Michael Vandamm wrote: - >If anyone out there has tested any of the new Feathercraft >Air Line series of inflatable folding kayaks, especially >the Jetstream surf ski and the Gemini double, I would be >grateful for your review comments, either on-line or >off-line as appropriate. G'Day, Please include me in the discussion - I've just looked at the web page - those inflatable sitons look superb - does anyone know how much they cost, set up and pull down times? (in addition to pumping times), can the pump be carried in the kayak case? Is the jetstream as tippy as a regular racing ski or does the sponson add stability? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Michael Vandamm wrote: - >If anyone out there has tested any of the new Feathercraft >Air Line series of inflatable folding kayaks, especially >the Jetstream surf ski and the Gemini double, I would be >grateful for your review comments, either on-line or >off-line as appropriate. G'Day, Please include me in the discussion - I've just looked at the web page - those inflatable sitons look superb - does anyone know how much they cost, set up and pull down times? (in addition to pumping times), can the pump be carried in the kayak case? Is the jetstream as tippy as a regular racing ski or does the sponson add stability? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Peter, methinketh ye've got the boat buying bug big time :) sandy who has two plastic SOTs for sale as she's scrambling to raise the down payment on a popup camper - www.jayco.com it's the Qwest 8U - the smallest size - apart from the www.timeout.com a motorcycle can trailer that one. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Sandy wrote >Peter, methinketh ye've got the boat buying bug big time :) G'Day Sandy, No I'm dreamin! Really like the idea of being able to walk to the river at the bottom of my street, carrying a small bag or two, setting up the boat and paddling down the river through the harbour and out to sea. With no petrol usage! Trying to emulate Ralph Diaz ideal of minimal use of hydrocarbon fuels, which I think is why he uses public transport. At the moment am also looking at the Kahuna to achieve this. At the moment have two boats Klepper and Pittarak - another boat on the dream list is a small plastic one for learning how to surf without spending lots of time with gelcoat to repair the damage! Mind at least one can repair fiberglass boats - A friend wound up on some oyster covered rocks in a plastic boat (linear polymer) and now has some sad scratches he wants to repair - does anyone know how to remove scratches from a linear polymer plastic boat? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, PeterO wrote: > Sandy wrote > >Peter, methinketh ye've got the boat buying bug big time :) > > No I'm dreamin! Really like the idea of being able to walk to the river at > the bottom of my street, carrying a small bag or two, setting up the boat > and paddling down the river through the harbour and out to sea. With no > petrol usage! Trying to emulate Ralph Diaz ideal of minimal use of > hydrocarbon fuels, which I think is why he uses public transport. While I would never presume to try to talk someone out of buying a new boat--"Hey, let's us go spend your money!"--it seems to me that you can achieve the goal you mention above with a simple boat cart. Get one that takes down small enough to fit in your hatch. My wife gave me a Primus Deluge cart for Christmas last year and it has proven very useful. Easy enough to build your own, too. Well, prehaps not quite easy enough, I've got plans around to build one and naver did so. :) Enjoy your new boat. Steve Cramer *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Steve Cramer" <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu> > On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, PeterO wrote: > > > Sandy wrote > > >Peter, methinketh ye've got the boat buying bug big time :) > > > > No I'm dreamin! Really like the idea of being able to walk to the river at > > the bottom of my street, carrying a small bag or two, setting up the boat > > and paddling down the river through the harbour and out to sea. With no > > petrol usage! Trying to emulate Ralph Diaz ideal of minimal use of > > hydrocarbon fuels, which I think is why he uses public transport. > > While I would never presume to try to talk someone out of buying a new > boat--"Hey, let's us go spend your money!"--it seems to me that you can > achieve the goal you mention above with a simple boat cart. Get one that > takes down small enough to fit in your hatch. I agree. I carried my kayak a few time the hundred meters or so I used to live from the beach and then bought a cart. I could set everything up on the front lawn, toss a couple of small bags (lunch, emerg gear) in the hatches and tow it down the road. Much easier than carrying. Just think, with the money you save, you could buy a new boat!! Mike *************************************************************************** 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 built my own cart for the cost of nothing, picked up the wheels from the tip shop for no cost, and had some scraps of timber and aluminium laying around in the shed. Having it fit into the hatch was not a planning prerequisite because I was just going to stash it in the bush at the boat ramp, but as luck has it, it did fit in the rear hatch and now it goes were ever the kayak goes. A marvellous piece of engineering :-) Cheers Wilky Ps, do we have any Kiwi's on the list that have paddled an Ocean Kayaks SOT double? ----- Original Message ----- Snipped From: "Steve Cramer" <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu> > achieve the goal you mention above with a simple boat cart. Get one that > takes down small enough to fit in your hatch. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Wilky wrote: > Ps, do we have any Kiwi's on the list that have paddled an Ocean > Kayaks SOT > double? > Yes, us. As well as owning a Southern Light double - ocean cockpits, four bulkheads and all - we also have an Ocean Kayak Cabo, and as well have paddled a Malibu Two on a couple of occasions. Allan Singleton Hamilton NZ *************************************************************************** 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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