Stupid of me not to think of the Mariner Coaster, another great boat. When I did IDW training last summer, it was a favorite of the trainees that did not bring their boat. Thanks for the reminder Melissa. Melissa Reese wrote: > > On Friday, May 25, 2001, at 9:29:08 AM PDT, Steve Holtzman wrote: > > SH> My wife has decided to move up from her SOT to a "real" kayak. We are > SH> looking for a boat for her. She loves the way my CD Gulfstream looks > SH> but it is too big for her (5'4" ~120 lbs). I suggested the CD > SH> Slipstream, but after she read an email that she received in response > SH> to her questions from CD, she has ruled that boat out (supposedly less > SH> stable than the Gulfstream, doesn't track as well because of more > SH> rocker, etc. > > Hello Steve, > > Has she tried a Caribou - with the retractable skeg? It's a very stable > boat, and though mine is without skeg, I've been told that the skeg works > very well for tightening up the tracking when that's desired. > > In addition to Mark's suggestions, another nice boat for not-so-large > people is the Mariner Elan. > > Melissa > -- ¤ Gabriel L Romeu ¤ http://studiofurniture.com + /diary or + /paint *************************************************************************** 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 May 25 2001 - 18:15:50 PDT
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