Kevin, I've had a Kahuna for a little over a year after owning a K-Light for two. I would concur on your observations about the improvements (although I had the welded Sealskin K-Light which was also dry). I feel it's definitely a faster boat and more stable in following seas. The clips are great "assembly-rage" prevention devices! > The other thing I noticed is that my K-light skin seemed to > shrink over time if I hadn't put the boat together in a while, making > the assembly harder. This will also happen to the Kahuna after long storage or too much sunlight. However, it's not really a problem. Wet the skin before assembly and it will stretch as you lever the keel. As for the foot pegs sliding down, I have placed rubber o-rings on the bow chine tubes to provide greater friction against the skin. This will also keep the foot-pegs in place. I can also recommend the Feathercraft hip-fit kit for more "feel,"and maybe padding the front crossrib with foam to minimize the pressure and scraping on the shins. Happy paddling, Jeff *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 28 2003 - 08:22:57 PDT
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