter
go in the pungo. Except mom gets nervous with an energenic toddler
in the kayak, so I get to be in the pungo with my daughter, and
we're looking for another kayak for my wife, until she
can work up to fitting in the coho, or build enough confidence
to want to have a toddler passenger.

sigh.

any suggestions, or at least condolences?  At least I do have
permission to get another kayak, but I'd really rather be able to
spend time and money on narrower kayaks, and not another wide kayak.

thanks
dave
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