----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Meldrum" <meldrum_at_yourfuture.ab.ca> > A friend of mine just got hooked on sea kayaking. He drives a Honda > Goldwing motorcyle with a sidecar, so I am trying to find the perfect boat > for him. Most of his paddling will be mixed touring, in lakes and rivers > with the odd trip to the coast where he may be out for a few days. > > My suggestion was for him to pick up a Feathercraft K1 Expedition or > something along those lines. His preference is also to pick up a second hand > boat. Probably the best boat would be the Feathecraft Kahuna as it is very close to the K-1 in performance but costs about half as much and is about 17 pounds lighter. Matt Broze made a comment that he thought that the Kahuna was of a level of performance etc. that it would be cutting into the market for the K-1. I would tend to agree. As for used Kahunas...the model has been out just 4 months. So none around yet. Another possibility is the K-Light. There are plenty on the use market and because of the Kahuna the used K-Light market prices have probably softened a bit. The used prices on K-Lights at one time were quite high, often with just a few hundred dollar difference between a 2 or 3 year old K-Light and a brand new one. BTW, my mentioning these crafts rather than others is based on a key factor...size of the bag. Most of the other folding singles tend to be in larger bags or even two bags. The Feathercraft bags are the best in the business in compactness and portability. best, 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 - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 09 2001 - 10:23:17 PST
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