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 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Dave, I' don't know what type of seat you have in the boat. would it be possible to replace the seat and allow more room in the cockpit? Cheers, Rob Cookson "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Dave Uebele > 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? > > ********* *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dave Uebele wrote: > 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? > 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. Hi Dave. Check out the Current Designs Solstice series. At about 24 inches wide they are not too confining, but they have plenty of performance. A friend of mine recently picked up a GTS and loves it. She can get claustrophobic wearing tight clothes, so the boat can't be too confining. At the same time, the Solstice offers decent initial stability without hampering future growth as a paddler. Mike - the happy owner of a different Current Designs boat. -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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 *************************************************************************** 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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