I bought the Viking. It's has yellow deck, white hull and navy blue trim. Beautiful. It weighs 47 pounds with hatches. (The dealer thought it was strange when I asked him to weigh it.) It doesn't have a whole lot of storage space for overnight trips but Sandy will buy the best of water filtration systems for US. It has a skeg, no rudder. The only other problem is that I need to learn how to paddle a fiberglass boat after 4 years of plastic boats. Anyone want to get wet tomorrow? Thanks for all your assistance and good wishes. Marinell *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 05:36 PM 1/10/02 -0500, Marinell wrote: >I bought the Viking. It's has yellow deck, white hull and navy blue trim. >Beautiful. Congrats. That's a beautiful boat and a good combination for visibiity. > > >It weighs 47 pounds with hatches. (The dealer thought it was strange when I >asked him to weigh it.) It doesn't have a whole lot of storage space for >overnight trips but Sandy will buy the best of water filtration systems for >US. It has a skeg, no rudder. > > > > > >The only other problem is that I need to learn how to paddle a fiberglass boat >after 4 years of plastic boats. Anyone want to get wet tomorrow? A plastic boat and fiberglass boat of similar designs are not that dissimilar in terms of stability. The design of the Viking is certainly going to be different than what you've been paddling so far. If you're like most people you'll be quite comfortable in it after only a couple of outings. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> I bought the Viking. It's has yellow deck, white hull and navy blue trim. > Beautiful. > Marinell, Congrads!!! One of the best things about your new boat is the fact that you think it is beautiful. This counts for alot! Life is too short to paddle an ugly boat. Me thinks you'll get used to a f/g boat without a hitch. Have fun. steve Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe N 45º 39' 47" 250 NE Tomahawk Isle Dr. W 122º 36' 16" Portland, OR 97217 Web: www.aldercreek.com Phone: 503.285.0464 Email: aldercreek_at_qwest.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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