Re: [Paddlewise] Thinking about a First Boat

At 07:43 PM 8/8/00 -0400, LedJube_at_aol.com wrote:
>Hi Mark,
>
>    I guess the grass does seem greener..........
>
>    On this side of "The Pond", many of us lust after British boats. You may 
>want to check out the VCP Avocet, the P&H Capella, Impex Diamante.  Each of 
>these boats fit your usage and will probably be much cheaper that the 
>Carolina.
 
Those are all fine boats but unless there is a signifcant markup on the
Carolina in Europe I doubt that any of them are gong to be less expensive,
especially the fiberglass Diamante.
The plastic VCP Avocet and the plastic P&H Capella would definately be good
choices however.

I did get the opportunity to see a Formula/Impex Diamante a couple of
weekends ago and it looks like a nice boat.  It was a lot of volume however
so a person my size (5'8", 150#) would probably get lost in it.  It has
*huge* hatch openings so if someone is looking for something that is easy
to pack the Diamante is a good choice.
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