I'm looking at a used VCP Anas Acuta today, and I was trying to do some research beforehand. I've seen a lot of writing by people who love the boat; anybody who hates it? I'm also 6'-0" with size-12 feet, and I'm a little worried about fit. Any similiar-sized person have experience with the boat? Severn Clay *************************************************************************** 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: "Severn Clay" <severnclay_at_earthlink.net> > I'm also 6'-0" with size-12 feet, and I'm a little worried about fit. Any > similiar-sized person have experience with the boat? I'm 5'11" and size 12/13 feet. I didn't like the Anas Acuta _only_ because it was a snug fit - for my feet. The deck is quite low forward and there's not much room for feet. I couldn't get the footpegs right (in honesty, there is probably potential if I could have readjusted them fully - they were clogged with sand and not moving much). It isn't just the deck height - the kayak is relatively narrow there as well, so the feet are squeezed with the toes to the deck and heels touching. I felt that moving the footpegs any further forward would have me standing on my toes on the pegs rather than having then at a comfortable angle - unfortunately, I didn't get to try this. My WW kayak is like that and it bugs me, so I wasn't optimistic. I decided at the time I preferred the slightly bigger Pintail (lovely kayak, that one). My recommendation - try it and see how you fit. If your legs are shorter than mine (32 inseam) you might be comfortable. As well, you might not object to a more toe-forward foot position. I know there are bigger guys (and gals) than me that love the Anas Acuta, though they probably have size 10-11 feet! Personal preference is more important than physical dimensions. 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 02:44 PM 5/23/02 -0400, Severn Clay wrote: >I'm looking at a used VCP Anas Acuta today, and I was trying to do some >research beforehand. I've seen a lot of writing by people who love the >boat; anybody who hates it? > >I'm also 6'-0" with size-12 feet, and I'm a little worried about fit. Any >similiar-sized person have experience with the boat? I am 5'8", #150 and I love the Anas Acuta. It seems to fit me like a glove. A friend of mine owns one and is about your size (not sure about the size of his feet) and he just squeezes into it. When he's paddling it it almost looks like it doesn't have enough volume for him. The rear deck is often awash and I can't imagine what it would look like if he paddled it fully loaded. Like someone else mentioned it's a low volume boat and doesn't have a lot of foot room (though not as bad as a Betsie Bay Valkerie). Make sure that you spend plenty of time in it when you demo the boat and you might bring along a few bags of water to load into the hatches to see how it behaves when loaded. *************************************************************************** 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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