Re: [Paddlewise] guest boat suggestions?

I bought a guest-boat a couple of months ago: A Rainbow Oasis, made in
Italy. (Or was it Oasis Rainbow? I don't know.) It's 4.25 meters long
(about 14 feet I think), quite wide, and plastic. I paddled it myself a
couple of times, so I would know exactly what any guest was paddling. I
liked the boat so much better then my own trusted Prijon Seayak, that I
modified the Oasis to be more-or-less seaworthy and paddle almost
nothing else these days. When I take a guest, I persuade them to paddle
the Prijon, so I can use the Oasis.

Good points: Excellent surfer, good tracker in wind and waves, stable,
good seat, large cockpit.

Bad points: Needs lots of modifications: Thighstraps, keelson, extra
floatation, extra decklines. The plastic is so soft that I have to put
pieces of foam inside before tying it to the roof of my car.

Niels.
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