Need feedback on this boat. I am considering ordering one but am having a hard time finding one to demo. Opinions greatly appreciated. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I haven't paddled one but there is a dealer nearby and I've seen a lot of them. They are well made and have sort of built in sponsons, similar to a Feathercraft, but in glass. This results in a boat with average beam at the waterline but the extra width just above. The owners I met loved them. cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 12:18 PM 7/12/00 -0400, Bob Denton wrote: >I haven't paddled one but there is a dealer nearby and I've seen a lot of >them. They are well made and have sort of built in sponsons, similar to a >Feathercraft, but in glass. This results in a boat with average beam at the >waterline but the extra width just above. I can't remember where I read it, but I recall a review that said they found that these built in sponsons made it *very* difficult to roll, and in fact, a couple of different experienced reviewers were unable to do so. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Again, like the Feathercrafts, it's a dual edged sword...difficult to roll, difficult to tip. cya -----Original Message----- From: John Fereira [mailto:jaf30_at_cornell.edu] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:11 AM To: Bob Denton; 'Henry Donnelly'; "Paddlewise (E-mail)"_at_ Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Heritage Shearwater 2 At 12:18 PM 7/12/00 -0400, Bob Denton wrote: >I haven't paddled one but there is a dealer nearby and I've seen a lot of >them. They are well made and have sort of built in sponsons, similar to a >Feathercraft, but in glass. This results in a boat with average beam at the >waterline but the extra width just above. I can't remember where I read it, but I recall a review that said they found that these built in sponsons made it *very* difficult to roll, and in fact, a couple of different experienced reviewers were unable to do so. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bob Denton wrote: > > Again, like the Feathercrafts, it's a dual edged sword...difficult to roll, > difficult to tip. > Actually Feathercrafts are easy enough to roll. I know that Ken Fink teaches people rolling using the K-Light. I have seen a fellow learn to roll with one in pool sessions in Philadelphia. Rolling a folding kayak requires conquering some inertia. You have to let them go slowly through the process rather than rush them. I have also seen a double Klepper rolled at the Downtown Boathouse. So it can be done. For the most part though it is a circus act, i.e. something to perform rather than rely on as a self-rescue technique in a pinch. I doubt that that double Klepper could be rolled in combat situations. The single Feathercrafts may however be particularly the Khatsalano and the K-1. I have been rolling hardshells but not yet tried doing so with my K-Light . Maybe I give it a try now that the waters have warmed up. Trouble is that there is no incentive. Folding kayaks don't tip easily and the odds of needing to roll one are quite low as just staying centered in your boat will see you through lots of adverse conditions that might dump a paddler in a sleeker boat. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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