> > My 1999 standard layup fiberglass Romany Explorer with the skeg and front > deck-mounted bilge pump options weighs 76 lbs. > > I've seen at least one other manufacturer indicate that *their* specified weights are > for a stripped down shell, weighed without hatch covers, deck fittings, options, etc. > I suspect the 58 lbs. figure above (which I've also seen on the NDK spec sheet) is > for the shell alone. > > Anyone ordering one of these boats expecting to receive a ready-to-paddle 58 lb. boat > is going to be disappointed. This is often seen in the details of the Sea Kayaker reviews. Typical pattern: manufacturer lists weight at 52 lb. and SK weighs it at 64 lb. Thank god that folding kayak manufacturers have not taken to listing the weight of their boats without the hull :-) I try to weigh most of the models I review. Some do fib toward lighter weight but not by much. This has been balanced off by several models which actually weighed _less_ than the list weight. I have seen this with foldables with wooden frames. The weight of wood of a standard dimension can vary by quite a lot (I suspect the same can happen with fiberglass kayaks where slight changes in cloth and resin can swing weight in one direction or another for an individual boat). Feathercraft for some reason tends to list a slightly higher weight than what the boats come in at. For example, the old K-Light, which was listed at 34.5 lb. was about a pound or so light. Go figure. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 13 2000 - 06:56:28 PDT
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