Re: [Paddlewise] beamy boats

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 16:01:35
At 10:19 AM 5/16/00 -0700, Dave Uebele wrote:
>Ok, now that some of the mail has died down regarding "tippy"
>
>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?

Take a look at my page "Boats for big guys -- and gals". It's not quite the
same problem, but you'll find some suggestions for boats with larger
cockpits. There are several that still have pretty good performance.

http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/bigguy.htm

-- Wes

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